Uplift pressure, which is also known as hydrostatic uplift, is an upward pressure applied to a structure that has the potential to raise it relative to its surroundings. It is the condition of greater pore water pressure than the overburden pressure ...
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Mechanization in Construction Industry- Motivations, and Advantages
Mechanization is the process of shifting from working largely or exclusively by hand to do that work using machines. The construction projects are becoming more demanding and complicated in construction and delay of projects would arise if conventional construction method ...
Roller Compacted Concrete: Properties, Advantages, and Applications
Roller-compacted concrete (RCC) is a concrete of zero-slump consistency in its unhardened state used in pavement and dams. It is transported, placed, and compacted using earth and rockfill construction equipment.
Fluid Pressure and Pascal’s Law in Fluid Mechanics
Fluid pressure and pascal’s law are explained briefly by considering a small fluid element that is in the state of rest. The concept is more elaborated with the help of a workout example. Fluid Pressure at a Point The fluid ...
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The compressibility of soil is defined as the capability of soil to decrease its volume under mechanical loads, whereas the consolidation is the compression of saturated soil under steady pressure and it is occurred as a result of water expulsion ...
What is Porotherm Bricks? Properties, Advantages, and Applications
Porotherm clay bricks are horizontally or vertically perforated clay bricks. they are manufactured in variety of sizes (common size is 400x200x200 mm) from natural clay, coal ash, rice husk, and granite slurry. The term porotherm is used for this type of ...
Top 1O Roof Shingles for Building Construction
Roofing with shingles is considered to be a large investment which varies depending on the roofing area and the type of roof shingle chosen. Understanding different types of roofing shingles available in the market and their rates help to choose ...
What are Roofing Shingles?
Roof shingles are roofing material that consists of individual overlapping elements placed one over the other. These roof elements are flat and rectangular in shape. This is laid in courses from the bottom edge to the top edge of the ...
14 Principles of Management by Henry Fayol
The 14 principles of management stated by Henry Fayol is one of the famous administration theory used in management. This is the basics of any powerful management tool used in an organization. The 14 major principles of management are: Division ...
Tape Corrections in Chain Surveying
The chain surveying performed by a tape is expected to have some errors due to incorrect tape measurements. In ordinary chaining works, the errors are neglected. But for important and precise survey works in construction, accurate tape corrections are provided. ...