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STRUCTURE Introduction to Bar Bending Schedule :- “BBS” The word BBS Plays a significant role in any construction of High rise buildings. BBS refers to Bar Bending Schedule. Well, What’s …
STRUCTURE To cater the stresses and loads in RCC, Bars are bent to different shapes in the bar bending schedule. Different shapes of bars have different cutting length. In this …
STRUCTURE Thumb rules play a most crucial role while taking quick decisions on site. Thumb rules enable you to calculate the solution using a simple mathematical formula and make smart …
TECHNOLOGY Formwork: Formwork is a mould for a structure. Into this mould, fresh concrete is poured to harden the concrete. The construction of formwork takes time and involves expenditure upto …
STRUCTURE Well, If you are a civil engineer, You must know how to read a floor plan of the building. A good plan gives a better idea of whole structure …
STRUCTURE In this article, you are going to learn about Slab on grade. As we already discussed about 16 different types of slabs which we usually used in construction. If …
STRUCTURE Plate load test is performed to determine the ultimate load bearing capacity of soil over the in-situ conditions. The plate load test is mandatory in case of designing foundation over …
Workability of Concrete Vee Bee Consistometer Test: Workability of concrete is a complex property of concrete. Finding the workability of concrete involves various parameters as workability depends upon stability, mobility, compactibility, place-ability …
STRUCTURE Introduction:- Brick is most commonly used building material and used for constructing walls, roofs, paving floors, etc. The term brick is referred as a rectangular unit composed of clay. …
STRUCTURE Formwork, Shuttering, Centering , Staging & Scaffolding are all temporary structures arranged on site for specific purposes. You use these terms Shuttering, Formwork, Centering, Scaffolding frequently. But most of …
STRUCTURE Different types of loads can cause stress, displacement, deformation on a structure; which results in structural problems and even structural failure. Determining the total load acting on a structure is …
STRUCTURE 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 …
STRUCTURE 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 …
STRUCTURE 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 …
STRUCTURE 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 …