Types of Drawings used in Building Construction
Different types of drawings is used in construction such as architectural drawings, structural, electrical, plumbing and finishing drawings. These drawings provides layout plans and...
Concrete Grade Beam Construction Process
What is concrete grade beam?
Grade beams are commonly concrete beams which are designed to act as horizontal ties between footings or pile caps. They...
Determine Water Content of Soil by Oven Dry and Pycnometer Methods
What is Water Content of Soil?
The water content of soil is is the ratio of mass of water to mass of soil which is...
Expansive Cement – Manufacture, Properties, Types and Uses
Expansive cement is special type of cement when mixed with water, which forms a paste that tends to increase in volume to a significantly greater...
Hydrophobic Cement – Manufacture, Properties and Uses
As the name of the cement denotes, hydro means water and phobic means against. Hydrophobic cement is obtained by grinding portland cement clinker with a...
Air-Entrained Cement – Manufacture, Properties and Advantages
Air-entrained portland cement is a special cement which has air bubbles introduced in the cement or concrete that provides the space for expansion of...
White Cement – Manufacture, Properties and Uses
White cement is same as that of grey Portland cement but the only differ is in the colour and fineness. This colour of this...
