Tag: Concrete
How to Design Light Weight Concrete?
Mix design methods applying to normal weight concrete are generally difficult to use with light weight aggregate concrete. The lack of accurate value of absorption,…
Iconic Architecture and Design Vishwaksena Vidya Vikas Higher Secondary School
Location : Sriperumbudur – Thiruvallur Highway, Pollivakam, Thiruvallur Client : K. V. Balasubramanium Architect : Ar. M.Murali The site is located in a serene locality…
Mix Proportion of Non-Fines Concrete : Method of Preparation
Mix Proportion of Non-Fines Concrete No-Fines Concrete is a method of producing light concrete by omitting the fines from conventional concrete. No-fines concrete as the…
Concrete Shell : Types and Forms – Folded Barrel Shell Arches
THIN SHELL CONCRETE STRUCTURE– TYPES & FORMS Special Forms for Concrete Shells A thin shell concrete structure, is a structure composed of a relatively thin shell…
Blast Resistance and Progressive Collapse in RCC Structures
The study of blast effects on structures has been an area of formal technical investigation for over 60 years. There are numerous texts, guides and…
Vacuum Concreting : Advantages-Techniques with Equipments
VACUUM CONCRETE: TECHNIQUES, EQUIPMENTS & ADVANTAGES Water-cement ratio is detrimental for concrete. We always try to restrict the water-cement ratio in order to achieve higher…
Concrete Cracking : Important stages of fracture
The stages of cracking (fracture) in concrete: There are three stages of cracking or fracture in concrete. When we describe the cracking mechanisms, it is…
Test Concrete Cubes Strength Easy Process
Testing Concrete Cubes in Lab and onsite Compressive strength of concrete: Out of many test applied to the concrete, this is the utmost important which…
CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS IN CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Honeycomb and rock pockets Defects in concrete structures can be due to poor construction practices i.e. poor construction quality control at site or due to…
“Coffer cell” to be used for repairs of concrete pontoons
DOT set to make final round of repairs on cracked 520 pontoons Washington’s Department of Transportation is set to start the final round of repairs…