(i) The term masonry is used to indicate the art of building the structures in either stones or bricks. (ii) It may be defined as the cons...
Showing posts with label GENERAL CONCEPTS RELATED TO BUILDINGGENERAL CONCEPTS RELATED TO BUILDING. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GENERAL CONCEPTS RELATED TO BUILDINGGENERAL CONCEPTS RELATED TO BUILDING. Show all posts
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
What is tender?
parag pal
January 31, 2018
Tendcr is a written offer submitted by the contractors in pursurance of the notification given, to execute certain work or supply of some sp...
Saturday, 20 January 2018
Tuesday, 9 January 2018
Asbestos is a general name for several varieties of fibrous minerals which are available in nature. But presently, most of the commercial as...
Physical Tests on Cement
parag pal
January 09, 2018
(a) Soundness Test: It is conducted by sieve analysis. 100 gms of cement is taken and sieved through IS sieve No. 9 for fifteen minutes. Re...
Tests on Bricks
parag pal
January 09, 2018
The following laboratory tests may be conducted on the bricks to find their suitability: (i) Crushing strength (ii) A...
Saturday, 25 February 2017
Quality control of Ready Mix Concrete plant.
parag pal
February 25, 2017
Introduction As per Indian Standard code of practice (IS 4926) Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) is defined as the concrete delivered in pla...
Wednesday, 15 June 2016
Types of Stairs
parag pal
June 15, 2016
The stairs may be built with wood, concrete masonry or with cast iron. Wooden stairs are not safe, because of the danger of fire. Howeve...
PLASTERING
parag pal
June 15, 2016
Applying mortar on the surfaces of walls, columns, ceiling etc. to get smooth finish is termed as plastering. Mortar used for plasteri...
CELLULAR CONCRETE
parag pal
June 15, 2016
It is a light weight concrete produced by introducing large voids in the concrete or mortar. Its density varies from 3 kN/m 3 to 8 kN/m...
Compaction factor test.
parag pal
June 15, 2016
This is another test to identify the workability of concrete. This test is conducted in the laboratory. The test equipment consists...
What is uses of timber?
parag pal
June 15, 2016
1. For heavy construction works like columns, trusses, piles. 2. For light construction works like doors, windows, flooring and roofi...
What is CEMENT & its Chemical properties
parag pal
June 15, 2016
Cement is a commonly used binding material in the construction. The cement is obtained by burning a mixture of calcarious and argillaceou...
What are the common building stones?
parag pal
June 15, 2016
(i) Basalt and trap (ii) Granite (iii) Sand stone (iv) Slate (v) Quartzite. (vi) Marble
Uses of Stones.
parag pal
June 15, 2016
(i) Stone masonry is used for the construction of foundations, walls, columns and arches. (ii) Stones are used for flooring. (iii)...
What are the Properties of Stones?
parag pal
June 15, 2016
(i) Structure (ii) Texture (iii) Density (iv) Appearance
What is stone ?
parag pal
June 15, 2016
Stone is a ‘naturally available building material’ which has been used from the early age of civilization. It is available in the form o...
Monday, 6 June 2016
What is membrane curing?
parag pal
June 06, 2016
Sometimes, concrete works are carried out in places where there is acute shorting of water. the lavish application of water for water cu...
Water curing
parag pal
June 06, 2016
This is by far the best method of curing as it satisfies all the requirements of curing, namely, promotion of hydration, elimination of ...
what are the partial properties of workability ?
parag pal
June 06, 2016
Mixability, Transportability, Mouldability and Compactibility are the partial properties of workability. a) Mixability:- It is t...