Building Maintenance Premium Lecture Notes - Lakshana Edition

Building Maintenance (BM) Full Hand Written Lecture Notes from Reputed Institutions and Faculties. Useful for Civil Engineers , Specially for Candidates Appearing for GATE Exams.

Content :

Silica

Alumina

Calcium sulphate

Iron oxide

Magnesia

Sulphur

Alkalies

Bogues compounds

Manufacturing of cement

                1.Dry process method

                2.Wet process method

Testing of cement

                Field test

                Colour test

Physical property test

Strength test

                                Laboratory test

Fineness test

                                Sleve test

                Air permeability test

                Standard consistency test

                Settling time test

                Initial settling test

                Final settling test

                Soundness test

                Soundness due to lime

                Soundness due to magnesia

                Strength test

                                Compressive strength test

                                Tensile strength test

Chemical composition test

Types of cement

                Rapid hardening cement

                Extra rapid hardening cement

                Sulphate resisting cement

                Super sulphated cement

                Portland slag cement

                Quick settling cement

                Low heat cement

                Portland pozolona cement

                Hydrophobic cement

I.R.S -T- 40 cement

High alumina cement

Lime 

FAT lime

Poor lime

Constituents of lime

                Soluble silicates

                Magnesium carbonate

                Clay

                Sulphates

Uses of lime

Mortar

Function of sand in mortar

Qualities of good mortar

Bricks

                Constituents of brick earth

                Alumina

                Silica

                Lime

Oxide of iron

Magnesia

Harmful ingredients present in brick earth

Qualities of good bricks

Manufacturing of bricks

                Preparation of clay

                Unsoiling

                Moulding

                Drying

                Burning

                Clamps

Closer

Types of closer

English bond

Flemish bond

Strectcher bond

Header bond

Aggregates

Testing of aggregates

Admixtures

Concrete

Timber

Artificial seasoning

Methods of artificial seasoning

Chemical salts

Application of chemical salts

Application of creosote oil

Application of oil paints and soligum paints

Defects in timber

Defects due to attack of fungi

Defects due to natural forces

Defects due to seasoning