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What are the reasons of Building Collapse?
What is light emitting concrete and the purpose to provide that concrete?
Light-emitting concrete involves the use of optical fibers within the concrete to form a mixture that emits light from the brighter side of the wall to the darker side. It is made up of concrete with relatively finer materials. Fine aggregates are actually quite fine, and the Nominal mean size of coRead more
Which is effective in terms of costing for G+12 building – RCC or Composite (RCC+Steel)?
Short answer : Composite. Composite structures are generally preferred for buildings with at least ten floors when looked upon from a cost point of view. But just generalizing this would be too vague. A lot should depend on the particular project at hand. Though, composite wins hands down in terms oRead more
Which software used for taking out estimation of building or any structure?
On-site generally, I heard these two terms capping beam and ground beam, so What is the difference between these two?
There is a minor difference between ground beams and capping beams Ground Beams are provided between the pile caps, it provides structural stability and provide strength to a foundation While Capping Beams ties all piles together and helps to distribute load of superstructure to the substructure. ItRead more
Which are the methods for the demolition of any structure?
Demolition methods are chosen based on several factors.It depends on type of material used in building, based on location of building, waste disposal etc... Widely used demolition across the world are as follows 1. Implosion 2. Selective Demolition 3. Wrecking ball demolition 4. Mechanical demolitioRead more
What is OSHA compliance?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. To ensure health and safety at workplace there are certain standards and rules have been made for working men and women at workplace under OSHA Act(1970). So an employer must provide a workRead more
How many-legged stirrups do I have to provide in Footing if shear stress exceeds 5 kg/cm2?
2 legged vertical stirrups are to be provided when shear stress increases more than 5kg/cm2. The footing undergoes punching shear due to which its stability.One-way shear has to be checked across the full width of the base slab on a vertical section located from the face of the column, pedestal or wRead more
Abbas Khan Civil Engineer
The main reason buildings collapsed are following; 1- Bad Design 2-Foundation Failure 3-Faulty Construction 4-Extraordinary Loads 5-Natural Disasters Like Earthquakes, Cyclones, Tornadoes,Fire, Hurricanes. 6- Differential Settlement