FACTORS AFFECTING CHOICE OF CONCRETE FOR A STRUCTURE The choice of whether a structure should be built of concrete, steel, masonry, or timber depends on the availability of
Portland Pozzolana Cement 1. Pozzolana Pozzolana is a volcanic powder found in Italy near Vesuvius A pozzolanic material is essentially a siliceous or aluminous material which possess no
DAMPNESS PREVENTION METHODS: The following are the precautions to be taken to prevent dampness in buildings, before applying the various techniques. The site should be located on high
PLASTERING The following topics are covered in this post. What is plastering? What are the requirements of good plaster? Different types of mortars for plastering Number of coats
TYPES OF DEFECTS IN PLASTER This post describes 7 different categories of defects most frequently noticed in plaster (as mentioned below) Non-structural cracks Structural cracks Debonding Lack of
Requirements of Good Stairs A good stair should provide an easy, quick and safe mode of communication between the various floors of the building. General requirements of good
DEFECTS IN BRICKWORK EFFECTS OF WORKMANSHIP ON MASONRY STRENGTH Masonry has a very long tradition of building by craftsmen, without engineering supervision of the kind applied to reinforced
Quality Control in Concrete Construction Quality of concrete construction on site can be accomplished in three distinct stages as follow Quality control before concreting Quality control during concreting
Technical Properties of Mortar For the sake of projects, the newly mixed mortar should have good workability, and the hardened mortar should have the required strength, the bending
The Basic Properties of Heat-insulating Material In architecture, the material which prevents the outflow of indoor heat is normally called adiabator. On the other hand, the material which
