Lightweight concrete floor provides more efficient strength-to-weight ratio in concrete floor systems when compared to other conventional concrete floor systems. The reduced quantity of concrete and steel reinforcement offsets the marginally higher cost of lightweight concrete floor systems.These floors are ...
Concrete production companies produce a substantial amount of concrete in the United States which is over 500 million tons per year. Concrete is an affordable and reliable material that is applied throughout the infrastructure of the country construction, industrial, transportation, ...
What is R-value and U-value of Concrete SlabR-value is the measurement of concrete slab (or other material) capacity to resist heat flow i.e. it measures the effectiveness of insulation or thermal resistance. However, U-value is the measurement of heat transmission ...
Brick masonry walls are not commonly used as a basement wall but it can be constructed to serve this purpose. Brick basement wall must be built according to design specifications and drawings so as to be able to resist both ...
A chamfer edge on a concrete is a sloped or angled corner made for improving the aesthetical appearance, safety and easy removal of formwork of concrete. The formation of a ...
The aim of using green building materials is to construct energy-efficient structures and to build those structures one should be aware of different green building materials, their properties and how they contribute into saving energy.Green Building Materials used in ConstructionFollowing ...
Concrete laitance is a layer of weak and nondurable cement and fine particles originated from aggregate. These materials are moved upward due to movement of moisture (bleeding) through concrete because of the presence of too much mixing water. The quantity of ...
