Buoyancy rafts or hollow box foundations also known as the floating foundations is a type of deep foundation is used in building construction on soft and weak soils.
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Strengthening of RCC Beams in Shear using Externally Bonded FRP Plates or Strips
Strengthening of reinforced concrete beams with FRP reinforced systems (FRP plate or strips) have been utilize from around 1980s. FRP systems can be used for increasing shear strength of reinforced concrete beams by completely or partially wrapping FRP systems around ...
Soldier Pile Retaining Wall – Components and Design
Soldier pile wall consists of steel beams and is used to retain earth backfill temporarily at construction sites. Components and design of soldier pile retaining wall is discussed.
Properties of Materials for Reinforced Concrete Masonry Walls Construction
Reinforced concrete masonry wall is constructed by assembling of masonry units for example concrete block or bricks, mortars, reinforcing, and sometimes grout that is a kind of soupy concrete. In this article properties of materials employed in the construction of ...
Functional Requirements of Floors in Building Construction
Floors in buildings provide strong level surface to support occupants, furnitures, and other equipments. There are various functional requirements of floors which are discussed in this article.
Bamboo Reinforced Concrete – Properties, Mix Proportion, Design and Construction
Bamboo reinforced concrete mix proportion, design principles and construction technique with properties of bamboo as reinforcement in concrete is discussed.
Minimum Thickness of Two Way Slab as per ACI 318-11 for Deflection Control
Minimum thickness for two way slab construction designed as per methods provided by ACI 318-11 Code namely, direct design method and equivalent frame method.
Shear Design of Fiber Reinforced Concrete Structural Elements
Fiber Reinforced concrete is used for concrete structural members for around thirty years and developed for both prestressed and conventional or ordinary reinforced concrete elements. Fiber reinforced polymer bars are used as reinforcement in these concrete. There are different types ...