Manhole and sewer bricks manufactured from shale and clay should meet requirements of applicable codes such as ASTM C 32 in order to be able to serve its purpose properly. The purpose of sewer structure and related structures are transportation ...
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Cement Based Waterproofing of Toilet Floors – Procedure and Testing
Cement Based waterproofing of toilet floors helps to stops the ingress of water flushing. This is one of the easiest and conventional methods of waterproofing which is gaining popularity due to its ease of construction. Cement Based waterproofing products are ...
SPECIFICATIONS FOR JOINTS IN CONCRETE
Joints in concrete structures such as contraction joints and expansion joints are required to be provided to prevent cracks in concrete at hardened state. To provide these joints, there certain specification which must be followed. These specifications are explained below: ...
POLYURETHANE WATERPROOFING OF CONCRETE ROOF SLAB
Polyurethane Waterproofing of Concrete Roof Slab: Polyurethane waterproofing of concrete roof slab consists of two pack clear/pigmented Aliphatic Polyurethane using Polyether Polyols with Isocyanate for rendering flame resistant characteristic. The two pack system consisting of pigment and the solvent (Xylene/Toluene, ...
WATERPROOFING OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Waterproofing of concrete structures is done by either suitable extraneous treatments like applying paints, fixing bitumen felts etc. or internally by suitable design of the concrete mix, addition of suitable admixtures in the concrete or mortar at the time of ...
CONCRETE WATERPROOFING BY POLYETHYLENE FILMS
Polyethylene Films are used for waterproofing in Walls or base of Structures. Water proof treatment is applied as outlined and as per sequence given below: a) The concrete surface is made smooth with 12 mm cement plaster 1:6 ii) Apply ...
REQUIREMENTS OF CONCRETING IN SPECIAL CASES
Sometimes concreting is required in Special Cases such as cold weather, hot weather, deep lifts, mass concrete, along coastal areas, underwater concreting etc. For these special cases, following requirements should be considered before placement of concrete. Concreting in deep lifts ...
STANDARD CODES ON STRUCTURAL STEEL
List of standard codes for the supply, fabrication and delivery of structural steel and miscellaneous steel items for the work are given here. 1. I.S. 226 : Structural steel (standard quality) 2. I.S. 808 : Rolled steel beams, channel and ...