Materials+Review

In this page, we are going to summarize the major characteristics of stone, brick, iron, steel, and concrete.


 * Stone.**
 * Rough and resistent material.
 * Can be used in natural shapes for construction.
 * Strong in terms of compression.
 * Weak in terms of high tensions.
 * Good but expensive material.
 * Many ways to be worked with, such as Ashlar Masonry and Rubble.


 * Brick.**
 * Bricks are made of ceramic components.
 * There are many types of bricks; such as mud bricks, Rail Kins, Dry pressed bricks and others.
 * They are mostly used in interior decoration and construction.
 * Different methods of brick disposal in constructions. (Bricklaying Techiniques)


 * Iron & Steel.**
 * Iron is an Expensive material in construction.
 * Strong in compression terms.
 * Iron can be molded in various shapes.
 * Steel is oftenly used in tall and large construction such as skycrapers and arch buildings.
 * Steel loses strengh in high temperatures.


 * Concrete**.
 * It is a stonelike material, made by the mixture of water, cement and some type of sands.
 * Very strong in terms of Compression.
 * Very weak in terms of Tension.
 * There are many ways to work with concrete in construction issues, such as Concrete Shell constructions; Precast-concrete constructions, Prestressed concrete, and reinforced with steel concrete.