Designing with Alternative Building Materials and Review of Building Materials

This book explains possible alternative building materials along with the test results including review of common building materials, earth engineering and construction, suitable soil, soil mechanics and production, masonry construction, rammed earth construction, use of ferro-cement units for projects, and fibre reinforced concrete for projects and applications. Other items such as project management, computer aided work, education, training for engineers, construction work, quality control, safety aspect, communication, applications, and case studies etc. have been covered with construction photographs.

Features:

• Focusses on information on alternative building materials and actual applications in projects.
• Provides useful overview of earth and concrete alternate construction materials.
• Comprehensively covers sections about different types of fiber reinforced concrete.
• Explains pertinent sustainability and environmental benefits.
• Includes case study with carbon fibre composite material for strengthening a column.

This book is aimed at professionals in civil and construction engineering.