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What is the benefit of smaller dia steel instead of larger dia steel in slab and beam?

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    Having smaller diameter rebar distributed throughout the structure also distributes the load from the concrete to the steel more effectively as there is a greater area of contact for adhesion between the two.

    Having smaller diameter rebar distributed throughout the structure also distributes the load from the concrete to the steel more effectively as there is a greater area of contact for adhesion between the two.

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What are the reasons of Building Collapse?

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    I will provide you a list which causes the building to collapse. Defective building design Faulty construction & More extra loads Failure of foundation Unexpected failure mode Soil liquefaction Demolition through explosives Earthquake Tsunami Typhoon and winds with high speed. Landslides or settRead more

    I will provide you a list which causes the building to collapse.

    1. Defective building design
    2. Faulty construction & More extra loads
    3. Failure of foundation
    4. Unexpected failure mode
    5. Soil liquefaction
    6. Demolition through explosives
    7. Earthquake
    8. Tsunami
    9. Typhoon and winds with high speed.
    10. Landslides or settlement of Sub-base soil due to over drainage.
    11. Soil with less bearing capacity.
    12. Errors in structural design.
    13. Inferior quality of cement and integrants is used.
    14. Use after the expiry of the life of buildings.
    15. Maintenance not done properly.
    16. Proper Foundation not provided.
    17. Less amount of reinforcement provided.
    18. Reinforcement corroded.

      Thank You.

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What is murrum soil ? Is it rock ? What is its density approximately?

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    Murrum soil is the soil of humid tropical or equatorial zones. It is characterised by the deep weathered layer fom which silica has been leached. Thus, there is no humus, but an accumulation of aluminium and iron oxides and hydroxides. These soils are reddish in color & is imparted by the iron cRead more

    Murrum soil is the soil of humid tropical or equatorial zones. It is characterised by the deep weathered layer fom which silica has been leached. Thus, there is no humus, but an accumulation of aluminium and iron oxides and hydroxides. These soils are reddish in color & is imparted by the iron compounds. For building huts and paths, they are good materials, as it can be compacted easily to form hard surfaces.

    Murrum soil comes under laterite soil. Laterite is a soil and a rock type rich in iron and aluminium. Murrum soil is also referred as being a rock type but it is not a rock.

    The approximate density of murrum soil is 1.8 gm/cc.

     

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What is the diffrence between lap length and development length?

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    lap length is required when bars placed short of their required length (due to nonavailability of longer bars) need to be extended. lap length is to be provided to safely transfer the load. Development length is provided to transfer the load from steel to concrete. It is also known as anchorage lengRead more

    lap length is required when bars placed short of their required length (due to nonavailability of longer bars) need to be extended. lap length is to be provided to safely transfer the load.

    Development length is provided to transfer the load from steel to concrete. It is also known as anchorage length.

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What is fatigue in any structural member?

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    Concrete fatigue refers to the phenomenon of rupture under repeated loadings, each of which is smaller than a single static load that exceeds the strength of material.

    Concrete fatigue refers to the phenomenon of rupture under repeated loadings, each of which is smaller than a single static load that exceeds the strength of material.

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What is diffrence between retaining wall and breast wall?

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    Basic difference is retaining wall is designed to resist backfill earth pressure and breast wall is resist for natural earthen slope of hilly area In hill. When road is construct, at that time we need to cut-off some portion of hill and basically we construct two wall one is breast wall which is onRead more

    Basic difference is retaining wall is designed to resist backfill earth pressure and breast wall is resist for natural earthen slope of hilly area

    In hill. When road is construct, at that time we need to cut-off some portion of hill and basically we construct two wall one is breast wall which is on hill side of the road to give stability of hill slop and another one is retaining wall which is construct on valley side of road which wall have backfill pressure plus road pressure on backfill so we need to design retaining wall for that backfill & surcharge .

    See figure for different between retaining wall and breast wall.

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Why we provide Anchor Bar in a single RC beam?

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    Anchor bars are the bars which are given on compression side to hold the stirrups or lateral reinforcements and the main bars.

    Anchor bars are the bars which are given on compression side to hold the stirrups or lateral reinforcements and the main bars.

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Which pressure us higher in retaining wall, water or soil?

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    In technical terms, Above the Water table, Pressure exerted by water on retaining wall = 0.5 K.H^2 K = coefficient of earth pressure H= vertical height of wall. Total stress = effective stress + pore water pressure. Earth pressure due to soil: Total stress = effective stress.  

    In technical terms,

    Above the Water table,

    Pressure exerted by water on retaining wall = 0.5 K.H^2

    K = coefficient of earth pressure

    H= vertical height of wall.

    Total stress = effective stress + pore water pressure.

    Earth pressure due to soil:

    Total stress = effective stress.

     

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