• earth, lime, draining pavements
• wood
• stones and marbles
• bricks and clinker
• asphalt, concrete
• ceramics, grès, glass
• iron, steel and metal alloys
• polymers and composites
• special materials
• "nature-based" solutions

For each class, the main mechanical, physical and durability properties of the material will be described, the knowledge of which is fundamental to the appropriate choice and proper use.