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    The document discusses four construction materials: glass, bitumen, sandcrete blocks, and lime. It defines each material and provides details on their types, uses, production methods, and testing. For glass, it lists five types and three uses of glass block. For bitumen, it gives six civil engineering uses and five laboratory tests. It defines the two types of sandcrete blocks used in Nigeria and their standard sizes, mix ratios for production, and top three production methods. Finally, it covers the advantages of lime in construction and lists its four types and three building uses.

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    The document discusses four construction materials: glass, bitumen, sandcrete blocks, and lime. It defines each material and provides details on their types, uses, production methods, and testing. For glass, it lists five types and three uses of glass block. For bitumen, it gives six civil engineering uses and five laboratory tests. It defines the two types of sandcrete blocks used in Nigeria and their standard sizes, mix ratios for production, and top three production methods. Finally, it covers the advantages of lime in construction and lists its four types and three building uses.

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    The document discusses four construction materials: glass, bitumen, sandcrete blocks, and lime. It defines each material and provides details on their types, uses, production methods, and testing. For glass, it lists five types and three uses of glass block. For bitumen, it gives six civil engineering uses and five laboratory tests. It defines the two types of sandcrete blocks used in Nigeria and their standard sizes, mix ratios for production, and top three production methods. Finally, it covers the advantages of lime in construction and lists its four types and three building uses.

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    1. What is glass?

    I. List the five types of glass available


    II. What are the factors to be considered in choosing the types glass to use
    III. What is glazing? List the types of glazing.
    IV. List 3 uses of glass block

    2. What is bitumen? Give at least 6 uses of bitumen in civil engineering construction. List 5
    laboratory test carried out to determine the properties of bitumen.

    3. What is sandcrete block?

    I. The Nigerian industrial standard (NIS) defined two types of sandcrete blocks, Mention
    them.
    II. What are the standard sizes of sandcrete blocks used in Nigeria? In what part of the
    building are each of them used?
    III. By standard, how many sandcrete blocks will one bag of cement produce using the
    following mix ratios; 1:6, 1:7, 1:8 and 1:9
    IV. What are the top three method used in the production of sandcrete blocks?

    4. What is lime?
    I. Mention the advantages of lime in construction
    II. Mention 3 uses of lime in building construction
    III. Mention the four types of lime used in construction

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