This bond is weak in strength but it is economical Brick masonry is made up of brick units bonded together with mortar Components of brick masonry · Brick · Mortar Types of mortar · Cement mortar · Lime mortar · Cement-lime mortar · Lime surkhi mortar · Mud mortar Types of bricks · Traditional bricks · Modular bricks Traditional bricks It has not been…
Definition: The art of building a structure in stone with any suitable masonry is called stone masonry. Types of Stone Masonry: Stone masonry may be broadly classified into the following two types: 1. Rubble Masonry 2. Ashlar Masonry Rubble Masonry: The stone masonry in which either undressed or roughly dressed stone are laid in a…
The foundation is he lower portion of the building, usually located below the ground level, which transmit the load of super structure to sub soil Functions of foundation · Reduction of load intensity · Even distribution of load · Provision of level surface · Lateral stability · Safety against undermining · Protection against soil movements Types of foundation · Shallow foundation · Deep…
Sequence of activities and construction co-ordination Planning Planning is considered as a precondition measures before attending any development program Particularly planning is more important in the following area When the fund available are limited The total requirement is much higher Sequence of operation It is always desirable to divide large projects into several construction stages….
Concrete can be imported by variety of methods and equipment’s methods adopted for transportation of concrete · Mortar pan · Wheel barrow · Crane, bucket and rope way · Truck mixers and dumpers · Belt conveyors · Chute · Skip and hoist · Transit mixer · Pump and pipe line · Helicopter Mortar pan This case concrete is carried out in small quantities. This method…
Introduction Production of concrete requires meticulous care at every stage The ingredients of good and bad concrete are same but good rules are not Observed it may become bad Manufacturing of concrete includes the following stages 1. Batching 2. Mixing 3. Transporting 4. Placing 5. Compacting 6. Curing 7. Finishing Batching The measurement of materials…
· Raw materials used · Calcareous · Argillaceous Calcareous materials used are · Cement rock · Lime stone · Marl · Chalk · Marine shell Argillaceous materials used are · Clay · shale · slate · blast furnace slag Process manufacturing cement · Dry process · Wet process Dry process Lime stone and clay are ground to fine powder separately and are mixed together Water is added to make…
Types Of Cement · Ordinary Portland cement · OPC33,OPC43 and OPC53 grade · Rapid hardening cement · Extra rapid hardening cement · Sulphate resisting cement · Portland slag cement · Quick setting cement · Low heat cement · Portland pazzolona cement · Air entraining cement · Coloured cement · White cement · Hydrophobic cement · Masonry cement · expansive cement · Oil well cement · Redi set cement · Concrete sleeper grade cement…
Ramps are of great importance in any high-rise building. Ramps provide safe access to the building for heavy materials such as heavy machineries. In many countries the construction of a ramp in a building is made compulsory by law abiding bodies to provide safe and convenient access to people with disabilities as by the help…
A staircase is an integral part of a building. It is a series of steps arranged in an order so that people can go from one floor of a building to another . The stair should be as per standard design principles and constructed in a such a manner that people can negotiate the steps with ease. A staircase…