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What is the meaning of the defect liability period?
What is the meaning of Soil Reinforcement?
Soil reinforcement is the process used to improve the stiffness and the strength of soil using geo-engineering methods.
Soil reinforcement is the process used to improve the stiffness and the strength of soil using geo-engineering methods.
See lessExplain various types of Roof covering materials?
Here, I will be discussing the concrete tile roofing materials. concrete tile: The concrete tile consists of nearly 70% sand, 20% cement, nearly 9% water & only 1%pigment plus some additive. The manufacturing method of concrete tile: Extrusion Wet pressing Core molding & vibration molding. TRead more
Here, I will be discussing the concrete tile roofing materials.
The concrete tile consists of nearly 70% sand, 20% cement, nearly 9% water & only 1%pigment plus some additive.
The manufacturing method of concrete tile:
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See lessWhat is the difference between a load bearing structure and a frame structure? How load is transferred in load bearing and framed structures?
No. Load Bearing Structure Frame Structure 1. Almost all the walls are load bearing walls. None of the wall are load bearing. They serve the same purpose as partition or screen. 2. Almost all the should be provided with foundation None of the walls are provided with any type of foundation. Walls doRead more
| No. | Load Bearing Structure | Frame Structure |
| 1. | Almost all the walls are load bearing walls. | None of the wall are load bearing. They serve the same purpose as partition or screen. |
| 2. | Almost all the should be provided with foundation | None of the walls are provided with any type of foundation. Walls do not go below the plinth beam. |
| 3. | Load bearing walls are taken deep into the subsoil foundation. | Only column are taken deep into subsoil and provided with foundation footing. |
| 4. | Any load bearing wall should have minimum thickness of 200 mm. | Exterior wall subjected to weathering elements are generally 200 mm thick. All other wall can be 100 mm thick or even thinner. |
| 5. | Wall are usually constructed of bricks or stone. | Column supporting beam supporting slab are all of R.C. C. |
| 6. | In a multi-storeyed building for every wall in the floor above there must be a corresponding wall in continuation in the floor below to support it. | There is no such necessity. As none of the walls are load bearing. Every floor may have wall independent of the one below it. |
| 7. | In a multi – storeyed building the thickness of the wall increase as we descend from a floor above to one below it. | These walls do not take the load and need not be thicker. They may not even continue in the floor below. |
| 8. | A load bearing wall once constructed shall remain in position and should never be dismantled in full or part. | The wall of framed structure can be displaced at will as they are lighter and non load bearing. |
| 9. | This type of construction does not favor toomany openings for windows, doors, ventilation etc., in the ground floor as required for show room etc., as the load bearing length of wall is considerably reduced. | The space between column can remains as open space as the case with multi – storeyed residential flats where the ground floor is left with no walls for easy parking of vehicle. |
| 10. | In case of multi – storeyed buildings, the room area is reduced as we go down due to thicker walls. | Thickness of wall remains uniform, therefore the carpet area in any floor remains the same. |
| 11. | Plans of the different floors must be the same. Very little changes are only possible between one floor and the one above. | Plans of different floor are independent of each floor. The ground floor may have a commercial complex, first floor an office or a bank and second floor onward of residential complexes of different types of plans and function within the same building. |
| 12. | May not withstand seismic forces and other forces and other type of vibration because composed of different blocks as bricks and stones being bonded together. | More rigid and withstand seismic forces because of the entire frame of column, beam and slabs act as one unit of R.C.C. |
What should one do if the slump test fails for a given concrete?
If the slump test fails for concrete then immediately reject that concrete because high amount of water can decrease the durability of the concrete. But dont add water if the slump test fails.
If the slump test fails for concrete then immediately reject that concrete because high amount of water can decrease the durability of the concrete. But dont add water if the slump test fails.
See lessHow to rectify the old cement pipeline leakage problem?
control the pipe leackage by using NiTo bond chemical first we need to dry that pipe Chip the pipe surface where leakage problem is there Brush the chipped surface completely and clean with water. And allow to dry Then apply Ninto bond coating on the surface The complete the mason work by fresh conRead more
control the pipe leackage by using NiTo bond chemical
What is surface excavation?
Surface excavation involves the removal of the exposed layer of the earth surface, including any vegetation or decaying matter which could make the soil compressible and therefore unsuitable for bearing structural loads. Hence the depth will be vary from site to site, usually range of 150-300 mm.
Surface excavation involves the removal of the exposed layer of the earth surface, including any vegetation or decaying matter which could make the soil compressible and therefore unsuitable for bearing structural loads. Hence the depth will be vary from site to site, usually range of 150-300 mm.
See lessWhat is the moisture content limits in plastered walls before we take up the painting work?
Moisture readings must be taken to assure that not more than 12% moisture content is in the plaster prior to the application of any coating.
Moisture readings must be taken to assure that not more than 12% moisture content is in the plaster prior to the application of any coating.
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Defect Liability period is a particular amount of time given to the contractor after the completion of a project to check if the project is delivered in good shape, whereby if any defects be detected, the contractor is to fix the defect for free during the defect liability period.
Defect Liability period is a particular amount of time given to the contractor after the completion of a project to check if the project is delivered in good shape, whereby if any defects be detected, the contractor is to fix the defect for free during the defect liability period.
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