Chapter 1 Cement
Chapter 2 Chemical Admixtures
Chapter 3 Aggregates
Chapter 4 Concrete
Chapter 5 Bricks
Chapter 6 Lime
Chapter 7 Bitumen
Chapter 8 Timber
Chapter 9 Paints and Varnishes
Chapter 10 Steel
Chapter 11 Sophisticated Analytical Techniques for Investigation of
Building Materials
Biography
Bahurudeen A is a Faculty in Civil Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani) Hyderabad Campus, India. He completed his PhD in Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras). He served as Senior Scientific Officer at IIT Madras. His research focus involves scientific understanding on properties of construction materials. He published 6 patents, 30 refereed journals and 27 international conference papers on evaluation of construction materials. Moreover, he is a Primary Developer for "Outcome-based course content for "Construction materials and Technology" course, which is an MHRD sponsored national pedagogy project. He completed several real-time consultancy projects and actively involved in many educational bodies.
PVP Moorthi is the Technical Head of Engineering Delight Academy, Salem, India. He has completed his Master in Infrastructure Engineering and Management from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, (BITS Pilani), Rajasthan. He had published several research articles in reputed journals and conferences. His areas of exposure include construction materials, rheology of cementitious materials and non-destructive testing.
