General

Properties of Materials
In Construction
Construction Materials
 Five Main Categories
 Concrete
 Wood
 Metal
 Masonry
 Glass
 Concrete
 Used in almost every type of
construction
 One of the most
important

STRENGTH
 Concrete Ingredients

 Cement Paste- Made of Portland

cement and water

 Aggregate- Fine sand mixed with

stones

 Chemical reaction between water

and cement hardens (sets the
 Concrete Properties
 Strong- Reinforced with rebar

 Watertight

 Workable
 Working with Concrete
 Preparing-Forms are prepared

 Placing-Pouring near its final location

 Finishing-Using a straightedge to level

off

 Curing-Done in moist conditions

 Wood Materials
Lumber:
 Boards-sheathing, siding, paneling

 Dimension Stock-Form wood frame

of house

 Timber- Posts and beams

 Other Wood Materials
 Plywood- subfloors, roof decks

 Laminated Timbers- Lumber that is

glued together (arches, poles and
beams)

 Oriented Strand Board- Chipboard

 Pressure Treated Wood- Chemicals

forced into wood to preserve
 Metal Materials
 Steel- Used for framing

 Aluminum- Siding, roofing

 Copper- Plumbing pipes and

roofing
 Masonry Materials
 Clay Masonry- Consists of brick
and tile

 Concrete Masonry- Brick and Block

form
Building Masonry Projects
 Laying out- Laying out materials in
planned positions- Then space and
cut
 Laying up corners- Build corners
(leads)
 Laying between corners-Filling in
walls between corners
 Tooling-Compacting and shaping
the mortar
 Glass
All glass buildings, doors, windows, etc.

 Flat glass-Clear, tinted, or opaque

 Tempered glass- Heat treated

 Insulated glass- Two

layers of glass with dry
air in between