16 Questions
What property is defined as the mass of a material per unit of its volume?
Density
Which property is used to calculate the density and porosity of materials?
Specific Gravity
What property is defined as the ratio of the volume of voids in a material to the total volume of granular material?
Porosity
Which material property allows water to pass through its pores?
Permeability
What property refers to the ability of a material to absorb water from the environment?
Water Absorption
Which property refers to the ability of a material to absorb water present in the atmosphere?
Hygroscopicity
What is the ratio of the weight of a material per unit volume, excluding air holes and pores?
Specific Gravity
Which property is defined as the total weight, including solids and voids, of any granular material per unit of its total volume?
Bulk Density
Which material property refers to its ability to absorb water from the ambience or atmosphere?
Water Absorption
What property is related to the absorption of water present in the ambience or atmosphere, as seen in salt and sugar?
Hygroscopicity
Which property allows water to pass through a material's pores?
Permeability
Which property is important in determining whether a material can be rapidly ignited or not?
Fire Resistance
What is the property that raises the temperature of fire-resistant materials during a fire, potentially causing damage by expansion?
Thermal Properties
'Timber' is an example of which property related to a material's interaction with water?
'Hygroscopicity'
'Fire Resistance' distinguishes between materials that are:
'Inflammable' and 'Combustible'
Which property relates to the mass of a material per unit of its volume?
Porosity
Learn about specific gravity, density, and bulk density as important properties of materials. These properties influence the characteristics and behavior of different types of materials.
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