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What is Universal Foundation?
vivek gami
universal foundation is pile foundation. it is used at all location, so we call it universal foundation in simple way basically pile foundation use at where bearing capacity of soil is low where chances of differential settlement of foundation where structural load is very high like bridge or skyskiRead more
universal foundation is pile foundation.
it is used at all location, so we call it universal foundation in simple way
basically pile foundation use at
- where bearing capacity of soil is low
- where chances of differential settlement of foundation
- where structural load is very high like bridge or skyskiper building
- where black cotton soil is present
- where bearing strata depth is very high
- where structure need to resist excessive vibration (wind mill)
- pile foundation we can use every where.
See lessWhat is contect pressure in footing?
vivek gami
< strong>contact pressure is the pressure between footing end and soil strata where we rest the footing. we should have safe contact pressure to avoid foundation failure like (punching failure, shear failure, excessive settlement of the foundation, etc. ) it is express by load per area it isRead more
< strong>contact pressure is the pressure between footing end and soil strata where we rest the footing.
we should have safe contact pressure to avoid foundation failure like (punching failure, shear failure, excessive settlement of the foundation, etc. )
it is express by load per area
it is depending on
see the figure to more understanding
See lessHow to repair Honeycombs in Column?
vivek gami
repairs of honeycomb in column steps are as follow clean surface by apply compressed air blow and brush application now wash the surface dry the surface apply bonding chemical like various bonding chemical from sika and dr fix it brand. now apply cement grout slurry with pneumatic pressure nearly abRead more
repairs of honeycomb in column steps are as follow
A= before repair
B= after repair.
See lessHow Gibbs module outlet work in the canal outlet system?
vivek gami
can you send working animation GIF or any video ? because i have doubt that can we lift water without pump? vertex flow is sufficient to lift the water of that quantity ?
can you send working animation GIF or any video ?
See lessbecause i have doubt that can we lift water without pump? vertex flow is sufficient to lift the water of that quantity ?
How to Repair Damaged Beams and Walls in Load Bearing Construction?
vivek gami
there is wrong construction practice in the given photo Never cut your structural members like beam and column. put your pipe outside of the wall and do plaster around the pipe as shown in picture Put outside all of the plumbing work, which cut the structural member like beam-column.Read more
there is wrong construction practice in the given photo
Never cut your structural members like beam and column.
put your pipe outside of the wall and do plaster around the pipe as shown in picture
Put outside all of the plumbing work, which cut the structural member like beam-column.
for given situation i have one solution that is shown in figure
we need to construct two column to transfer that beam load to the foundation.
This is the solution that we can apply.
Thank you.
See lessHow can we reduce laitance from concrete structures?
vivek gami
reason of laitance in concrete. higher w/c ratio more vibration improper gradation of mixing material improper mixing of concrete may be segregation occur during placing of concret preventive steps are as follow-- reduce/proper w/c ratio take care of vibration, if more vibration done than slurry ofRead more
reason of laitance in concrete.
preventive steps are as follow-–
- reduce/proper w/c ratio
- take care of vibration, if more vibration done than slurry of cement come out on surface
- concrete should mix around 20-25 rotation of mixture drum
- concrete should not throw more than 1.5 meter
- in concrete, aggregate should have well graded so we can get proper packing of partical..
- if higher workability we should add pozzolana material instead of higher w/c
- we can also use fiber as a admixture to reduce laitance.
See lessWhat are the quick tests to check the quality of material on site?
vivek gami
yes obviously for cement on cement bag some standard information should be printed like the type of cement, pozzolana content, IS code of that type, week of packing, it should have a greenish color it should give smooth feeling when putting your hand in cement bag and doesn't present any lumps WhenRead more
yes obviously
for cement
on cement bag some standard information should be printed like the type of cement, pozzolana content, IS code of that type, week of packing,
it should have a greenish color
it should give smooth feeling when putting your hand in cement bag and doesn’t present any lumps
When it throw on the water surface, it should stay on the surface before the sink for some time.
cement bag should be used within three months of manufacturing
for sand
Basically, we check clay content in the sand by sand, taken in hand, and rub it. If there is clay is present, then particular clay sticks with hand moisture so we can observe easily.
sand should be washable
We can also check its uniformity by sieve if it’s present on site.
aggregate
aggregate should have well-graded we can check it by check packing (interlocking structure ) of it
aggregate should not have any clay contain
and other material we can check it by various experience .
See lessWhat is bacterial concrete?
vivek gami
hmmm thanx for your responce
hmmm thanx for your responce
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