Get to know about various types of construction materials such as TMT Bars, Steel, Wood, Aluminium, Brick, Concrete, Coarse Aggregate, which help to build up a strong creation.

1. Types of Construction
Materials

2. Steel
Uses: Buildings, infrastructure, tools
Benefits: Reduce weight, value for money, safety, less construction time
Apply: It is used in designing and building industrial spaces
Drawbacks: Higher initial cost, fireproofing costs, high maintenance, more
corrosion
Tips: Buy recycle steel

3. TMT
Uses: Used with concrete
Benefits: More yield strength, strong, ductility, flexible, environment friendly
Apply: It is applied in residential projects, office, dams, Underwater or marine
structures, flyovers, bridges, etc.
Drawbacks: Seismic zone need extra percentage of best TMT bars
Tips: check whether the TMT bars are corrosion-proof or not.

4. Aluminium
Uses: Window and door frames, staircase, roof
Benefits: Can be recycled, light in weight but strong
Apply: Aluminium coatings can be applied to mild steels, low alloy steels and
high carbon steels.
Drawback: Production process is very polluting
Tip: Use recycled aluminium or avoid

5. Brick
Uses: construction of walls, floors, arches
Benefits: good thermal mass, versatile, long lifespan
Apply: It is applied with the mixture of cements, sand and water
Drawbacks: Use non-renewable resources, time consuming construction
Tips: try to use recycled bricks

6. Concrete
Uses: Walls, floors, construction, culverts
Benefits: Longevity, durability, strength, safe and secure
Apply: Remove the forms after the concrete cures
Drawbacks: Tensile strength is low compared to other construction materials
Tips: Use energy efficient and non-toxic concrete

7. Coarse Aggregate
Uses: construction of buildings, railway tracks, etc.
Benefits: Volume stability, thermal and elastic properties of concrete, strength
Apply: It is usually applied as a raw materials in concrete mixtures.
Drawbacks: Flaky and elongated, coarse aggregate particles increase water
demand
Tips: It should not react with cement after mixing

8. Wood
Uses: construction of walls, ceilings, floors, furniture, etc.
Benefits: Recoverable, organic, environment friendly, reusable
Apply: It is usually applied as interior or exterior material.
Drawbacks: It is exposed to fire, water , termites
Tips: Use gloves to protect hands from splinters when handling wood

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