Types of foundations generally used in buildings are isolated footings, combined footing, raft or mat foundations, strip foundation, pile and drilled shafts.
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Compressive Strength of Concrete -Cube Test [PDF], Procedure, Results
Compressive strength of concrete cube test provides an idea about all the characteristics of concrete. Cube test results judges proper concreting at site.
Methods of Rainwater Harvesting [PDF]: Components, Transport, and Storage
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16 Types of Heavy Equipment Used in Construction
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Standard Size of Rooms in Residential Building and their Locations
Knowledge of standard size of rooms and their location in a residential building is important for planning of residential construction project. The room sizes and their location provides spaces for movement, sunlight and wind for residents.
Calculate Quantities of Materials for Concrete -Cement, Sand, Aggregates
Quantities of materials for concrete such as cement, sand and aggregates for production of required quantity of concrete of given mix proportions such as 1:2:4 (M15), 1:1.5: 3 (M20), 1:1:2 (M25) can be calculated by absolute volume method. This method ...
Types of Loads on Structures – Buildings and Other Structures
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Initial Setting Time and Final Setting Time of Concrete
The initial setting time of concrete is the time when cement paste starts hardening while the final setting time is the time when cement paste has hardened sufficiently in such a way that a 1 mm needle makes an impression ...
Quantity and Rate Analysis for Reinforced Concrete Construction
Today we will see how to prepare rate analysis for Reinforced Concrete (RCC) work. First step to rate analysis is the estimation of labour, materials, equipments and miscellaneous items for particular quantity of reinforced concrete. The second step is to ...
Quantity of Cement and Sand Calculation in Mortar
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