14 different types of cement you must know
History of Cement:- Cement is a mixture of different constituents and acts as the main constituent in concrete, Egyptians first manufactured Cementing materials by burning gypsum. And then Romans …
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Bar Bending Schedule of Staircase {Step by Step procedure of Doglegged Staircase}
Bar Bending Schedule of Doglegged Staircase:- To calculate the Bar Bending Schedule of Doglegged staircase, I request you to learn the Basics of Bar bending schedule and also the …
Soundness Test of Cement | Le chatelier’s mould test
Soundness test of cement: The change in volume of cement after setting or hardening is caused due to the “unsoundness of cement.” The expansion of cement after setting causes …
Pit Sand | River Sand | M-Sand (Manufactured Sand) & other types
Different types of sand used in construction? How to select the right sand for your construction? What Type of sand should I use for plastering? Brickwork? And for making …
Compaction factor test of concrete
Compaction factor test of concrete:- The compacting factor test is performed to find out the workability of concrete. Slump test doesn’t give accurate results for the low workability of concrete …
Fineness test of Cement and its Significance
Fineness of Cement is measured by sieving cement on standard sieve. The proportion of cement of which the cement particle sizes are greater than the 90 micron is determined. Significance and …
Initial and Final Setting time of Cement
Setting time of cement: When cement is mixed with water, it hydrates and makes cement paste. This paste can be moulded into any desired shape due to its plasticity. …
Standard or normal consistency of cement – VICAT Appartus
The Consistency of cement test is performed to determine the amount of water content that is to be added in cement to attain Standard consistency or normal consistency of cement. …
Segregation and Bleeding in Concrete | Causes, Effects, Remedies
Segregation in concrete:- Segregation is the “Separation of constituent materials in concrete.” In concrete technology, segregation is of three types:- Separation of Coarse aggregate from the concrete mixture, Separation …
Plinth Level | Sill Level | Lintel Livel | Natural Ground level & Building Ground level
Different types of levels in the building:- Types of levels are generally depicted in AutoCAD drawings and they are used to make ease in understanding. The different types of …
Specific Gravity of cement and Test to find it
Specific Gravity of Cement:- Well most of us know that specific gravity of cement is in between 3.1-3.16 g/cc. Do you know why we calculate the Specific gravity of …
Bar Bending schedule for Slab | Estimation of steel reinforcement in slab
Bar Bending schedule plays a vital role in finding the quantities of reinforcement in structure. In order to find out the Bar bending schedule for slab or steel reinforcement …
Bulking of Sand and test to calculate bulking in sand
BULKING OF SAND:- Bulking in sand Occurs When dry sand interacts with the atmospheric moisture. Presence of moisture content forms a thin layer around sand particles. This layer generates …
Bar Bending Schedule for Neck Column | Estimation of Steel reinforcement in Neck Column
Bar Bending Schedule for Neck Column / Estimation of Steel reinforcement in Neck Column:- Bar Bending schedule plays a very important role in estimating quantities of steel reinforcement required …
Calculation of Safe Bearing capacity of soil on site | SBC Values for Different Soils
Safe Bearing Capacity of Soil:- The First test which one should be performed before construction is the safe bearing capacity of the soil. It’s a preliminary test which it …