Farm Structures Materials Used
Used
Biogas Plant Collecting Tank- G.I. Sheet
Inlet Pipe- Concrete Pipe
(Prefabricated Rc Pipe)
Digester- Ferrocement,
Steel Sheets, Bricks,
Reinforced Concrete, Or
Reinforced Chb
Gas Chamber- Steel Sheets,
Coating (Oil Paints,
Synthetic Paints And
Bitumen Paints), Mesh-
Reinforced Concrete Or
Fiber Cement
Gas Outlet Pipe- Pvc Pipes
Outlet Pipe- Rc Pipe
Outlet Tank- Gi Sheets
Ground Water Drainage-
Gravels Or Chip Of Tiles
Properties Of Materials
Galvanized Iron:
1. Resists Corrosion
2. Smooth Surface
3. Resistant To Cracking
And Loss Of Adhesion
4. Extremely Durable And
Resistant To Scratches
From Abrasion.
Concrete:
1. Less Susceptible To
Damage
2. Compressive Strengths
Range From 4000 Psi To
6000 Psi.
3.Dense
4. Maximum Allowable
Absorption Of 8.5% Or 9%
6. Durable
Wood:
1. specific gravity will
approach 1.5
2. absorb moisture more
than 2 to 2.5 times than its
own weight
3. Shrinkage in the
longitudinal direction is
least (0.1 to 0.5 percent)
whereas it is highest (7 to
15 percent) in a direction
tangential to cell walls.
4.Tough
5. Density depends on
dimension
6. Compressive loads -500
kg/cm2 to 700 kg/cm2.
7. tensile strength ranges
from 500-2000
kg/cm2 parallel to the grain
Electrical wire (Copper):
1. Electrical conductive
2. Tensile strength.
3. Ductile
4. Creep resistance.
5. Corrosion resistance.
 6. Coefficient of thermal
expansion.
7. Thermal conductivity.
Steel Products:
1. Specified Minimum Yield
Strength Of 355 N/Mm²
2. Adequately Tough And
Not Susceptible To Brittle
Fracture.
3.Modulus Of Elasticity, E =
210,000 N/Mm²
4. Shear Modulus, G =
E/[2(1 + Ν)] N/Mm², Often
Taken As 81,000 N/Mm²
5. Poisson's Ratio, Ν = 0.3
6. Coefficient Of Thermal
Expansion, Α = 12 X 10-6/°C
Paint Coating:
1. Flexible
2. Adhesive Property
3.Chemical Resistant
Plastic:
1. Resistance to corrosion
and chemicals 2. Low
electrical and thermal
conductivity, 3.high
strength-to-weight ratio,
4. resistance to shock,
5.good durability
6. resistant to water and
have low toxicity.
Aluminium:
1. electrical and Thermal
conductive
2.corrosion resistant
3.Ductile
4. Reflective
Ceramic:
 1. High Strength.
 2.High Fracture 3.Tough
 4. High Hardness.
 5. Excellent
Wear Resistance.
6. Anti-Static.
Bricks:
1. Hard
2. Durable
3. Dense
4. Flexure strength
5. Frost resistant
6. Efflorescence