Tag: Building Materials
Emerging Materials and methods in Emerging Materials and methods in Concrete Construction
ICI is organizing a conference on Innovation in concrete Construction (ICC-2017). The event will be on 29th April and is planned to be held in…
Connect to the future: BIM for Construction – Autodesk AutoCAD
BIM for Construction 26th April 2017 (Wednesday) | 03:00 PM – 04:00 PM (IST) Connect to the future: BIM for Construction Advances in technology are…
Chocolate being studied as a building material
I am making my own house by Chocolate : Do You! Two Princeton University researchers are studying the use of a compound chocolate as a…
Why the initial and final setting times are required to be determined?
Ques: Why the initial and final setting times are required to be determined? Answer: Initial setting time is determined to have a sufficient time for…
What is mortar?
Ques:What is mortar? Answer:Mortar is a workable paste obtained by mixing a binding material with fine aggregate (sand ,surkhi, or cinder etc.) and water in…
Which are the various types of mortars used?
Ques: Which are the various types of mortars used? Answer: Lime mortar, Cement mortar and Gauged mortar.
What do you understand by Gauged mortar?
Ques: What do you understand by Gauged mortar? Answer: The mortar prepared by using cement ,sand and lime are called Gauge mortar.
What are the good characteristics of sand ?
Ques: What are the good characteristics of sand ? Answer: It should clean , sharp and rectangular grains . It should be free from dust…
What are the function of mortar ?
Ques: What are the function of mortar ? Answer: It binds together stones or bricks to take up loads and to give required strength to…
How will you perform consistency test for cement?
Ques : How will you perform consistency test for cement? Answer:This test is done to know the quantity of water to be added for testing …