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Civil Engineering Basics – Engineering App The Android App is a complete free handbook of basics of civil engineering with diagrams and graphs for better understanding. The app brings in a flashcard like presentation, the app is best way to learn the subject quickly and revise at the same time. This is great at the […]
Green concrete Geopolymer concrete, or green concrete, is part of a movement to create construction materials that have a reduced impact on the environment. It is made from a combination of an inorganic polymer and 25 to 100 percent industrial waste. Here is a list of 4 benefits to using green concrete for your next […]
Bar bending schedule (or schedule of bars) is a list of reinforcement bars, vis-à-vis, a given RCC work item, and is presented in a tabular form for easy visual reference. Bar bending schedule provides details of reinforcement cutting and bending length.Advantages ofbar bending schedule when used along with reinforcement detailed drawing improves the quality of […]
The extensive foundation (which is usually called raft foundation), is a unified foundation that extends throughout the entire area of the columns. As a rule, raft foundation is used as a building’s foundation when the soil has a low bearing ca-pacity. The behaviour of the raft foundation resembles the behaviour of a strip foundation grate. […]
Concrete Mix Design (IS 10262 : 2009) For proper concrete mix design, the following thirteen (13) points of data are required: Type of cement; Grade designation: Minimum cement content; Maximum cement content; Maximum water-cement ratio; Maximum nominal size of aggregate; Workability; Exposure conditions (Table 4 and Table 5 of IS -456); The maximum temperature of […]
People develop the idea of building their house on their own and often they make numerous mistakes (Most Common Column Foundation Mistakes in Houses Projects). The most important mistake is in laying the foundation, which lead to varying degrees of damage to the foundation and walls of the house. Insidious defect in the basement, and […]
Spread footings Paragraph 1.2.5 provides all information regarding spread footings. The following example con-cerns a simple spread footing with its footing shaped like a box. The spread footing behaves like an inverted cantilever with loads applied in the upward direc-tion. As a rule, a spread footing is a quite rigid element therefore, the applied soil […]
For producing high quality concrete you should take control of problems which are commonly occurred during concreting. These problems mainly happen for improper mixing, placing and handling. Some problems also happen due to weather effect and other reasons. These problems have major impact on strength and duration of concrete First you should know about the […]
Foundation is a part of structure which interfaces the superstructure to the adjacent zone of soil or rock below it. The purpose of having a foundation is to transfer the superstructure loads to the underlying soil or rock without overstressing the soil or rock. Placing the footing at a sufficient depth that the soil […]
Concrete consists of different materials, which have different functions .The properties of concrete depends on the particular mixture of constituents. The basic constituents used to make concrete are cement, lime, water and aggregate. Do’s 01. Do hire an experienced contractor for successful concreting operation. 02. Also see that the main/general contractor hire good skilled sub/labour contractor […]