CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS,
STRUCTURES & DAMAGE TYPES
BY
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DEPUTY COMMANDANT
NDRF ACADEMY
NAGPUR
OBJECTIVE
UPON COMPLETING THIS LESSON YOU WILL ABLE TO:
1.DEFINE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AND CLASSIFY
THEM BY THEIR COMPOSITION TYPES AND USES,
2.LIST AND DESCRIBE THREE FORCES THAT CAN AFFECT
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.
3.LIST THREE PROPERTIES OF EACH MATERIAL:
CONCRETE, STEEL, WOOD, AND BRICK.
4.DESCRIBE TWO METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION.
5.LIST FOUR TYPES OF STRUCTURES.
6.NAME AND DESCRIBE THE FOUR BASIC COLLAPSE
PATTERNS.
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CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Natural materials
processed by man and
used in the construction of
buildings, which consist of
structural and non
structural elements.
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CLASSIFIED BY COMPOSITION
I. ORGANIC MATERIALS: WOOD, PLYWOOD, PAPER
II. METAL: IRON, STEEL, ALUMINIUM
III.CONGLOMERATES: CONCRETE, PLASTER, CLAY
IV.CERAMICS: TILES
V. GLASS: WINDOWS, GLASS BLOCK
VI.PLASTICS: POLYETHYLENE
VII.STONE: MARBLE, GRANITE
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A CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
CONSISTING OF A MIX OF
CEMENT,ROCK,SAND
AND/OR OTHER INERT
MATERIALS, WATER AND A
SMALL AMOUNT OF AIR.
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• RESISTANT TO FIRE AND COMPRESSION
• WEAK UNDER TENSION AND SHEAR
• CONTINUES TO HARDEN WITH TIME
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• VERY HEAVY: ONE CUBIC METER (M ) WEIGHS
ALMOST 3,000 KG
• CONCRETE CURES BY HYDRATION, MEANING
THAT IT NEEDS WATER TO HARDEN.
• ONCE DRY, CONCRETE ALWAYS DEVELOPS
CRACKS, WHICH DO NOT NECESSARILY
REPRESENT A FAILURE.
• CONCRETE IS STRONG IN COMPRESSION BUT
WEAK IN TENSION, WHICH IS WHY STEEL REBAR
IS A NECESSARY COMPONENT OF CONCRETE
BEAMS, COLUMNS AND FLOORS.
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STEELSTEEL
• Can be bent
without breaking
• Resistant to fire
and compression
• Easily conducts
heat, sound and
electricity
CHARACTERISTICS
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WOODWOODCHARACTERISTICS
• EASY TO CUT LIGHT
• NOT FIRE-RESISTANT
• GOOD INSULATOR
• (WILL NOT
TRANSMIT
ELECTRICITY)
• PROVIDES WARNING
— CREAKS BEFORE
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BRICKBRICKCHARACTERISTICS
• DECOMPOSITION DUE TO
HEAT/FIRE
• GOOD INSULATOR OF HEAT
• FIRE RESISTANCE IS HIGH AS
COMPARED TO STONE
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FORCES ACTING ON CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS
1.TENSION
2.COMPRESSION
3.SHEAR
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Forces that act to elongate or stretch a
material.
Tension occurs when opposing forces are pulling to
stretch or elongate an object.
– Tensile forces produce internally in structural materials.
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Forces that act to crush or compress a
material.
Compression forces occur when pushing on an object
to shorten or compress it.
– Compression and tension are normal stresses.
– The stressed surface is perpendicular to the applied force.
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Forces acting in opposite, parallel directions and on
different planes so that they cut or break a material
Shearing forces act opposite to one another.
– Think of how a pair of scissors works.
– The direction of shearing stress is different than
compression and tension because the surface that
is being applied stress is parallel to the direction of
force
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METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION
UNFRAMED STRUCTURES FRAMED STRUCTURES
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FRAMED STRUCTURES
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UNFRAMED
• UNFRAMED
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STRUCTURAL TYPES
1.Light frame
2.Heavy wall
3.Heavy floor
4.Pre-cast concrete
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LIGHT FRAME STRUCTURE
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Characteristics:
• Residential homes and apartments
• Up to 04 stories
• Constructed mainly of wood.
• Weakness is its lateral strength of walls and connections.
• Highly susceptible to fire due to disrupted utilities and high
surface-to-mass ratio of splintered wood and other light frame
materials.
• Rescuers should check for stability problem while operating in
such environment.
LIGHT FRAME STRUCTURE
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HEAVY WALL STRUCTURE
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Characteristics:
• Residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional.
• Up to 06 stories in height.
• Principle weakness is in the lateral strength of the walls and the
connections between the walls and floor or roof assemblies.
• Rescuers may face falling hazards due to small, loose masonry
components resulting from the collapse.
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HEAVY WALL STRUCTURE
HEAVY FLOOR STRUCTURE
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Characteristics:
• Residential, commercial and industrial including highway
bridges.
• Up to 12 stories in height.
• Weakness is the poor column reinforcement and inadequate
connections between floor slabs and columns.
• Rescuers are vulnerable to the weak stability of the structures.
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HEAVY FLOOR STRUCTURE
PRE-CAST CONCRETE STRUCTURE
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Characteristics:
• Commercials, residential and pre-cast parking facilities.
• Generally up to 12 stories in height.
• Principle failure is due to the weakness of the connectors used
to connect building parts such as floor, walls and roof.
• Rescuers should check beam-to-column connections for broken
welds and cracked corbels.
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PRE-CAST CONCRETE STRUCTURE
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CLASSIFIED BY USE
STRUCTURAL/LOAD-BEARING
ELEMENTS
DECORATIVE ELEMENTS
NON-STRUCTURAL WALLS AND
PARTITIONS
COVERING ELEMENTS (ROOFING)
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CHARACTERISTICS OF A
STRUCTURE
1. GENERAL
 Occupancy Type
 Modifications to the original structure /
plans (if applicable)
 Location of utilities
 Contents
 Number of occupants
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2. ARCHITECTURAL
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Architectural characteristics of a structure include the
following elements-
 Shape of building and foundation.
 Height and number of floors.
 Number of basement levels.
 Major cantilevers.
 Location of chases (stairwells, elevator shafts and
service chutes)
 Primary materials used.
3. STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
I. COLUMNS
II. BEAMS, GIRDERS, TRUSSES, JOISTS, RAFTERS,
III.PURLINS, STUDS
IV.FLOOR SLABS, ROOF
V. LOAD BEARING WALLS
VI.FOUNDATIONS
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Elements
• EX-
. RAFTERS
. PURLINS
. STUDS
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4. NON-STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
 NON-LOADING WALLS
 PARTITIONS
IN-FILL
FACADES, VENEERS, PARAPETS, AND OTHER
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DAMAGE TYPES AND POTENTIAL
HAZARDS
 STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
I. TOTAL STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE
II. LEANING FLOORS, ROOFS AND WALLS
III.COLLAPSED FLOORS AND ROOFS
IV.COLLAPSED COLUMNS IN ONE OR MORE
FLOORS
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 SUBSTANTIAL, PERMANENT LATERAL
SHIFT IN THE STRUCTURE
CRACKS IN COLUMNS, FLOOR SLABS
AND/OR LOAD BEARING WALLS
CRACKED FOUNDATION
CRACKED ELEVATOR SHAFT
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 NON-STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
 GENERALIZED CRACKING
 CRACKED OR FALLEN EXTERIOR
FACADES AND VENEERS
 FALLEN STAIRCASES
 SHIFT IN ELEVATOR SHAFT
 DAMAGED UTILITIES
 BUILDING SIGNS AND BALCONIES
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NON STRUCTURE DAMAGE
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TYPES OF HAZARDS
FALLING:- PART OF STRUCTURE OR IT’S
CONTENTS ARE IN DANGER OF
FALLING
 COLLAPSE:- THE VOLUME OF ENCLOSED SPACE
MADE BY THE STRUCTURE WILL BE
REDUCED AS STABILITY IS LOST
OTHER:- ELECTRICITY, WATER, FUELS, TOXIC
GASES (CARBON MONOXIDE),
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ,
BIOHAZARDS (BLOOD), ETC
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TYPES OF COLLAPSE
• Internal collapse
• External collapse
• Total collapse
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INTERNAL COLLAPSE
• Pancake
• Lean to collapse
• V shape collapse
• Cantilever collapse
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BASIC COLLAPSE PATTERNS
 Cantilever
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 Lean-to
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PANCAKE
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PANCAKE
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V-Shape
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EXTERNAL COLLAPSE
90 DEGREE COLLAPSE
CURTAIN FALL COLLAPSE
INWARD/OUTWARD COLLAPSE
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90º ANGLE COLLAPSE
A wall falls outwards to a distance that is at least equal to its
height. Debris will spread as
the wall hits the ground.
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CURTAIN FALL COLLAPSE
Much like a curtain cut loose at the top; walls collapse
straight down and create a rubble pile near the base of the
wall.
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INWARD/OUTWARD COLLAPSE
Walls crack horizontally in the middle. The top half
usually falls inwards and the lower half
outwards. (Masonry Wall Collapse )
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Identify Structural Damage
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