The required load-carrying capacity of columns damaged due to earthquake can be regained by retrofitting the inclined columns. During earthquakes, the top and bottom parts of a column are most vulnerable to shear forces. If the forces are large, ...
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Tell Your Construction Site Story and Win Prizes
We, the constructors, build the world. We all have been in a position where our construction sites become everything to us. The attachment between a constructor and his construction site is something unparalleled and can’t be found in any ...
Minimizing Corruption in the Construction Industry: Strategies and Approaches
The construction/engineering sector is identified as the most corrupt sector in the world. Malpractices like extortion, bribery, and fraud in construction projects can have a damaging effect on the developing as well as the developed countries. As per the ...
How to Consolidate Concrete in Congested Reinforced Concrete Members?
Consolidation of fresh concrete in congested concrete members should be performed using proper concrete pouring and compaction procedures. Otherwise, the concrete element suffers from strength deficiency and durability loss due to problems like honeycomb and poor concrete cover in ...
Tips to Avoid Reinforcement and Embedment Congestion in Concrete Members
Designers should consider possible congestions in reinforced concrete members while designing concrete structures. They should follow specifications of applicable codes to prevent congestions. Sometimes, one of the options to avoid congestion is by increasing the width of the concrete ...
How Important is it to Prepare an Approximate Estimate?
Approximate estimate, also known as preliminary or rough estimate, helps to find out the approximate cost of a project in a very short time. Moreover, it enables the concerned authority to consider the financial aspect of the scheme to ...
Mount Rushmore: Carving the Spirit of America
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, is known worldwide for its massive sculpture of four of the United States’ most respected presidents. The monument is spread over an area of 517-ha landscape covered ...
Rework in Construction: Its Sources and Causes
Rework is an activity in the field that is required to be repeated or undertaken again after completion of a work due to some impending correction that was necessary to be carried out during the execution of the project. ...