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PROPERTIES OF PLASTICS AS A CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL

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PROPERTIES OF PLASTICS AS CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL ​There are various properties of plastics as a construction material which makes it useful buildings and other construction works. Plastics are used in buildings and construction works in many forms. What is Plastic? The Plastic is an organic substance and it consists of natural or synthetic binders or resins with or without molding compounds. It is also used as an engineering material available in the market all over the world. To know the importance of plastics as an engineering material, it will be interesting to know about its properties. Example of Plastics as a Construction Material In Beijing, capital of china, Beijing national aquatic center (water cube) named structure was constructed for the purpose of swimming competitions in 2008 Olympics. The structure consists of steel frames which are covered by ETFE pillows (ethylene Tetra Fluoro Ethylene) which is a  fluorine based plastic . ETFE plastic have high corrosive resistance a

TYPES OF PLUMBING PIPES USED IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS

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​Different types of plumbing pipes are used in building construction works for various purposes such as water supply, drainage, waste disposal made of different materials. In every building, sufficient quantity of water should be available at required locations to meet various needs of occupants. So, water needs must be properly computed before the construction of structure. The transmission water is carried through pipes within the structure above or below the ground. At the same we must compute the proper drainage facilities to drain the wastewater through pipes. What is Plumbing System? The Plumbing system comprises the whole system of pipe fittings and appliances used for water supply and drainage. In this supply and drainage system different pipes are used for different purposes which are explained below. Supply or service pipesDrain pipes or waste disposal pipes Supply Pipes or Service Pipes The pipes which are leading from the distribution main of water supply to the plumb