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Different Types of Building Materials and Their Characteristics

August 1st, 2011

Any material which is used in construction of residential or commercial buildings is dubbed as building material. The choice of building material depends on the size and nature of building, its design, intended purposes, availability of resources and location. Usually building materials are classified as natural and synthetic materials (where natural materials have minimal or no human intervention in the production and synthetic materials are mostly made by humans). Let’s read about some of the most commonly used building materials all over the world.

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Building Cycle Tracks and Paths From Locally Won Materials

August 1st, 2011

The use of local materials for rural cycle tracks

Where ever possible it is best to use materials which are obtained on site or near to the route of the track. They have the advantage of being ‘natural’ to the site, and of a colour and texture which should blend well with the local landscape.

They are also free. However, these advantages need to be balanced against the time taken to gather or dig the material, and any weakness in the available materials. The stability and usability of these on site materials can be improved dramatically by mixing in a small amount of SMR soil stabilisation binder. Providing that the methodology of blending/mixing, laying and final compaction stages are carried out correctly.

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