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  1. Asked: July 16, 2020In: Structural Engineering

    What is diffrence between retaining wall and breast wall?

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    Added an answer on July 19, 2020 at 9:34 pm

    Basic difference is retaining wall is designed to resist backfill earth pressure and breast wall is resist for natural earthen slope of hilly area In hill. When road is construct, at that time we need to cut-off some portion of hill and basically we construct two wall one is breast wall which is onRead more

    Basic difference is retaining wall is designed to resist backfill earth pressure and breast wall is resist for natural earthen slope of hilly area

    In hill. When road is construct, at that time we need to cut-off some portion of hill and basically we construct two wall one is breast wall which is on hill side of the road to give stability of hill slop and another one is retaining wall which is construct on valley side of road which wall have backfill pressure plus road pressure on backfill so we need to design retaining wall for that backfill & surcharge .

    See figure for different between retaining wall and breast wall.

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  2. Asked: July 17, 2020In: Structural Engineering

    What is effect of steel and aluminium, if we use it as reinforcement in structure?

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    Added an answer on July 18, 2020 at 2:47 pm

    Both have different properties & a separate cost which describes below. steel As compared aluminium,steel have less corrosion resistance Steel are chiper than aluminium Steel give lesser malleability and elastic properties than aluminium In weight steel have higher weight Steel is tough & haRead more

    Both have different properties & a separate cost which describes below.

    steel

    • As compared aluminium,steel have less corrosion resistance
    • Steel are chiper than aluminium
    • Steel give lesser malleability and elastic properties than aluminium
    • In weight steel have higher weight
    • Steel is tough & harder than alluminium
    • Generally we use steel as a reinforced member in concrete structures
    • Esay to weld with other structural components.

    Aluminum

    • Higher corrosion resistance
    • Higher cost
    • Higher
    • malleability and elastic properties
    • Lesser weight
    • Generally we not use in concrete
    • Difficult to weld
    • Aluminum is soft metal compare to steel.

     

    We are generally use steel as a reinforcement.

    We doesn’t use aluminium because of soft metal property

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  3. Asked: July 16, 2020In: Foundation

    What is Universal Foundation?

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    Added an answer on July 16, 2020 at 4:40 pm

    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.
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  4. Asked: July 16, 2020In: Foundation

    What is contect pressure in footing?

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    Added an answer on July 16, 2020 at 4:22 pm

    < 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

    • elastic property of soil
    • type of foundation either flexible or rigid
    • type of soil and its various property

    see the figure to more understanding

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  5. Asked: July 13, 2020In: Construction Site Related

    What are the quick tests to check the quality of material on site?

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    Added an answer on July 14, 2020 at 5:13 pm

    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 .

     

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