What is gabion? Gabion is a welded wire cage or box filled with materials such as stone, concrete, sand, or soil. So, gabion is a partially flexible block construction used for slope stability and erosion protection in construction. Various types of ...
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What is Steel Reinforcement? Types and Properties of Steel Rebars
What is Steel Reinforcement? Steel reinforcement are steel bars that are provided in combination with plain cement concrete to make it reinforced concrete. Hence these structures form steel reinforced cement concrete structure (R.C.C). Steel reinforcement is commonly called as ‘rebars’. ...
What is Soil Texture? Classification System of Soil Texture
What is Soil Texture? The texture of the soil is an indication of the relative content of particles of various sizes in the soil. It will indicate the percentage of sand, silt, and clay present in the soil. Soil texture ...
Wood as Construction Material – Types, Structure, Processing
Wood is one of the most used natural building materials in the world. A number of valuable properties such as low heat conductivity, small bulk density, relatively high strength, amenability to mechanical working etc. makes wood as famous building material. ...
Spray Foam Insulation for Buildings – Properties,Working and Benefits
Spray foam Insulation is a spray applied plastic that is used for the insulation of the buildings. A spray foam insulation is a combination of two components A and B. Where A is Isocyanate and B is a Polyol resin. ...
Proportions of Cement Ingredients, Their Functions and Limitations
The Ordinary Portland cement contains different ingredients with varied proportions. Each ingredients imparts different property to the cement. To produce good quality of cement, we must know the proportions, functions and limitations of different ingredients of cement. Proportion of Ingredients ...
Low Heat Cement- Composition, Properties, Uses and Advantages
Low heat cement is a special tailored cement which generates low heat of hydration during setting. It is manufactured by modifying the chemical composition of normal Portland cement. In this article we discuss about the composition, properties, characteristics, uses and advantages ...
What are the Requirements of Partition Walls in Buildings
There are several requirements that a partition wall need to meet otherwise its purpose will be compromised. So, it is necessary to understand partition wall requirements in order to build it with high quality and provide satisfactory performance. This article ...