A cold joint is an advancing face of a concrete pour, which could not be covered by fresh concrete before concrete has begin to set due to stoppage, delay or low rate of pour placement. The fresh concrete can not ...
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Quality of Water for Concrete Construction and its Specification
Generally, quality of water for construction works are same as drinking water. This is to ensure that the water is reasonably free from such impurities as suspended solids, organic matter and dissolved salts, which may adversely affect the properties of ...
Fly Ash Bricks and Comparison with Clay Bricks – Composition, Manufacture
Fly ash bricks are hi-tech well-improved quality bricks used for construction of brick masonry structures. They are used as replacement for normal clay bricks and has better properties than it. Fly ash bricks competitive in comparison to the conventional clay bricks ...
Construction of Mosaic Flooring
For the construction of a mosaic flooring, a concrete base is prepared and over it lime surkhi mortar is spread to a depth of 5 to 8 cm and leveled. The area over which this is spread is restricted to ...
How to Lay In Situ Terrazzo (Marble Chips) Flooring? [PDF]
The terrazzo flooring is a composite material consisting of chips of marble, quartz, granite, glass, or other suitable material, mixed with a cementitious or polymeric binder, and poured to form flooring. The flooring is grounded and polished smooth to produce a uniformly textured surface. ...
How to Lay In-situ Granolithic Concrete Flooring? [PDF]
The granolithic concrete flooring is laid using rich concrete made with specially selected aggregate of high hardness, surface texture, and particle shape, which is adapted for heavy engineering factories, workshops, garages, warehouses, etc. The granolithic concrete is chosen because of ...
PRODUCTION OF COLOURED FINISHES WITH WHITE CEMENT
PRODUCTION OF COLOURED FINISHES WITH WHITE CEMENT Colours Desired Commercial Names of Colours Approx. Qty required (kg per bag of cement) Light Shade Medium Shade Greys, blue-black and black Lampblack*, or carbon black* or black oxide of manganese* or mineral ...
Reinforced Concrete Slab Casting- Work Procedure
The construction joint shall be pre decided and fixed prior to start of the concreting. It is planned to have two construction joints for main building as decided. In case of major break down of the Batching plant, the additional ...