How to Calculate the Area of formwork required for a Beam? Calculate the area of the formwork required for a beam of 2 m span and cross-section dimension of 400 mm x 200 mm?
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Thousands of engineering graduates from Indian universities are not employable as the education they receive is short of employable skills. What are the best skill-based courses for a graduate engineer to be employable?
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There is not a simple answer to your question. It depends on what type of engineering you are studying. The best advice is to read some job advertisements for graduate engineering jobs. Note down what skills are requested. Some of these will be addressed by your engineering program. Other skills youRead more
There is not a simple answer to your question. It depends on what type of engineering you are studying. The best advice is to read some job advertisements for graduate engineering jobs. Note down what skills are requested. Some of these will be addressed by your engineering program. Other skills you can build on the side. These include communication and collaboration skills.
Engineers spend 60% of their time communicating and <20% of their time doing technical stuff. Your engineering program will do a very good job of developing your technical skills but it’s the social skills of collaboration that will determine your ultimate success in the workplace. So, work hard at all those group projects. Figure out what it takes to get everyone engaged. One day, this will be a vital skill in your workplace.
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What is the speciality of lotus temple? Discuss it’s construction steps.
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Hi, General facts about the lotus temple are already mentioned in the above comments. Here, I describe details of a stone used in this great structure. Encouraged by the lotus flower, the design of Lotus Temple for the House of Worship in New Delhi is composed of 27 free-standing marble-clad "petalsRead more
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General facts about the lotus temple are already mentioned in the above comments. Here, I describe details of a stone used in this great structure. Encouraged by the lotus flower, the design of Lotus Temple for the House of Worship in New Delhi is composed of 27 free-standing marble-clad “petals” arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides.
The nine doors of the Lotus Temple open onto a central hall slightly more than 40 meters tall. The surface of the House of Worship is made of white marble from the mountain in Greece, the same marble from which many ancient monuments (including the Parthenon and other Bahas Houses of Worship are built). Along with its nine surrounding ponds and gardens, the Lotus Temple property comprises 26 acres.
The architect was an Iranian, Fariborz Sahba who now resides in Canada. He was approached in 1976 to design the Lotus Temple and later oversaw its construction. It is one of the highest quality of marble, on which many monuments and idols of Greek Gods and Goddess are made.
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What is the difference between UTM and WGS in a GIS software? What is the significance of both in specifying locations on the earth?
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Difference between UTM & WGS in GIS software: UTM and WGS both are examples of coordinate systems. The difference is that WGS is a Geographic coordinate system and UTM is a projected coordinate system. Geographic coordinate systems are based on a spheroid and utilise angular units(i.e. degree) PRead more
Difference between UTM & WGS in GIS software:
UTM and WGS both are examples of coordinate systems.
- The difference is that WGS is a Geographic coordinate system and UTM is a projected coordinate system.
- Geographic coordinate systems are based on a spheroid and utilise angular units(i.e. degree)
- Projected coordinate systems are based on a plane and utilize units i.e. for feet, metre, etc.
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How to repair Honeycombs in Column?
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Causes of honeycombing in the column:
- Improper mixing ratio
- Vibrating not done properly
- Use of excessive stiff concrete.
- Use of figure size of aggregate in concrete during mixing.
- Curing not done properly
Following are the remedies of honeycombing in the column:
- the spacing of reinforcement should be maintained properly so that the vibrating needle goes middle in of the column and operating properly. If the spacing of reinforcement and stirrups is less, this illustrates the vibrating operations.
- In a column, strictly use of less than 20 mm aggregate used to reduce honeycombing defects.
- Tapping the shuttering with the help of wooden hammer during concreting this helps for minimising the honeycomb being up to great extent.
- Use of a thinner needle, it may be less than 25 mm. This allows vibrating at in very less space in the column.
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Stressed Ribbon Bridge :
In a very simple way, I am discussing stress Ribbon Bridge. Have a look!
Meaning of stressed Ribbon Bridge :
- Stress simply related to tension and hence stressed Ribbon Bridge is tension structure
- Suspension cables are present in stressed Ribbon Bridge.
- Due to ribbon stiffness gives to the structure.
Examples of stress Ribbon Bridge :
here I am discussing actual examples of stressed Ribbon Bridge, they are as follows;
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- Rogue river pedestrian Bridge
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The different types of glasses that can be used in the building construction are as follows :- - Flat glass - Coated glass - Clear glass - Tinted glass - Insulated glass - Spandrel glass - Wired glass
The different types of glasses that can be used in the building construction are as follows :-
– Flat glass
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– Coated glass
– Clear glass
– Tinted glass
– Insulated glass
– Spandrel glass
– Wired glass
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Formwork shall be measured in square metres as the actual surfaces in contact with the concrete The formwork or shuttering quantity for the member is measured as per the code of BIS - IS 1200:1982, Part 5- Method of Measurement of Building and Civil Engineering Works. For Column follow the process 1Read more
Formwork shall be measured in square metres as the actual surfaces in contact with the concrete
The formwork or shuttering quantity for the member is measured as per the code of BIS – IS 1200:1982, Part 5- Method of Measurement of Building and Civil Engineering Works.
For Column follow the process
1. Measure the four sides of column at base or in cross-section.
2. Calculate the perimeter of column base.
3. Measure the Colum height.
4. Multiply the perimeter of base and height of column to give the shuttering area of column.
Or other way, add all 4 sides and multiply it by height of column.
For Beam follow the process
1. Take the cross-section of beam and measure the lengths of the two sides and base of beam.
2. Sum the three measurements.
3. Measure the span of the beam
4. Multiply the span length by sum of the three measurements (beam base two vertical sides) gives the shuttering area of beam.
The top side in cross-section of beam is not considered as it will be part of beam.
Or the other way, add the beam height(2 sides) and beam base and multiply it by beam length.
Other important factors to be considered while picking the shuttering quantities.
Answer:
Calculation:
Cross section I terms of metres (400
200 mm) = 0.4 
0.2 m
Width and depth are given in cross section
Area of the framework = (2
0.4 
2) + (2
0.4 
0.2) + (2 
0.2)
= 2.14
Result:
The area of the formwork is = 2.14
.
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