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BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION - IV

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO CEMENT

AND CONCRETE (12)
 INTRODUCTION TO CEMENT AND CONCRETE

Cement and concrete as building materials. Brief history of their

use through examples. Composition, manufacture, properties,
types and uses of cement. Tests for cement. Introduction to
cement mortar and plastering and their composition. Concrete
and its composition. Mix design. Nature of aggregates for mix
including classification, sources, shape, size, grading, sampling
and analysis. Proportioning, water-cement ratio, workability.
Stages in concrete construction- formwork, mixing, placing,
curing. Cement and concrete finishes including roughcast, dry
dash, textured, stucco. Water proofing and damp proofing of
concrete.
 CEMENT AND CONCRETE FINISHES

• Roughcast: gravel + plaster – flicker machine

• Dry dash: only gravel thrown / laid – plaster still wet on wall
• Textured: smooth, rough, or simple patterns
• Stucco: 3D Rendered patterns including projecting shapes /
patterns
ROUGHCAST - CONCRETE FINISH
DRY-DASH - CONCRETE FINISH
TEXTURED - CONCRETE FINISH
STUCCO - CONCRETE FINISH
 DAMP PROOFING
• Damp proofing means
resistance from dampness /
moisture
• Resists air movement -
weaker
• Layer of bitumen or special
paint / coat
• Used for outer walls,
basements, roofs
WATER PROOFING
• Water proofing means
resistance from water’s
direct entry
• Resists water and its weight
- stronger
• Water proof cement /
chemical admixtures
• Used for water tanks,
containers, swimming pools
 DAMP PROOFING WATER PROOFING
(Continued)

• Coatings: • Reactive pore-fillers:

– Tar felts – Sodium, aluminium and zinc
– Bitumen sulphates
• Coverings: – Aluminium and calcium
chlorides
– Polymer sheets
• Non-reactive pore-fillers
• Commercial Chemicals:
– Fine chalk
– Accoproof
– Fine talc
– Trip-L-Seal
– Cemet
• Surface retarders:
– Feb-Mix-Admix – Butyl stearate
– Asphalt cut-back oils
– Soaps of sodium and potash
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