PREFACE XVII KNOWLEDGEMENTS XIX CHAPTER 1 BUILDING STONES 1-14 CHAPTER 2 CLAY BRICKSS 15-24 CHAPTER 3 CEMENT AND CONCRETE BLOCKS 25-31 CHAPTER 4 LIME 32-36 CHAPTER 5 CEMENT 37-50 CHAPTER 6 POZZOLANAS 51-54 CHAPTER 7 SAND(FINE AGGREAGTE) 55-61 CHAPTER 8 COARSE AGGREGATE 62-69 CHAPTER 9 WATER 70-73 CHAPTER 10 MORTARS AND PLASTERS 74-84 CHAPTER 11 CEMENT CONCRETE 85-95 CHAPTER 12 SPECIAL STRUCTURAL CONCRETES 96-100 CHAPTER 13 MIX DESIGN OF ORDINARY GRADE CONCRETE 101-111 CHAPTER 14 CONCRETE CHEMICALS AND READY MIXED CONCRETE 112-116 CHAPTER 15 TIMBER 117-130 CHAPTER 16 INDUSTRIALTIMBER PRODUCTS 131-137 CHAPTER 17 GLASS FOR BUILDINGS 138-143 CHAPTER 18 CAST IRON AND STEEL 144-152 CHAPTER 19 MARKET FORMS OF STEEL 153-161 CHAPTER 20 ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS 162-165 CHAPTER 21 OTHER METALS AND THEIR ALOYS 166-168 CHAPTER 22 PAINTS,DISTEMPERS AND VARNISHES 169-181 CHAPTER 23 RUBER 183 -184 CHAPTER 24 PLASTICS 185-197 CHAPTER 25 ASPHALT ,BITUMEN AND TAR 198-203 CHAPTER 26 ADHESIVESSEALANTS AND JOINT FILLERS 204-208 CHAPTER 27 CERAMIC PRODUCTS 209-217 CHAPTER 28 ASBEST AND ASBESTOS-CEMENT 218-220 CHAPTER 29 GEOSYNTHETICS 221-225 CHAPTER 30 MATERIAL FOR WATER AND DAMPPROOFING 226-232 CHAPTER 31 MATERIAL FOR FLOORING 233-242 CHAPTER 32 LIGHT ROOFING MATERIALS 243-247 CHAPTER 33 PIPE USED IN BLD CONSTRUCTION 248-251 CHAPTER 34 DOOR AND WINDOW FITTINGS 252-259