Everything about Civil Engineering
In this construction video, you will get the demonstration of Civil Calculator. Ahmed Alkhairy has developed this app. It is an android based calculator app tool for construction professional to work out concrete volume as well as work out the quantities of cement, sand, gravel and water required for concrete mixture and calculate steel weight […]
The objective of blueprint drawings employed in the building-construction industry is to demonstrate how a building, object, or system should be built up, applied, rectified, or restored. One of the vital aspects of graphic symbols on construction drawings is to cite other drawings inside the set. In this construction video tutorial, Parag Pal, the renowned […]
Concrete is a very complex material. Its properties as fresh as well hardened concrete is a function of right mix of constituents of concrete, which if not done properly will adversely affect the properties of concrete. Hence right judicious proportion of all the constituents is most important. Concrete mix design (CMD) is therefore scientific and systematic […]
In order to generate a column layout concerning a building, the following three crucial thumb rules are necessary: 1. Size of the Columns 2. Distance between the columns 3. Alignment of Columns Here, you will learn how the column layout of a residence is accomplished on the basis of the aforesaid three thumb rules. Column […]
Bar Bending Schedule, which is generally termed as “BBS” is a wide-ranging list that depicts the location, mark, type, size, length and number, and bending details of each bar or fabric in a Reinforcement Drawing of a Structure. This procedure of indexing the location, type and size, number of and all other details is known […]
In construction, there should be individual strength for each building element. To maintain the strength of concrete for different elements, various types of concrete grades are required. The strength needed for foundation, beam, slab etc. will be different. IS 456-2000 has specified the concrete mixes into a number of grades as M10, M15, M20, M25, […]
RCC Dog-legged staircase, the ensuing flights mainly lift in contrary directions. The two flights in plan are not isolated by a well. A landing is delivered comparable to the level at which the direction of the flight is regulated. Method for designing a Dog-legged Staircase: The stairs are divided into the following two types based […]
Simplified explanations are useful for all those who want to learn something new. Or, if you want to try to make a DIY project but you need more help and simple explanations. Generally, the conventional retaining walls are the gravity retaining walls, the cantilever walls and the semi-gravity walls. Firstly, the gravity retaining walls are […]
Concrete cracks in a house will definitely frighten anyone and will be a cause for worry. Normally concrete cracks should not appear in well-designed and well-built buildings, but some cracks are unavoidable in the house. Hence concrete cracks repairing becomes the challenging job for the homeowner. Most of the Owner Panic when Cracked Concrete Appears in […]
Construction sector has experienced a sea change over the past few years. With technological evolution, certain internal factors go through a re-innovation process that gives the industry a new perspective. What seems impossible even a year ago becomes in your reach now. The thought of cool roofing comes in the mind after experiencing an uncomfortable […]