Mike Rhodes

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Land and property valuer and auctioneer

Jamb and corbel are two different technical terms used in masonry.

The difference in between jam and corbel are discussed below;

1) Definition:

• Jamb– A finished vertical sides of the opening of Window or door is called as a... (More)

Thanks for the answer. I agree that there are other combinations like blue and white etc, but is there any specific reason for mostly using green and blue along with white?

Working stress method is adopted as it does not account for the variation of loads and the design is mostly conservative. Water tanks are more vulnerable. As the water level in the tank is incessantly varying, there is a continuous... (More)

Because of the non-rusting materials used in the statue, it’ll live up to 1000yrs life span with everlasting eco-friendly advanced material stainless steel.

In this statue of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, four metals have been used, in which there will... (More)

Depending upon the nature of environments, forces, and boundary conditions applied to the structure, we have to design the shape of the structure as well as individual RCC components.

Theoretical Best place for T-Beam

Consider a case where the dominant... (More)

Hi,

Basically, the soil sample is categorised into two types-

1. Representative Soil Sample, and
2. Non-represented Soil Sample.

Non-representative soil sample has two sub-types, i.e.

1. Disturbed soil sample
2. Undisturbed soil sample

Definition of disturbed soil sample :

If the in-situ properties... (More)

Having smaller diameter rebar distributed throughout the structure also distributes the load from the concrete to the steel more effectively as there is a greater area of contact for adhesion between the two.

1. Carries a portion of flexural factored shear force.
2. Restrict the growth of diagonal cracks.
3. Hold the longitudinal reinforcement bars in place.
4. Provide some confinement to the concrete in the compression zone if the stirrups are in forms of closed ties.

Honeycombs, especially in columns, have to be repaired with great care since colors are very crucial to structural failure. Follow these steps :

1. Firstly, all loose concrete from the honeycomb should be strictly removed. Use a light chipping hammer (<7kg)... (More)

The basic difference between the balance sheet & cash flow statement are listed below;

Balance Sheet:

• In the balance sheet, a company’s financial status or even an individual for a particular period.
• The balance sheet is also called a Statement... (More)

I would like to add more information to the above comments, Before starting the construction of the foundation, it must be better to select a proper Foundation for the type of soil. Foundation selection criteria depend upon the following factors:... (More)

Sir, Footing is the lowermost part of foundation. Footings are subjected to axial load and bending that can have a portion of their footing area that does not act in bearing. Generally, a direct method of proportioning a rectangular footing... (More)

The use of renewable and free geothermal heat for winter maintenance, snow melting, and de-icing "from the bottom" is an obvious answer.

Outside geothermally heated surfaces are typically heated via hydronic heat exchangers embedded in the pavement. The weather and... (More)

To understand the difference between tender documents and contract documents, first we have to understand what these documents contain.

Tender Documents: A tender is an offer in writing to contractors to execute the some specified works or to supply specified... (More)