Points to consider before buying a Site or Vacant land
Are you planning to buy a site or vacant land for construction purpose or investment purpose? Then below are the points which you need to consider before selecting or choosing …
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Vastu for a Living Room
The Vastu for Living Room has a set of basic rules which when followed can let you and your family have a problem free-living in the Living Room. Firstly, it …
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Use of Bar Bending Schedule
BBS helps to estimate the total quantity of steel required for the construction of building or structure. It helps to quote for tender the cost incurred by steel. Finding the …
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Vibrating Concrete and Methods
A Concrete vibrator is a tool or a machine that vibrates the concrete to expel the water and air traps in it. Vibration helps in minimizing the internal friction by …
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Bulk Density of Aggregates
Bulk density of aggregates is the mass of aggregates required to fill the container of a unit volume after aggregates are batched based on volume. It depends on the packing …
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Types of Retaining Wall
An earth retaining structure can be considered to have the following types: Gravity Walls Reinforced Gravity Walls Concrete Cantilever retaining wall Counter-fort / Buttressed retaining wall Precast concrete Ret wall …
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Advantages of Lime Mortar
The strength of lime mortar is less than cement mortar, the advantages of adding lime in mortar are as follows: Shrinkage in mortar is less, thus less liable to cracks …
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Hollow Core Slab
Hollow core slab Advantages: Hollow core ribbed slab not only reduces building costs it also reduces the overall weight of the structure. Excellent fire resistance and sound insulation are other …
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