Common Construction Materials
🧱 Bricks
- Made from clay
- Strong and durable
- Used for walls and partitions
🏗️ Cement
- Binding material
- Mixed with sand & water
- Used in mortar and concrete
🏢 Concrete
- Mix of cement, sand, gravel & water
- Very strong
- Used in foundations, beams, slabs, roads
🔩 Steel
- High strength
- Used for reinforcement and structural frames
- Common in buildings and bridges
🪨 Stone
- Natural rock material
- Very strong and long-lasting
- Used for foundations, walls and decoration
🪟 Glass
- Transparent material
- Used in windows, doors and facades
- Allows natural light inside
⚙️ Plastic (PVC)
- Lightweight and waterproof
- Used for pipes, fittings and insulation
🏖️ Sand
- Fine aggregate
- Used in concrete, mortar and plastering
- Fills the gaps and improves workability
🪨 Aggregates (Gravel)
- Coarse aggregate
- Mixed with cement and sand to make concrete
- Gives strength and stability
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