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building materials / timber

Timber:Top 5 defects,preservation method

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 - by Ashwini Kumar - 28 Comments.

Timber-It is a wood which is utilised as a building material in the construction or for another engineering purposes. Timber Top 5  defects details Introduction to timber In general, timber …

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batch mixer / building materials / concrete

2 Batch mixer types|Batching plant

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 - by Ashwini Kumar - 13 Comments.

Batch mixer-A type of mixing machine in batching plant, which mixes concrete in batches and releases each batch of materials separately. 2 Batch mixer types in Batching plant The following …

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prestressed concrete-steel cables
building materials / concrete / prestressed concrete

Prestressed Concrete|2 methods

July 17, 2020August 19, 2020 - by Ashwini Kumar - 11 Comments.

Prestressed concrete is the concrete in which to counteract the stresses from external loads, internal stresses are introduced to the desired degree. Terminology and Prestressed Concrete materials Prestressing in reinforced …

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corrosive metal
building materials / corrosive metal

6 Corrosive metals | Corrosion of steel

July 13, 2020August 19, 2020 - by Ashwini Kumar - 17 Comments.

Corrosive metal – Corrosion of metal involves the chemicals that react in the presence of water along with oxygen. When Corrosion of steel happens rust is formed. Theories of corrosion for Corrosive …

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Concrete compressive strength
building materials / concrete / concrete compressive strength

Concrete compressive strength:7,28 days

July 11, 2020August 23, 2020 - by Ashwini Kumar - 11 Comments.

Concrete compressive strength: For determining the characteristic compressive strength of concrete cube tests is done. Specimens are used for Concrete testing. What is the Concrete compressive strength after 7 days and 28 …

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concrete mix design-transport vehicle
building materials / concrete / concrete mix design

5 best methods of Concrete mix design

July 10, 2020August 20, 2020 - by Ashwini Kumar - 1 Comment

Concrete mix design is the act of defining the quantities of cement, sand, aggregates ,water to get the most competitive grades of concrete mix ratios. 5 Best methods of concrete …

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rcc in construction-concrete placing
building materials / concrete / rcc in construction

6 Ingredients of RCC in construction

July 9, 2020August 26, 2020 - by Ashwini Kumar - 16 Comments.

RCC in construction stands for reinforced cement concrete. In RCC buildings steel is used as a reinforcing material to increase the strength of concrete. What is  PCC and RCC in …

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Workability slump test
building materials / concrete / rcc in construction / Workability

Workability 4 facts|Water-Cement ratio

July 6, 2020August 20, 2020 - by Ashwini Kumar - 5 Comments.

Workability is the amount of work to produce full compaction when concrete is wet. It depends on the water-cement ratio in concrete. It is essential to determine whether the concrete is suitable …

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building materials / cement

13 Cement types|Field, Laboratory tests

June 20, 2020August 11, 2020 - by Ashwini Kumar - 7 Comments.

Cement types are available in the market. It is a ground material having adhesive, cohesive properties, act as an abiding medium for the discrete ingredients, used as a building material …

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Bricks wall
bricks / building materials

4 Bricks classes|Classifications,testing

June 17, 2020August 22, 2020 - by Ashwini Kumar - 13 Comments.

Bricks are the building material, obtained by moulding clay in rectangular blocks of uniform size and then by drying and burning these blocks. 4 bricks classes classifications The bricks  divided …

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Ashwini Kumar is the founder and author of this blog. He is a graduate in civil engineering from NIT Warangal and has 8+ years in construction field.

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