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Which is effective in terms of costing for G+12 building – RCC or Composite (RCC+Steel)?
How to pour Concrete in Narrow/Sleak Columns?
You can use Self Compacted Concrete to use for narrow columns. It also used where the reinforcement is heavy and process of compaction is not available/difficult to compact.
You can use Self Compacted Concrete to use for narrow columns. It also used where the reinforcement is heavy and process of compaction is not available/difficult to compact.
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Yes. Of course. The method of mixing is not relevant to batching. So long as the quantities and proportions remain what they need to be, drum mixing or hand mixing, both are batch mixing. In fact, in the industry, mostly drums are used for mixing concrete because they save time and labour.
Yes. Of course. The method of mixing is not relevant to batching. So long as the quantities and proportions remain what they need to be, drum mixing or hand mixing, both are batch mixing.
In fact, in the industry, mostly drums are used for mixing concrete because they save time and labour.
See lessWhy is propping required for long structures once the formwork is removed?
When the sufficient strength is attained for the long span concrete structures to support their self weight, creep deflection may occur in these structures if propping is not provided after the removal of formwork. Hence repropping is carried out after removing formwork and thus these props should nRead more
When the sufficient strength is attained for the long span concrete structures to support their self weight, creep deflection may occur in these structures if propping is not provided after the removal of formwork. Hence repropping is carried out after removing formwork and thus these props should not be allowed to stand too long because creep loads may overstress them.
See lessHow to Calculate the Lifespan of any Building?
Aditya, Here you are asking about Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of structure. The life span of structure will vary according to the type of structure. There is no formula available to calculate the life span of any structure. Different parameters we should take into mind while doing a calculation of lRead more
Aditya,
Here you are asking about Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of structure.
The life span of structure will vary according to the type of structure.
There is no formula available to calculate the life span of any structure.
Different parameters we should take into mind while doing a calculation of life span of structure, they are as follows;
Building Construction Material:
Structural Design:
The locality of structure construction: E
Height of structure.
Kindly noted that I have attached one photo of the life span of various structures.
See lessHow to calculate exactly the weight of sand cement and water in mix ratio 1:3?
Weight of different ingredient of Mortar 1:3 - Here, I will give you a simple way to calculate the weight of different ingredients in a mortar. The mortar ratio is 1:3, it simply means that the 1 part of cement is present and 3 part of sand is present in that type of mortar. Consider, w/c ratio = 0.Read more
Here, I will give you a simple way to calculate the weight of different ingredients in a mortar.
- The mortar ratio is 1:3, it simply means that the 1 part of cement is present and 3 part of sand is present in that type of mortar.
- Consider, w/c ratio = 0.4
- We are doing all calculation for 1kg of mortar.
1 part = 1/(0.4+1+3) = 0.227
Water Required =0.25 x 0.227 = 0.056kg
Cement= 0.2247 kg
Sand =3.15 x0.227 = 0.717 kg
Thank You.
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Which structure has higher strength concrete or steel?
How can we install a solar panel in the slab?
Why Install it in the slab? A solar panel is not a load bearing structure. You cannot use it for structural purposes. That is simply a bad decision because solar panels are costly and hence they need to be kept safe from damage. We can install them above the slab though if we wish to. But again, slaRead more
Why Install it in the slab? A solar panel is not a load bearing structure. You cannot use it for structural purposes. That is simply a bad decision because solar panels are costly and hence they need to be kept safe from damage. We can install them above the slab though if we wish to.
But again, slabs are horizontal and it’s foolish to install a horizontal solar panel. You’ll never see it that way anywhere except for at the equator. That is because sunlight mostly falls at a slant and to grab maximum intensity, the solar panel has to be perpendicular to the sun rays which will never be horizontal. Beyond the tropics, sunlight will never fall vertical ever in a year. So, no chance of installing a solar panel in the slab. Only if there’s a non load bearing slab cast to hold the solar panel, then it might be possible but that too is a bad idea because it will unnecessarily add to building cost, time and weight.
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AdityaBhandakkar
Hi, To solve this query first you must have to know what is a composite structure and RCC structure. Composite structure building exists when the two different materials are bound together by any means in a very strong manner so that they can act as a single component give a structural point of viewRead more
Hi, To solve this query first you must have to know what is a composite structure and RCC structure.
Composite structure building exists when the two different materials are bound together by any means in a very strong manner so that they can act as a single component give a structural point of view.
Reinforced cement concrete buildings is a composite material but having low tensile strength and ductility which are encountered by the inclusion of reinforcement having higher tensile strength and ductility. Indian forced cement concrete structures reinforcement abound with cement concrete and both the members are really strong and compression and tension.
So if I concluded for G+ 12 types of painting reinforced cement concrete structures is used because it has very high tensile and ductility property and gives a high resistance against competition and tension also.
Hope you get the concept.
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