A Building is any structure that is constructed to meet the needs and purpose of users. Residential / commercial / institution / educational / Assembly / Industrial / Storage etc. are some of types of building which are designed by an Architect / Structural designer and executed or constructed by Civil Engineer. A building is …
Vitrified tiles are widely used as finishing material for floors. These are ceramic tiles with more resistant to scratch, porosity. They are widely used for all type of indoor and outdoor flooring, wall cladding. Vast variety of textures, colours available in market. Tiles play an important role in aesthetics of any type of structure. Advantages …
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Reinforcement is an important building material which withstands loads from all component parts of structure. It also resists seismic loads experienced by sub structure. Due to aging, reinforcement steel get damaged due to various factors and excessive loading. Hence, it is necessary to repair/maintain them. Reinforcement is provided in sub surface component parts like foundation …
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We often talk about Green buildings or sustainable building designs in the future because we know that the resources which we are using today to produce all these energies which run our day to day lives will someday end and our future generations would have to struggle a lot even for their daily basic needs …
Dewatering is a process of removal of water from soil below ground levels i.e. from trenches/pits done for construction of substructure of any building. It is basic and important step in construction process of structure. It is done in various methods as per project requirements. Process can be done manually for small projects and mechanically …
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Staircase are provided to access multiple floors in a building. Even with modern inventions like lifts and elevators, stair cases are a must as they are safe during hazards like fires and earthquakes. Staircase and its steel reinforcement is thats why an important aspect in any building design. There are multiple types of staircases that …
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Painting defects can be of many types and can occur due to many reasons. For promising painting works, architects and workers should have an idea about different painting defects and their remedies. There is no standard convention for the nomenclature for these defects. This article divides the painting defects into the following three types: Defects …
In India, The best season or seasons for constructions would be post monsoon followed by winter i.e., from September to March. The quality of houses built post monsoon or in winter will have an edge over houses built in summer and during monsoon. From the Month September to March usually there are No Rains in India. …
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The concrete is a mixture of cement, sand, aggregates and water which, when placed in the skeleton of forms followed by curing becomes hard like a stone. The standard method of evaluating the quality of concrete in buildings or structure is to test specimens for compressive, flexural and tensile strength. Several destructive and non destructive …
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Any home in a subtropical and warm climate of India needs to have a good ventilation system for proper air circulation within its rooms thus preventing it from being stuffy for its dwellers. Ventilation could be natural or artificial. By natural ventilation we refer to a system that puts to use the equipments and designs …
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