Kitchens are arguably those parts of the house where the day begins. Early morning bed tea for the father, breakfast for the child, green tea for the exercising grandfather – the chores of the day begin here. Delicious lunches and wholesome dinners are prepared in this magical haven. Such an important part of your house […]
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Concrete mix design is a procedure of selecting the suitable ingredients of concrete and their relative proportions with an objective to prepare concrete of certain minimum strength, desired workability and durability as economically (value engineered) as possible. Designing high strength concrete – HSC (Grades M60 and above) become a challenges in terms of selecting right
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When it comes to buying a house one would always prefer a house that looks appealing and energising, which has a lot of greenery around it, not the one which spurns and looks dull with junk lying all around and paints peeling off, hence it is very essential to make sure that the elevation is
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Air entrained concrete is one of the most important development in concrete technology. It was first used in early 1930 especially in USA. The air entrained concrete is manufactured by introduction of any air entraining agents or using air entrained cement which is in turn manufactured by inter grinding air entraining agents to clinkers formed.
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good Masonry Wall Construction Practices The first course of masonry shall be laid with great care, making sure that it is properly aligned, Leveled and plumbed, as this will assist the mason in laying succeeding courses to obtain a straight and truly vertical wall. Masonry work in a structure should be carried out in uniform
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Cement is an extremely fine material having adhesive and cohesive properties which provide a binding medium for the discrete ingredients. It is obtained by burning together, in a definite proportion, a mixture of naturally occurring argillaceous and calcareous materials to a partial fusion at high temperature about 1450⁰c. The product obtained on burning called clinker,
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Feng Shui, or the Chinese method of arranging your environment, according to the system of laws of art and science, was developed 3000 years ago, and translates as “wind and water” in English. It is about making your home feel more comfortable and nurturing to the soul. Designing your house according to the laws of
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What are Chemical Admixtures? Admixtures are material other than cement, aggregates & water that are added to concrete either before or during mixing to alter its properties & performance in fresh (workability, setting time etc.) and hardened state (strength, durability etc.) Concrete admixtures are broadly divided into two type’s i.e. chemical and mineral admixture. Chemical
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The basic components of cement mortar are cement, water and aggregates. But, often, other substances are added to these three in preparing the cement mortar. The purpose of these additional substances is to improve the quality of the mortar. These substances are collectively called admixtures. Admixtures can be broadly classified into two types – chemical
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Buying a wardrobe which matches up to your expectation is like juggling around with frogs because there would be some or the other factor that you will have to compromise with, whether it be the division of space inside the wardrobe or its outer appearance, therefore it is always a better option to build your
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