Specific gravity and weight per cum of construction materials. Properties of building materials used in construction and. Before we research into these aspects of building material,we should check the long term properties of these construction. It is expressed in kgm3 or lbft3 and shows compactness of building material. Specific gravity wikipediaspecific gravity is commonly used in industry as a simple means of obtaining information about the concentration of solutions of various materials such 17.
Before inventing a building material,we should look to there safe and economical aspects. In modern world there are several construction materials have been founded with more economical way. Density of construction materials are its mass per unit volume of materials. Density of construction materials in kgm3 and lbft3. It has been used in literally thousands of research papers and published articles covering all areas of trade. Specific gravity and weight per cum of construction materials free download as excel spreadsheet. Physical properties of building materials or construction. The gravity model is the workhorse of the applied international trade literature. Types production methods uses in construction properties and related tests of the following materials of construction. Materials of construction introduction the engineering structures are composed of materials. Density represents the degree of compactness of material. Density is also called as unit weight of substance. For a material to be considered as building material, it should have required engineering properties suitable for construction works. These materials are known as the engineering materials or building materials or materials of construction.
These properties of building materials are responsible for its quality and capacity and helps to decide applications of these material. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Building materials are the involved as the major part in construction activities. Specific weight or specific density varies with temperatyre, pressure, content of impurities, etc. A user guide an updated version prepared by ben shepherd. For example, ammonium nitrate has a specific gravity sg of 0. Specific gravity of common materials material specific gravity kgdm3 acrylonitrylbuthadienestyrene abs 0.
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