The brick masonry industry is plagued with a stubborn and persistent confusing delinquent trouble frequently seen as white powdery scum on a lot of buildings. This white powdery substance is termed as efflorescence which is, although, not well understood but still the masonry industry is still able to define it, knows where it comes from … Read more
What would you do if you enter in a building and saw some cracks in a beautiful pattern like that of an ECG of human heart? Obviously you will start running out of that building. But what if the designer of that building gives you a surety that he has checked all the structural requirements … Read more
Floor is a flat / plane surface either smooth or rough meant to provide a functional place for the occupants to move or place things as and when required. The purpose to define flooring is not to show that it is uncommon or special; but it was to make it clear what floor is for … Read more
Each type of floor has its own merits and there is not even a single type which can be suitably provided under all circumstances, and more so when floors have to serve different purposes in different types of buildings. Therefore before final selection of any type of flooring one must know the functional requirements that … Read more
A wise engineer once said “A structure is no stronger than its connections”. Although this statement usually invokes images of connections between individual structural members. It also applies to those between a structure and the ground that supports it. These connections are known as its foundations. Even the ancient builders know that the most carefully … Read more
