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Airport: A place often with multiple runways where commercial aircraft regularly take off and land usually based on a schedule, it has buildings for passengers flight management (Control tower) and services such as refueling, maintenance etc. An airport is normally... (More)
There are three methods of Interpolation of Contours are as below:
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When we deal with cement, mortar or concrete during the construction process then the time required for mixing, transportation, placement, compaction, and finishing is more.
During this whole time, our cement should be in plastic condition and... (More)
Std sizes of vents in home
The PH value is very important in construction activities, particularly for reinforced cement concrete as it is a composite material created with embedded steel bars. If the PH value of water is less than 7 which is the neutral value... (More)
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According to ISSCS, plasticity chart, depending on the values of liquid limit (WL) and plasticity index (IP). The ‘A’ line is illustrated as IP is 0.73 (WL – 20). fine soils are split up into clays(C), silts... (More)
let’s discuss some introductory part of Chrome corundum brick.
Introduction :
A brick which is a solid synthesized by high temperature melting and it is made up of a certain proportion of Alumina and Chrome oxide.... (More)
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The colour of the civil engineer’s helmet on site is white and not yellow. That is the convention.
The purpose is to differentiate the engineer from other professionals on site. Every other kind of professional... (More)
Green colored roofs reflect heat and are appealing to the eye for being complacent with nature’s green which is missing in urban life.white on walls appeals to building feature of being a symbol of inhabitation. Other colors being used in... (More)
Convergent beam of light:- Light rays comes together (converges) after reflection and refraction at a single point known as the focus. When a convergent beam of light falls incident on a plane mirror, the image formed is Inverted and real,... (More)
As per my knowledge, depth of the beam is always greater than the width, that's why 400 is taken as depth and 200 as width.
Following are the best tile used:
Bathroom: Tiles should deal with plenty of water and not cause skidding. Tiles must be easy to clean and anti-bacterial. It must maintain proper friction.examples are
Following are the economical way of roofing for rural areas:
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This is a common building construction material. Nowadays concrete bricks are taking the place of traditional bricks.
Traditional bricks are used for two types of walls. The testing of brick is the same for its uses in any type of... (More)
One of ways to repair patch is:
A cut-off saw with dust suppression slices through the old bitmac. The bottle feeds water to the blade to ensure dust is tuned to a slurry. Pumping the bottle recharges the pressure which... (More)
SOR, i.e., Schedule of Rates, also known as DSR, i.e., District Schedule of Rates. It is a document released by Public Works Departments for every district. It consists of many tables for different activities in construction, such as Concreting, Earthwork,... (More)
For an M20 grade of concrete, the ratio is (1:1.5:3) ie, (1 part of cement: 1.5 part of sand: 3 part of Aggregate)
Let us assume for 1 Cum. Of M20 concrete,
So, Wet volume of concrete = 1 Cum... (More)
It is a legal document which specifies the land and buildings at a particular time. Government of Gujarat fixes the rates of land or building in the state from time to time. In the state of Gujarat property registration charges... (More)
Lintel level and sill levels are parts of the wall.
Lintel Level
When a window or door is constructed, a load of bricks above it needs a base. And lintels are provided for the same. Above the window, a beam-like... (More)
