Clearly, trench excavation affects nearby buildings and causing them to settle. The major factors that cause building settlement are soil relaxation and lowering groundwater. Both of these factors are triggered by the trench excavation. This articles presents the determination of ...
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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 ...
Materials and Methods of Thermal Insulation of Buildings
What is Thermal Insulation of Buildings? In general, people living in hot regions wants to make their inside atmosphere very cool similarly people living in cold regions, wants warmer atmosphere inside. But, we know that the heat transfer takes place ...
Methods to Rectify Over Leaned Buildings and Structures
There are number of factors that cause the structure to excessively lean or settle. For example, liquefaction of soil beneath the foundation after earthquake occurrence, excavation, groundwater condition variation, poor soil bearing capacity, inappropriate foundation and construction defects. When a ...
Strategies to Protect Buildings Close to Deep Excavation
Building structures close to the excavation for deep foundations may suffer settlement and subsequent cracking and even failure. Therefore, it is necessary to practice utmost cares while deep excavation is carried out to reduce its undesired effect on the surrounding ...
Design and Construction Requirements for Flood Prone Building Structures
Design and construction requirements such as elevation of structure, foundations, anchorage and connections, use of fill and other factors for flood resistant building structures are discussed. Fig.: Foundation of Flood Resistant Building Structure Design and Construction of Flood Prone Building ...
Landings in Stairs – Purpose, Location and Standard Dimensions
What is a Stair Landing? Landings in a stair is a level floor or platform constructed at a location where the direction of stairs changes, between flights of the stair, or at the top of stair flight. The locations of ...
How to Prevent Errors During Setting Out Building Plan on Ground?
Setting out building plan on ground is one of the most significant steps in building constructions and any errors at this stage would cause considerable problems, if it is not tackled immediately.