Collapsible soil can prove to be problematic for structures due to its large settlement potential. It has a great capacity to withstand pressure with a small settlement but undergoes large, sudden, and sizable volume reduction as it gets wet. Engineers ...
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How will be the Construction Industry Post Covid-19?
In the era of this economic slowdown, unemployment, and national lockdown, when the whole world is continually working day and night for saving their citizens from the wrath of pandemic COVID-19, we, civil engineers and contractors, do have some pertinent ...
Properties of Materials for Underwater Concreting
Concrete mix design for underwater concreting requires the selection of suitable materials and proportioning to produce concrete to meet the requirements of a specified application. Which mainly concentrates on the properties of workability/flow, compressive strength, and durability. Characteristic/Target Strength Relationships ...
How to Perform Magnetic Particle Inspection? [PDF]
Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI) is a popular non-destructive testing (NDT) method. MPI helps to detect surface and subsurface faults and discontinuities in ferromagnetic metals and their alloys such as nickel, iron, and cobalt. Steel, automobile, petrochemicals, power, and aerospace industries ...
Post-Pandemic View of Construction Sites [PDF]
The corona-driven pause is going to bring a difference in the way the industries function. The construction industry, too, won’t be aloof from the impact. What we are going to witness now is a paradigm shift. Construction sites sure will ...
How Commercial Construction differs from Residential Construction? [PDF]
Commercial and Residential construction industries are two of the many facets of the construction industry. Both have their unique purpose, mode of construction, and management techniques. While commercial construction deals with the built-up environment for commerce-centric facilities, residential construction focuses on ...
How to Install/Fix Ceiling Covers? [PDF]
The ceiling cover is fixed onto the ceiling to give decorative appearances, conceal projections(such as beams occurring underneath floor slab), provide a false ceiling, obtain special acoustic effects, insulation against heat and cold, etc. The ceiling can be covered using ...
How to do Brickwork in Circular and Flat Arches? [PDF]
An arch is a curved structure that bridges an elevated or open space that supports heavy load and forces that act from above it. The construction of arches requires fine work and, therefore, skilled workmanship. This article shall explain the ...
How to Treat & Prevent Condensation in Buildings? [PDF]
Condensation is a severe issue in buildings that, when ignored, can cause critical dampness problems to the walls, windows, fittings, fixtures, and wallpapers. Condensation occurs when there is a high level of humidity inside a building. The process transpires when ...
Different Test Methods For Workability of Self Compacting Concrete [PDF]
Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is a highly flowable, non-segregating concrete that fills uniformly and completely every corner of formwork by its own weight and encapsulate reinforcement without any vibration, whilst maintaining homogeneity. A concrete mix can only be classified as self-compacting ...