Building materials
Building materials The construction of any engineering structure requires wide range of materials called engineering materials or building materials . Building materials play an important role in modern technology. Building material industry is an important contributor in our national economy, as its output governs both the rate and the quality of construction work. The choice of the building materials is wide open with the rapid advancement of constructional methods, mechanical tools and plants and variety of materials. But the materials chosen should have such properties that they are safe, economical, eco-friendly and serviceable for the purpose for which they are used. The building industry economists should have working knowledge of building materials, their Optimum application based on their principal properties and their manufacturing techniques, in order that the buildings and installations may have optimum engineering, economic performance a...