Concrete is one of the most frequently used building materials worldwide. The distinctive characteristics like strength, durability, low-maintenance, energy-efficient, sustainability are the reasons for wide range usage of concrete in the field of civil engineering. In this article, we discuss ...
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Bollards- Types, Materials, Installation, and Applications
A bollard is a short post used to create a protective or architectural perimeter. They come in a wide variety of shapes and styles to accentuate or visually stand out in their settings. Bollards can be made from almost any ...
Table Form Shuttering- Types, Components, and Advantages
Table Form shuttering is a kind of shuttering specializing in floor concreting and it is widely used in high building and skyscraper, multilayer industrial factory building, substructure, etc. Table shuttering has a simple structure, it is easy to assemble and ...
Power-Pole Finisher for Concrete- Types and Uses
The Power-Pole Finisher is a concrete finishing trowel that is used in achieving concrete finishes such as flatwork, decorative concrete and stamping on wet concrete before the initial setting. Extension poles allow the operator to stand outside the formed area while ...
How to Build Affordable Concrete Homes?
Affordable concrete house construction is needed at current times more than ever before due to population growth, and other factors. The population growth leads to increasing demand for houses which consequently the use of operational energy and embodied energy increases. ...
Steps Involved in Concrete Construction of Buildings and Structures
Concrete has been known to mankind from the 19th century. In recent days, the evolution of use of concrete technologies has been vast. But the conventional concrete construction technology holds a significant role in worldwide construction. The conventional concrete construction ...
10 Structural and Non-structural Applications of Bricks
There are innumerable applications of bricks in the field of Civil engineering. They are widely used as a structural as well as a non-structural(aesthetical) element in construction. When used as a structural member, bricks are used for the construction of ...
Effect of Fire and High Temperature on FRPs
Fire and high temperature influence properties (strength, stiffness, young’s modulus) of FRPs extensively. It is necessary to understand the influence of high temperature and fire in order to consider proper fire protection strategy. Fire performance of FRPs are as crucial ...