The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a multitude of changes in our everyday lives, but the major one is people choosing to stay at home. It has transformed our houses into sanctuaries where we have to spend more of our time ...
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What are the Types of Cladding Installation Systems?
Cladding is an envelope that protects the exterior of a structure by acting as a shield to the dwelling unit/structure from environmental elements. A cladding should be able to tame inclement weather conditions like torrential rains and heavy winds, preventing ...
What are the Materials Used for Ferrocement Construction?
Ferrocement is a thin-walled reinforced concrete formed by small-diameter wire meshes placed uniformly throughout the cross-section in cement mortar. Its tensile strength-to-weight ratio is very high compared to reinforced concrete, showing a superior cracking behavior. Though ferrocement is not a sustainable ...
How to Assess the Severity of Damage for an Existing Structure? [PDF]
The assessment of the severity of structural damage is based on several criteria such as crack width, differential settlement, and angular rotation of foundation. The extents of damages in a building can be divided into six different categories, namely, negligible, ...
10 Construction Challenges in High-Rise Buildings [PDF]
A high-rise building is a building with a small footprint, small roof area, and immense facades. High-rise buildings have the potential to decongest urban sprawl as they can deal with high-density issues and lack of available land for development. The ...
How to Choose the Best Stair Nosing? [PDF]
Stair nosings are protruding profile strips fitted on the edge of steps to provide an anti-slip surface. The nose of a step is the part of a stair where people tend to put their feet and weight on. Therefore, it ...
What are the Types of Masonry Walling Materials? [PDF]
Walls are a significant building component that encloses or divides a building and forms the periphery of a room. A wall supports the weight of the roof/slab and the floor and provides shelter from external commotions. It constitutes most of ...
What is a SolarLeaf Bioreactive Façade?
SolarLeaf bio-reactive façade is a system that uses microalgae and solar thermal heat to generate renewable energy for a building. The façade cultivates algal biomass for generating electricity, which incidentally also acts as a shade for the building. The system ...