What is a retaining wall? Retaining wall is a structure that are designed and constructed to withstand lateral pressure of soil or hold back soil materials. The lateral pressure could be also due to earth filling, liquid pressure, sand, and ...
Discy Latest Articles
What is Podium Slab, Its Functions, Advantages and Disadvantages?
What is podium slab? Podium slabs are special type of floor system that transfers loads from a steel or wood frame structure above the slab to walls and columns below. Load bearing elements such as walls and columns of superstructure ...
Permanent Formwork Method for Beam Construction
Permanent formwork construction method is used to: Speed construction, especially of downstand beams Provide high-quality finishes Promote low tolerances The units can act solely as permanent formwork, i.e. they may be designed for construction loads only without contributing to the ...
Hybrid Concrete Construction Technique and Structural Actions
Hybrid concrete construction is the combination of precast and insitu concrete. Structural actions and benefits of hybrid concrete construction is discussed.
CONNECTIONS FOR PRECAST FLOOR SLABS
Floor slab connection essentially consists of a compression joint in the bearing surface. The bearing length should be atleast 75mm to avoid spalling of the edges. To prevent this short of failure occurring, the slab must be tied to the ...
STRUCTURAL USES OF PRECAST CONCRETE
Precast concrete is used extensively in building structures, for e.g. structural frames, floors and roofs, claddings etc. Use of Precast Concrete in frames: There are two main types of precast building frame. The structural frame consists of slabs, beams and ...
Features of Precast Concrete Construction
Precast concrete construction offers several key features such as dimensional accuracy, better finishes, and faster erection which are absent when other method of concrete construction is considered. This article highlights features of precast concrete construction. Features of precast concrete construction ...
Types of Precast Components in a Building
Types of Precast Components in a Building: The figure below shows the building structure with basic precast components. The number of different types of precast components in these structures over the years have become very large. But following figure shows ...