Useful online authentic resources for Construction Materials

The links on this page will lead you to externally available web resources including popular titles of books, lecture notes from distinguished professors of recognised universities, products or services in the field of Construction materials (concrete, steel, glass, timber, plastic, ceramic etc) around the world.

Properties of Ordinary Portland Cement

Description of essential physical properties of cement required for mix proportioning

RC Beam Calculator^New

Calculate the strength of reinforced concrete beams

World of Concrete

Concrete construction industry event. Includes registration and exhibitor information

The Concrete Society

Design Guidance for Strengthening Concrete Structures using Fibre ... Published by The Concrete Society

American Iron and Steel Institute

AISI is comprised of producer member companies, including integrated, electric furnace, and reconstituted mills; associate member companies

TRADA  is all about timber

Extensive and detailed information on anything to do with timber.

Ceramic Review Magazine

Ceramic Review is read around the world by potters, students, enthusiasts and collectors. Articles published are practical, technical and experiential,

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

Organizational site includes trade, technical and public affairs information for precast/prestressed concrete producers and their clients.

The Concrete Centre - The UK concrete industry development  

Act as a liaison between producers and people who are interested in ready-mixed concrete. News and history

Concrete Basics | Portland Cement Association (PCA)

In its simplest form, concrete is a mixture of paste and aggregates. ... High-quality concrete is produced by lowering the water-cement ratio

Plastics Resource

In fact, green living can start indoors by choosing recycled plastic products, finding new and creative uses for old items,

glass.com -- The Industry's Home Address

glass.com ... the Industrys Home Address. Your source for news and features relevant to the architectural and autoglass industries.

GlassOnline.com - The World's Leading Portal for the Glass Industry

GlassOnline is the World's leading glass industry portal providing news on the glass industry since 1996, information on glass companies by category,

International Iron and Steel Institute

The global forum for the world steel industry.

Moment of Inertia calculator^New

For different sections including I-section and T-section.

Deflection Calculator

Easy to use calculator for different loads on beams

Problem Solver^New

A collection of illustrated solved examples in Structural Mechanics.

Bending Moment calculator^New

Calculate Bending moments for simply supported beams

RC Beam Calculator^New

Calculate the strength of reinforced concrete beams

Do you know what is shearing force and bending moment

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