Gypsum Plaster roof, Advantages, Disadvantages, Uses. - Architecture and Town Planning

1. MEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,
SHAHEED ZULFIQAR ALI BHUTTO CAMPUS KHAIRPUR
MIRs’
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Name: Junaid Ahmed
Roll No: K-18CE116
Subject: Architecture and Town Planning
Teacher: Engr. Touqeer Ali Rind
Date of exam: 25-07-2020
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2. PBL presentation topic
Gypsum Plaster Roof and Its Advantages
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3. Gypsum-Plaster Roof
• Gypsum plaster is a binding material or white cementing
material made by partial or complete dehydration of the mineral
gypsum.
• When dry gypsum powder is mixed with water it gets hardened.
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4. Why Gypsum Plaster?
• Gypsum plasters have excellent adhesion to most any solid.
• It provides a permeable, breathable coating.
• Furthermore, the combination of these unique characteristics of
self-binding and rapidity of setting result in gypsum being the
perfect binder for molding.
• Both Plaster of Paris and gypsum “cements” can be mixed to a
light cream consistency, capturing the finest of details.
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6. Advantages of Gypsum Plaster roof
• Green material.
• Very low thermal conductivity
• Fire resistant.
• Acoustic treatment.
• Durability-Light weight.
• Economy.
• Eco Friendly
• Aesthetic beauty and design.
• Easy to install.
• Curing
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