Cavitation damage to concrete structure surface is most common in case of spillway in dams. Cavitation damage leads to cracks on the concrete surface.
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Save Environment with Green Buildings
Green buildings around the world uses natural sources of energy, lighting, ventilation, temperature control etc and make building environment friendly.
STRENGTHENING OF RINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS
Reinforced concrete beams need strengthening when the existing steel bars in the beam are unsafe or insufficient, or when the loads applied to the beam are increased. In such cases, there are different solutions that could be followed: I-ADDING REINFORCEMENT ...
Quality Management in Construction Project
Quality management in construction project has become essential in modern construction practices and has incorporated quality management principles and initiatives in their activities. Quality management systems such as ISO 9000 series of standards require incessant monitoring of construction processes. Many ...
Errors During Concrete Construction at Site and How to Avoid Them
Construction errors during concreting at site may occur due to failure to follow specified procedures and good practice or outright carelessness. Most of these errors may not lead to failure or deterioration of concrete, but they may have adverse impact ...
Quantity and Rate Analysis for Reinforced Concrete Construction
Today we will see how to prepare rate analysis for Reinforced Concrete (RCC) work. First step to rate analysis is the estimation of labour, materials, equipments and miscellaneous items for particular quantity of reinforced concrete. The second step is to ...
FIRE PROTECTION OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS
High-rise buildings have unique challenges related to fire protection such as longer egress times and distance, evacuation strategies, fire department accessibility, smoke movement and fire control. The numbers of persons living on high-rise buildings are high compared to low-rise buildings, ...
HOW TO CONSTRUCT DURABLE CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Achieving Durability of Concrete Structures: The durable concrete structures are to be conceptualised, specified, designed, contracted, constructed and maintained. To achieve the design life of the structure at reasonable maintenance cost, the following aspects are required to be taken care ...
Why do We Test Concrete Compressive Strength after 28 Days?
Strength of concrete is generally tested after 28 days as concrete cube strength or concrete cylinder strength. The reason for testing concrete strength after 28 days is discussed. Why do we test concrete compressive strength after 28 days? Concrete gains ...
INSPECTION & TESTING OF WELDS IN STRUCTURAL STEEL
The method of inspection of welds in structural steel should be according to IS: 822 and extent of inspection and testing shall be in accordance with the relevant applicable standard. The inspection of welds during all stages of fabrication and ...