Construction Materials category explores essential building components like cement, concrete, steel, bricks, aggregates, and timber used in Indian construction, focusing on properties, testing, and IS standards.
Covers material selection, quality tests (compressive strength, workability), sustainable alternatives like fly ash bricks, and cost-effective sourcing for RCC, masonry, and finishing works.
Civil engineers, site supervisors, and students needing practical guides on material specifications, durability, and compliance with NBC and CPWD norms.
Helps optimize material choices for strength, economy, and sustainability in real projects.
You’re sitting in your living room when your eyes suddenly catch a thin line running across the wall. Yesterday it wasn’t there. Today, it is clearly visible. Your first thought is usually:“Is my house safe?” Wall cracks are one of…
A bathroom is the most water-exposed area of any house. Every day, liters of water fall on the floor and walls during bathing, washing, and cleaning. Over time, this water slowly finds its way into cracks, joints, and pipes. At…
Have you ever noticed water stains on your ceiling just after the first monsoon rain?Or paint peeling off your walls within a year of construction? You’re not alone. In India, over 70% of residential buildings face seepage or leakage problems…
Cement production pumps out 8% of global CO2—more than aviation and shipping combined. Yet 2026 brings game-changers: materials that capture carbon, self-repair cracks, or grow from fungi, slashing emissions while delivering skyscraper strength. If you’re speccing for India’s booming infra,…
Designing a concrete mix for grades like M20, M25 or M30 often feels like balancing on a tightrope: increase cement and you get strength but lose economy, reduce water and the mix becomes harsh and unworkable. Medium strength concretes are…
IntroductionWhat if the next bridge your company builds could repair its own cracks? Or the facade of a building could adjust to sunlight, store energy and alert you when maintenance is needed? That’s no longer science-fiction — thanks to advanced…
IntroductionImagine building your dream home with years of savings—only to see cracks on the walls after the first monsoon. One of the main reasons this happens is not poor design, but the wrong choice of cement. Cement is often called…