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LOW COST FERROCEMENT EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT HOUSE 5 Jun 2013 | 05:04 pm
Ferrocement is a type of thin wall reinforced concrete commonly constructed of hydraulic cement mortar reinforced with closely spaced layers of continuous and relatively small size wire mesh. The mesh...
CLASSIFICATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF BRICKS 3 Jun 2013 | 04:25 pm
CLASSIFICATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF BRICKS AS PER IS-1077 – 1973 Tests for the acceptance of bricks for building construction Dimension and tolerance test Compressive strength test Water absorption ...
REPAIR OF REINFORCEMENT IN CONCRETE 31 May 2013 | 06:50 pm
Repair of Reinforcement in Concrete The reinforcement repair techniques are different for mild steel and prestressing steel. 1. Mild reinforcing steel The damaged bars may either be replaced or supple...
STRUCTURAL DEFECTS OF FOUNDATIONS AT CONSTRUCTION STAGE 30 May 2013 | 09:58 pm
Structural defects occur in foundations at construction stage. There can be many causes for these defects. The problem areas, effects in foundation and defects in structure due to those causes are pre...
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN SITE INVESTIGATION 30 May 2013 | 04:40 pm
Site investigation is carried out before the start of a new construction projects. Environmental consideration is of much importance in the site investigation process to investigate the site suitabili...
ADVANCE CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE IN STRUCTURE REPAIRS 30 May 2013 | 03:47 pm
Structure Repair with Advance Cast in Place Concrete Types Cast-In-Place Fiber-Reinforced Concrete When metallic or polymeric fibers (made up of steel, glass or synthetic and natural plastics) are a...
TECHNIQUES TO RESTORE ORIGINAL STRENGTH OF STRUCTURES 29 May 2013 | 09:45 pm
While considering restoration work, it is important to realise that even fine cracks in load bearing members, which are un-reinforced, like masonry and plain concrete reduce their resistance very larg...
SMART STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS 29 May 2013 | 05:27 pm
A structure which can adapt to the changing environmental conditions is called SMART. This smartness can be achieved by using smart materials like Shape-memory alloys (SMA), piezoelectric crystal, mag...
QUANTITY OF CEMENT & SAND CALCULATION IN MORTAR 29 May 2013 | 04:09 pm
QUANTITY OF CEMENT & SAND CALCULATION IN MORTAR Quantity of cement mortar is required for rate analysis of brickwork and plaster or estimation of masonry work for a building or structure. Cement morta...
IDENTIFYING DEFECTS IN BRICKS 29 May 2013 | 04:00 pm
There can be many defects in bricks. Identifying defective bricks is important for the consideration of stability and durability of load bearing brick masonry walls and structures. Following are the d...
