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1A- Materials

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Decks in this class (16)

A1- Properties of Materials
The properties of materials are _...,
What is mass the amount of ______...,
What is volume the amount of ____...
29  cards
A2/A3- Bricks
What are the 3 types of bricks 1,
What is the main function of faci...,
Why are facing bricks used for ex...
11  cards
A2/A3- Concrete, Cement & Mortar
The higher the water cement ratio...,
What creates paste for concrete 2,
Less paste forms a more _______ a...
44  cards
A2/ A3- Sand & Glass
What are the 3 types of sand 1,
What is building sand used for 2,
What is sharp sand used for 3
23  cards
A2/A3- Roof Materials
What are 3 types of sustainable r...,
What 2 materials are ridge roof t...,
What are 2 advantages of slate ro...
17  cards
A2/ A3- Insulation Materials
What are the 5 types of insulation 1,
True or false cellulose can be ma...,
True or false cellulose and miner...
16  cards
A2/ A3- Construction Plastics
What are the 3 types of construct...,
What are 2 advantages of polythene 2,
What is polythene used for 3
7  cards
A2/ A3- Manufactured Boards & Plasterboard
What are the 3 types of manufactu...,
What is plywood thin ________ lay...,
What is chipboard compressed ____...
12  cards
A2/ A3- Hardwoods, Softwoods & Engineered Timber
Hardwood trees are ______________ 1,
Hardwoods have a higher 2,
What is a disadvantage for hardwo...
12  cards
A2/A3- Steel & Aluminium Alloys
What are the 3 types of steel 1,
What is steel a mixture of 2,
Is steel recyclable 3
22  cards
A4- Sources of Degradation
Ageing is the gradual degradation...,
What material does uv degradation...,
What is 1 early sign of uv degrad...
13  cards
A4- Exposure Conditions & Chemical Degradation
What are the 6 exposure conditions 1,
What occurs during thermal ageing 2,
What are the 4 types of chemical ...
10  cards
A4- Loading
What are the 3 types of loading t...,
What is static loading 1,
What is cyclic loading 2
7  cards
A4- Techniques to Prevent Degradation & Material Failure
What are the 5 ways of preventing...,
What is galvanising a _________ c...,
What are 2 examples of treatment 3
9  cards
A5- Effects of Temperature Changes on Materials
What is sensible heat 1,
What is latent heat 2,
What is latent heat of fusion 3
6  cards
A6- Structural Members, Loads, & Fixed Supports
What are the 3 types of behavior ...,
What is a lintel a beam that ____...,
A beam is what type of structural...
26  cards

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