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REINFORCED CEMENT CONCRETE (R.C.C.)
Concrete is good in resisting compression but is very weak in resisting tension. Hence reinforcement…
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Tests on Concrete
The following are some of the important tests conducted on concrete: 1. Slump test. 2.…
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Properties of Concrete
Concrete has completely different properties when it is the plastic stage and when hardened. Concrete…
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CONCRETE
Plain concrete, commonly known as concrete, is an intimate mixture of binding material, fine aggregate,…
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Wattle and daub
Wattle and daub, in building construction, method of constructing walls in which vertical wooden stakes, or…
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Tepee
Tepee, also spelled tipi, conical tent most common to the North American Plains Indians. Although a number of Native American groups…
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Yurt
Yurt, also spelled yurta, Mongol ger, tentlike Central Asian nomad’s dwelling, erected on wooden poles and covered…
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Heat transfer
Heat transfer, any or all of several kinds of phenomena, considered as mechanisms, that convey energy and entropy from…
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Architecture
Architecture, the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction.…
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Machine
Machine, device, having a unique purpose, that augments or replaces human or animal effort for…