Insulation Concrete Forms - A sustainable and energy efficient Technique
February 22, 2017
The need and call for energy these days have changed the mind of engineers and constructors to device such houses and buildings that take a very minimal amount of energy and utilizes the natural sources of energy available. Insulating Concrete forms abbreviated as ICFs is…
The natural surface of ground is not always level and mostly to such an extent that there may be a considerable slope either across or along or both across and along the site of most buildings.
Where the ground floor is to be at or just above ground level at the highest point, it is necessary to import some dry fill material such as broken brick or concrete hardcore to raise the level of the over…
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The bearing capacity of the soil and the loading conditions sometimes not allow the usage of shallow foundation and thus the designer opts for deep foundations like that of pile foundation. The rebar of pile foundation whether cast-in situ and driven piles rebar fixing and…