Plaster Debonding
If the plaster tries to separate from the substrate that is called plaster debonding. When debonding occurs, plaster is separated from the wall. Now, you can imagine what will happen …
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Segregation and Bleeding of Concrete
Segregation Separation of coarse particles from the green concrete is called segregation. This may happen due to lack of sufficient quantity of finer particles in concrete or due to throwing …
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Prevention Honeycomb in Concrete
1. First, remove the loosened aggregates and concrete particles from the affected surface by using a wire brush and a chipping hammer. 2. Clean the surface thoroughly with a brush …
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What is Shotcreting
Shotcreting can be defined as conveying mortar or concrete through a hose and pneumatically projecting it at high velocity onto a receptive surface. This method is used mostly in repair …
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Remedies of Honeycomb in Concrete
Sufficient cover blocks should be provided. Use a mix with appropriate workability for the situation inwhich it is to be placed. Proper cover block thickness should be maintained forparticular concrete …
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Cellular Concrete
It is a light weight concrete produced by introducing large voids in the concrete or mortar. Its density varies from 3 kN/m3 to 8 kN/m3 whereas plain concrete density is …
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Properties and Uses of Ferro-cement
The term ferro-cement implies the combination of ferrous product with cement. Generally this combination is in the form of steel wires meshes embedded in a portland cement mortar. Wire mesh …
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Preparing and Placing of Concrete
The following steps are involved in the concreting: Batching Mixing Transporting and placing and Compacting. 1. Batching: The measurement of materials for making concrete is known as batching. The following …
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