Steel plays a crucial role in modern construction, manufacturing, and infrastructure development.From bridges and buildings …
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Types of Bending Stresses
Types of Bending Stresses: Bending stresses are those that bend the beam because of beam self-load and external load acting on it. Bending stresses are of two types; Pure Bending Simple Bending Pure Bending: Bending …
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Construction of residential building required following paper work before the start of actual construction. These steps are; Preparation of
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Reinforcement is the only additional item that differentiates R.C.C( Reinforced Cement Concrete) from P.C.C(Plain Cement Concrete). Generally, the size of coarse aggregates in R.C.C is 20mm. Else concrete mixing ratio, method of mixing and curing …
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Protection of fresh concrete from rain, sunlight and other weather factors is very important. Bad results will occur in case of negligence. Similarly, protect concrete from any direct hit during other construction activities. Concrete gain …
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Cement concrete is composed of cement, fine aggregates, coarse aggregates and water. While writing detailed specifications, explain the specifications of every single ingredient in detail. Cement Cement is the basic and most important ingredient of …
Continue readingColumn Basics | Types | Failure Patterns | End Conditions & Design
Column is a long cylindrical member subjected to axial compression. Column carries self-weight and load coming on it. Generally, load transfers through its longitudinal direction. Column is categorized based on its height. These are; Short Column …
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It is an empirical formula used for the calculation of ultimate load both for short and long columns. Rankin’s formula is also known as Rankin Gordon Formula. It gives the ultimate load that column can …
Continue readingEuler’s Crippling Load Formula and Example
Euler’s crippling load formula is used to find the buckling load of long columns. The load obtained from this formula is the ultimate load that column can take. In order to find the safe load, …
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There are two types of specifications. General Specifications Detailed Specifications General Specifications General specifications provide a very brief explanation about construction materials and construction work. Generally, Architect mentioned these specifications on a drawing, which helps …
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Specifications define the quality of any construction work. Therefore, specifications should be clear. Language for specifications should be such that no chance of ambiguity lefts. Specifications are the important part of contract and it has …
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