Confused about different parts of a house exterior or what makes the outside of a house? While renovating your house’s exterior, it is pretty important to understand and know different parts of a house exterior, i.e., you’ll only be able to renovate the exterior when you know what part to replace and what needs repair.Let’s now see different house parts names exterior:Table of…
Have you ever wondered what lean concrete is and what’s its purpose? Lean concrete mixes is a concrete mix with low cement content and high percentages of aggregates, it is used in several works such as the blinding concrete under foundations and as leveling course…
Want to know what is chain surveying? – You must be lucky that you found this page“Because”Here I’m going to explain to you everything about chain surveying like
Principle of chain surveying
Different types of lines that are used in chain surveying like base…
In order to know which floor type is better and sustainable you actually need to know the basics and difference between marble and ceramic tile flooring. The pros and cons of marble and ceramic tile flooring is actually dependent on its usage, location and structure types. Marble flooring although has many advantages but are not suitable for bathrooms due to marble floor slippery problem.For that…
In this post I am going to discuss radon mitigation techniques in a building because it is a relatively new concern and the one in which techniques to deal with it are just emerging.
What is radon?
Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas found in soils and…
The shear strength of the final asphalt product is affected by the quality of the asphalt prime coat applied.
Asphalt Prime Coat is also termed as emulsified asphalt, water diluted asphalt and Cutback aliphatic spray. Recently I have got the chance of working on a highway…
So I am glad that you have asked me “what a waffle slab system is?” – You have asked this question because waffle slab is not that common throughout the world. Its not like a flat slab which is here and there i.e. everywhere – and 90% chance is that the slab shielding you from blue sky above you would also be a flat slab. So as it is not that common; that’s why the people don’t know…
If in 2018 you are not familiar with this highly durable and beneficial construction material than you must read each an every word of this article about Polymer Concrete. Because I\’ll be going through all the aspects of Polymer Concrete including its definition, how…
The word plum means large stones which are termed as boulders or coarse aggregates if technically speaking.
The plum concrete is actually an economical variation of mass concrete. It is one of the many different types of concrete. The use of plum concrete is preferred if the…
Raft foundation are among the most common types of foundations used these days keeping in view the structural safety, requirements and the ground bearing capacity. What is Raft Foundation? So you might also be the one that are told by their contractors or construction experts that your house is going to be built on the raft foundation and you are searching for; what is raft…
When you’re into dealing with different pieces of land or in highway engineering, you need to figure out what is right of way width for a road or for any civil engineering property. We drive on highways and use public amenities such as streets and sidewalks frequently…
The Stamped concrete can be defined as a finish that is provided to the concrete in its wet state. Specific designs or patterns are stamped on the concrete in its plastic state as shown in the figure-1 below.Fig.1. Stamped Concrete Preparation on a Concrete…
Building houses and structures in extreme climates is always a challenge, the temperature depending characteristics of building materials is the sole reason for such a trial. Concrete pouring in hot expands too much and in cold climate contracts too much thereby producing such internal stresses that if not properly taken under-consideration would produce extreme internal strains that might be…
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…
Demolition is the deliberate destruction of structures and materials by means of explosives, mechanical devices, fire, chemical agent, etc.What is Demolition?
Demolition is a pre-planned and controlled bringing down or destroying of a building or structure while…
In a hydroelectric plant, the flow of water to a turbine must be decreased rapidly whenever there is a sudden drop in load. This results in high water-hammer pressures and may need a very strong and hence expensive pipe. Surge chambers are used to handle this situation. Typical Definition for a surge chamber can be :-
A surge chamber is a vertical standpipe connected to the pipeline (Figure).