Building Materials II

Course  Objective :
To have knowledge of different building materials, develop understanding of properties, quality and uses of materials  and their testing methods to determine their qualities.

1. Timber and Wood (9 hours)
1. Introduction
2. Classification of Timber Trees & types available in Nepal
3. Convection of Timber. Structure of exogenous tree (different components of tree)
4. Seasoning of Timber: Natural seasoning, Artificial seasoning
5. Decay and Preservation of Timber
1. Object of Preservation
2. Requirement of a good Preservative
3. Different types of preservatives and their application
6. Defects in Timber
7. The use of Timber in Construction works
8. Timber and allied products (Sunmica, Formica)
9. Artificial wood & types


2. Metals (9 hours)
1. Ferrous Metals
1. Ferrous Metals (Cast Iron, Wrought Iron, Mild Steel, Torsteel, TMT, Torkari)
2. Standard section of M.S. used for construction purposes
3. Rolled structural steel sections (Beam, Channel, T – Section, angle Sheet Section, Steel Flat Section, Steel and Strips, Steel Plates)
2. Non – Ferrous Metals ( Aluminum, Copper, Zinc, Tin, Lead)
3. Alloys ( Brass, Bronze, Steel Alloys-Stainless, Chromium & Nickel Steels)
4. Uses of Metals in Buildings. Study of use of material as structural or aesthetical purpose


3. Paints and Varnishes (9 hours)
1. Introduction and Need
1. Characteristic of good paint and varnish
2. Method of painting New and Old Wood and Metallic surfaces.
3. Different types of paints
1. Cement Paint
2. Distempers
3. Emulsion
4. Enamel Paint
5. Damp – Proof Paint
6. Water Proof Paint
7. Weather Coat Paint
8. Texture paint
9. Creative Paint
10. Fire proof paint


4. Insulators (3 hours)
1. Introduction and Types              
1. Thermo Insulator
2. Sound Insulato


5. Miscellaneous Materials (3 hours)
1. Ferro Cement
2. Fire Protective Materials and Techniques
3. Asbestos Sheets Glass


6. Plasters (3 hours)
1. Cement Plaster
2. Lime Plaster
3. Mud Plaster


7. Wall & Floor Finishing (6 hours)
1. Plaster of Paris
2. Cement Putting
3. ACP
4. Different Types of Floor Finishing
1. Cement type finish – Punning, Mosaic Finish.
2. Material Finish – Tile , Marble, Wood, Brick, Stone etc.      


8. Trend and Creativeness in Finishing Materials (3 hours)

1. Market Survey of different types of natural and artificial wood
2. Market Survey of different types insulators and other newly produced building materials and report preparation  and submission.

1. Survey Work(10)
2. Assessment(10)

1. Gurucharan Singh “Building Materials”,
2. Sushil Kumar  “Building Materials”,