Concrete

Concrete is the most widely used construction material in world with annual consumption exceeding 100 million cubic metres. It is well known that conventional concrete designed on the basis of …

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Ready mixed concrete (RMC) is a specialized material in which cement, aggregate and other ingredients are weight batched at a plant in a central or track mixer before delivery to …

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Concrete can be classified into various categories depending on its density and strength recommended by IS: 456-2000. Types of concrete based on density Normal-weight concrete – 24kN/m3 Lightweight concrete – …

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Concrete is the most widely used construction material in world with annual consumption exceeding 100 million cubic metres. It is well known that conventional concrete designed on the basis of …

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The cubes are generally tested at 7 & 28 days unless specific early tests are required, for example to remove a concrete shutter safely prior to 7 days. Usually 1 …

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Plain cement concrete has very low tensile strength. To improve the tensile strength of concrete, some sort of reinforcement is needed which can take up the tensile stress developed in …

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Cement is very important building materials used in the construction industry. It was just 188 years ago that cement as we know it today was developed. Joseph Aspdin of England …

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