Professional Documents
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Miscellaneous Materials
Miscellaneous Materials
Miscellaneous Materials
– Lime
– Rubber
– Asbestos
Paving Materials
– Asphalt
– Bitumen
Insulating Materials
– Heat insulations
– Acoustics materials
– Water proofing Materials
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Lime
Lime
CaCO3 → CaO + CO2
Lime as cementing material, used
extensively in palaces, forts, temples,
bridges etc
Lime has better workability, plasticity,
durability and less shrinkage on drying
Slow setting may be corrected by
adding 5 to 20% cement
Lime is cheaper and locally available
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Varieties of Lime
Stone lime: Almost pure lime
obtained from limestone.
Kankar lime: Impure lime obtained
from kankars dug from underground
Shell lime: very pure lime obtained
from sea shells and corals
Magnesium lime: manufactured from
dolomite and contains more than 5%
magnesia
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Definitions
Quick lime (CaO): lime obtained after
calcinations of limestone. Also caustic
lime
Fat lime: high CaO component, sets
and hardens by absorbing CO2 from air
Hydraulic lime: contains small
quantities of silica, alumina, iron oxide
with CaO. Sets and hardens under
water
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Definitions
Hydrated lime: quick lime sprinkled
with water turned into fine powder
Lump lime: quick lime coming out of
kilns
Milk lime: thin pour able solution of
slaked lime in water
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Classification
Lime
Feebly
Fat Lime
Hydraulic
Moderately Magnesium
Hydraulic Lime
Eminently Dolomitic
Hydraulic Lime
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Classification
Pure, Rich or Fat Lime
– High CaO content (up to 93%)
– Impurities less than 5%
– Absorbs atmospheric CO2 for setting
– Slaking is vigorous and volume increases
2 to 3 times
– Slow in setting and hardening
– Used for plastering and white washing
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Classification
Poor or Lean Lime
– Impurities more than 5%
– Absorbs atmospheric CO2 for setting
– Slaking requires more time
– Makes a paste with water
– Color varies from yellow to grey
– Used for plaster and lime mortar
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Classification
Hydraulic Lime
– Sets under water also
– Feebly hydraulic lime: <15% alumina and
silica. Slow slaking with low volume
increase. Setting time is 21 days.
– Moderately hydraulic lime: 15 to 20%
alumina and silica. Slakes sluggishly after
1 to 2 hours. Setting time is 7 days.
– Eminently hydraulic lime: 20 to 30%
alumina and silica. Slakes with difficulty.
Setting time is 2 to 48 hours.
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Rubber
Rubber
Essentially an elastic material
obtained both as natural and
synthetic material
Natural rubber – present as an
emulsion in the latex (milky colloidal
fluid) oozing from trunks of certain
plants
Synthetic rubber – obtained from
petroleum, coal tar and alcohol
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Properties of Rubber
It is elastic and can be stretched to 9-10
times its original length.
it is highly impermeable to both water and
air.
It has great resistance to abrasion, tearing
and cutting over a wide range of
temperature from -7 to 115oC.
It is bad conductor of heat.
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Natural Rubber
Crude rubber obtained from coagulation of
latex using acetic acid, alcohol, alum or lime
Latex may be mixed with appropriate
compounding agent and precipitated directly
from solution to shapes
Crude rubber is hard and brittle in winter
and soft and sticky in summer, so it needs
treatment to improve and modify properties
– Compounding
– Calendaring
– vulcanizing
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Natural Rubber
Compounding – addition of certain
compounds to crude rubber
– Vulcanizing agents: sulphur reduces plasticity
while maintaining elasticity
– Plasticizers: oils, rosin, wax to soften crude rubber
– Accelerators: white lead, lime, magnesia to hasten
process of vulcanization and reduce sulphur
requirement
– Fillers: modifies properties and reduces cost.
Special fillers are reinforcing agents
– Hardeners: provide hardness to rubber and
increase tensile strength
– Pigments: provides color to rubber
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Natural Rubber
Calendaring – operation of passing
rubber between large steel rollers at
controlled temperature and pressure
to make sheets of desired thickness
Vulcanization – treatment with
sulphur to alter properties
– 1 to 5% to make soft rubber
– 30% to make hard rubber
– 45% makes rigid rubber called ebonite
– Absorbed at 135 to 160°C
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Synthetic Rubber
Obtained from petroleum, coal tar
and alcohol
Wider range of properties than
natural rubber
Better resistance to light rays,
weather, acids, oils and greases
More popular and wider uses
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Reclaimed Rubber
Rubber waste and worn out rubber treated,
and recycled for reuse
Rubber, steel, fabric, and sulphur
separated by heating in alkali solution
Reclaimed rubber mixed with raw rubber to
cut cost
It is of uniform composition, more durable,
easily compounded, vulcanized and molded
Has low elasticity, low tensile strength and
poor resistance to friction
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Sponge Rubber
Obtained by adding sodium
bicarbonate during vulcanization
Small pores left on evaporation of
moisture
Has better heat and sound insulation
properties
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Rubber Flooring Materials
Rubber tiles in various sizes
Used to cover floors of domestic and
public buildings, cinemas, hospitals,
stores, ships, transport vehicles, etc
Topping may be plain, marbled, ribbed
or fluted
Backing may be fabric, sponge or plain
rubber
Good weather resistant, resilient and
noise reducer
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Asbestos
Asbestos
Acid proof and fire proof natural
fibrous mineral substance of different
colors found in the veins of
metamorphic rocks
A silicate of calcium and magnesium
(CaSiO3.3MgSiO3) containing small
amount of iron oxide and alumina
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Asbestos - Properties
White, grey, greenish or brown color
Fibrous and smooth in structure
Acid proof and fire proof
Can be cut into pieces and holes may be drilled
Excellent insulator of heat and electricity
Melting point from 1200 to 1550°C
In-corrodible and vermin proof
Capable of being interwoven
Specific gravity 3.1
Molecules are strongly bounded only in one direction to
give high tensile strength fibers
Can easily mix with binding materials like bitumen and
cement
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Asbestos - Products
Asbestos boards
Asbestos sheets (flat and corrugated)
Asbestos cement pipes
Asbestos paper
Asbestos paint
Asbestos fibers
Asbestos felt
Asbestos fabric
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Asbestos - Uses
Asbestos cement products
– Sheets used for roofing material
– Pipes used to convey rain and seepage water
Asbestos coated in bitumen called asbestos felt used
for damp proofing
Used as insulating material for furnaces, steam and
exhaust pipes
Asbestos dough (powdered fiber in water) used for
stopping holes and cracks in hot pipes etc
Asbestos paper, sheet and fibers used for cable
insulation, and in switches, fuse boxes
Used in manufacture of asbestos paint
Used as heat insulator for fire proof padding, packing
sheets, firemen clothes, etc
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Bitumen
Bitumen
Non-crystalline solid or viscous material,
having adhesive properties, derived from
crude petroleum either by natural or refinery
process
Substantially soluble in carbon disulphide
Brown or black in color
Usually end product from distillation
May be extracted from petroleum oils
Extensively used in road construction, water
proofing felts, filling and packing
construction joints, etc
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Common Types of Sound Insulating Materials
Acoustic plaster
– Made from mineral perlite
– Also called fibrous plaster
– Absorption coefficient 0.30 to 500
cycles/sec
Acoustic pulp
– Made from asbestos or cellulose fibers
– Becomes plastic on addition of water for
application on walls and ceilings
– Can also serve as building panels