The damage to a building due to water/moisture is a significant factor that either shortens its useful life or necessitates costly repairs. The types of damages a building suffers due to moisture are listed below: Decay of wood-based materials Spalling ...
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What is Glulam in Construction?
Glulam is glued laminated timber formed by stacking a number of timber boards or wood lams and bonding them together using a durable and moisture-resistant adhesive. It is a type of structural engineered wood product that is light in weight ...
Steinway Tower: World’s Thinnest Skyscraper
Steinway Tower, the world’s skinniest skyscraper, has opened for its first residents in the city of Manhattan. Standing tall at 1,428 feet, Steinway Tower, also known as 111 West 57th Street, is one of the tallest buildings in the western ...
Composite Decking: Types and Benefits
Composite decking is made from artificial deck boards manufactured by mixing recycled plastics, waste wood fiber, and bonding agents. Composite decks require less maintenance and offer more design flexibility than traditional wood decking. Composite decking, also referred to as wood-plastic ...
Time Management Programs: Objective, Advantages, and Disadvantages
Time management is organizing and implementing a strategy related to the time required for different activities in a project. No aspect of work, be it the individual’s work, others, project, or process, can be controlled unless it has been planned. ...
1915 Çanakkale Bridge: World’s Longest Suspension Bridge
The 1915 Canakkale Bridge or Dardanelles Bridge is the world’s longest mid-span road suspension bridge situated in Canakkale in northwestern Turkey. The bridge is 3.7 km long and is built over the Dardanelles Strait in the Canakkale province. The name ...
Why is Polycarbonate Popular in Construction Industry?
Polycarbonate is an engineering thermoplastic with outstanding impact resistance, heat resistance, and transparency. It is light in weight and 250 times stronger than standard glass and therefore used for widespread building and construction applications. The polycarbonate most used in construction ...
Design and Construction of Submerged Floating Tunnel
A submerged floating tunnel (SFT), also called Archimedes bridge or suspended tunnel, is a tunnel that floats in the water supported by its buoyancy (specifically, by employing the hydrostatic thrust, or Archimedes’ principle). Structural Components of Submerged Floating Tunnel A ...
Clay Roof Tiles: Types, Properties, and Advantages
Clay roof tile is a ceramic product made up of a solid unit of clay or shale, or both, formed into any shape, generally rectangular planar shapes while in a plastic state and fired in a kiln. Classification of Clay ...
Hypertunnel’s Breakthrough Technique in Tunneling
A Basingstoke-based startup called Hypertunnel has developed a revolutionary approach to tunneling including tunnel construction, enlargement, repair and maintenance of tunnels and underground structures. The company’s co-founders, Jeremy Hammond and Steve Jordanhe showcased a new, cost-effective, safer and environment-friendly system ...