Chapter 11
Miscellaneous Building Materials
There are various other materials used for the construction of buildings. An attempt is made here to introduce the various miscellaneous materials that are used in building works.
11.1 GLASS
Glass is being used as an engineering material. It is a mixture of metallic silicates, one of which is usually that of an alkali material. It is amorphous, transparent or translucent. It may also be considered as a solidified super-cooled solution of various metallic silicates having infinite viscosity. For the purpose of classification, glass may be grouped into the following three categories:
- Soda-lime glass
- Potash-lime glass
- Potash-lead glass
Glass is not a single compound. It is very difficult to give any ...
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