Testing High Strength Prestressed Concrete Cubes
High strength prestressed concrete cube tests guidelines are guidelines prescribed in the Indian standard code IS: 1343-1980 with respect to quality of materials used in prestressed concrete. The…
Estimating Life cost of a Construction Project
LIFE CYCLE COST IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Life cycle cost in construction projects is a process of economic decision analysis, which helps taking decisions on investments…
Waterproofing Concreting by use of Polyethylene films
Polyethylene Films are used for waterproofing in Walls or base of Structures. Water proof treatment is applied as outlined and as per sequence given below: a) The concrete surface…
Testing Sand Properties at the construction site
Aggregate most of which pass through 4.75 mm IS sieve is known as fine aggregate. Fine aggregate shall consists of natural sand, crushed stone sand,…
How to measure Masonary work : Estimating Brick Quantity
Masonry works are those where cement and fine aggregates without any coarse aggregates are used for construction purpose. There different types of masonry work: 1. Brick Masonry 2….
Test Cylinder Concrete for Compressive Strength
Compressive Strength Testing the Cylinder of Concrete AIM To determine the compressive strength of concrete cylinders. APPARATUS Compression testing machine, cylinder mould of 150mm diameter and 300mm…
Extracting Concreting Cores and Testing for Strength
While Rebound Hammer, CAPO/Pullout, Windsor probe and ultrasonic pulse velocity tests give indirect evidence of concrete quality, a more direct assessment on strength can be made by core sampling and testing. Cores are…
Comparing High Strength and Performance Concrete individually
High-Strength versus High Performance Concrete High strength concrete and high-performance concrete are not synonymous because strength and performance of concrete are different properties of concrete. High-strength…
How to Repair Concrete and requirement for concreting?
Concrete Repair Materials and its Requirements. Besides being of compatible properties, repair materials for cement, concrete/mortar shall also be easy to apply and require no…
Structural Design Engineer Role in Geo-technical Investigation
Structural Design Engineer play an important role not only in making a structure safe structurally, but also by ensuring that the site where the construction…