Mastering concrete mix design is essential for any construction project that requires the use of concrete. It is the process of combining components to create a mix to achieve desired results. Concrete mix design is a complex process that requires ...
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Various types of concrete for different purpose, their mix proportions, properties, strength and durability and uses in construction.
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Demystifying Reinforced Concrete: Key Principles for Construction
Reinforced concrete is one of the world’s most widely used building materials. From bridges and skyscrapers to foundations and walls, reinforced concrete is essential to modern construction. Despite its prevalence, many people need to become more familiar with the key ...
Innovative Materials for Concrete Reinforcement and Durability
Concrete is essential in many modern structures, from buildings to bridges and dams. Strengthening and reinforcing the material is essential in ensuring its strength and durability. Unfortunately, traditional concrete reinforcement and durability methods are becoming outdated and are only sometimes ...
No-Slump Concrete: Workability and Proportioning of Mixture
As per ACI 116R-00, “No-slump concrete is a freshly mixed concrete that exhibits a slump of less than 25 mm”. Constituent materials of this type of concrete are similar to that of conventional concrete with the only difference being that ...
Types and Roles of Admixtures in Pumpable Concrete
Any admixture that improves the workability of concrete is advantageous for enhancing the pumpability of concrete. Various chemical admixtures like air-entraining admixture, high-range water-reducing admixture, and finely divided admixture have been utilized to improve concrete pumpability. The choice of the ...
Aquacrete: Advantages and Applications
Aquacrete is a decorative cement coating that provides an aesthetically pleasing appearance to a concrete surface. It is produced from cement, quartz, and color. Aquacrete can be used to coat swimming pools, bodies of water and basins, and fountains. The ...
Plum Concrete: Applications and Procedure of Laying
Plum concrete, also termed cyclopean concrete or rubble concrete, is a mixture of wet concrete and a plum (large size, strong, and clean natural coarse aggregate or boulders of roughly 300 mm size or larger). Plum occupies approximately 30-40% of ...
Design Considerations for Precast Structure
Precast concrete construction offers several key features such as dimensional accuracy, better finishes, and faster erection, which is absent when other concrete construction methods are considered. The design of precast structures involves: The design of precast members for all the ...