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between bentonite powder and construction water so that density will come 1.2? Answer Question Rcc pipes Asked By: sandhyaraga | Asked On: Aug 30th, 2010 What is the difference between hume pipes, spun pipes, np 2, np3, np4, pipes?Test requirements of above pipes. Answer Question Tile blasting Asked By: babanssourav | Asked On: Jun 27th, 2010 1 answer After tiling flooring had been done, sometimes the tiles get broken with a sudden blasting after a considerable period of time. What is the reason behind this? Answered by: saranya48 on: Aug 20th, 2010 The yield strength is very low for tiles. Answer Question Select Best Answer Isolation of area and dewatering ready for construction Asked By: said aidi | Asked On: Aug 4th, 2010 How to identify the requirement for dewatering for a project of construction of culverts near the sea shore. The bottom slab will be under water after completion of the project. The initial plan is to build an earthdam to isolate the area, followed by dewatering. Answer Question Cement grade identification Asked By: junaidzad | Asked On: Jul 28th, 2010 1 answer How can you physically identify the grade of cement after casting?

Answered by: sujeeth bennuri on: Aug 2nd, 2010 It is identified by its sedimentation strength. Answer Question Select Best Answer Steel in compression zone Asked By: Amritpalsingh90 | Asked On: Mar 5th, 2010 2 answers What is the purpose of providing steel in compression zone in doubly reinforced beam? Answered by: prasannagv on: Jul 29th, 2010 Along with the restriction on cross section..when there is a load reversal as in the case of earthquakes there might be tension in the compression zone which will be taken care of by the reinforcement present there. Answered by: UTTAM KARMAKAR on: Apr 15th, 2010 Any RCC section is a concept of Monolithic section that serves as a structural member bearing Tensile, compressieve and flexural stress . While Concrete has a substantial capacity of Compressive stren... Answer Question Select Best Answer Types of drawings Asked By: creative mind | Asked On: May 16th, 2010 1 answer What are the types of drawings? (like submission drawing, working drawings, etc)what are the difference between them? Answered by: deepak on: Jul 24th, 2010 There are following types of drawings 1 Key plan 2 Layout plan 3 Structural Drawing 4 Submission Drawings 5 Working Drawings

Answer Question Select Best Answer Flyash bricks Asked By: kbhola | Asked On: Jun 27th, 2010 What is the composition of flyash bricks, by weight, by volume? Answer Question Steel structural works Asked By: gokulganga | Asked On: Jun 24th, 2010 How to execute a steel structural high rise/industrial building? What is the procedure of execution?What are the precautions to be taken during the preparation of foundation for steel structural building? how to design a roof truss for a two storied building/industrial? what are the materials used... Answer Question Precast concrete connections Asked By: waqasjavaid | Asked On: Jun 13th, 2010 How are precast concrete connections constructed? Answer Question Distribution steel Asked By: Amritpalsingh90 | Asked On: Mar 5th, 2010 1 answer Why we provide distribution steel in one way slab? what is role of distribution steel in one way slab? Answered by: vipkolon on: May 24th, 2010 Distribution steel is provided for countering stresses generated due to change in temperature and shrinkage in concrete (caused due to hydration reaction) in lateral direction. Absence of same will generate stresses and consequently cracks. Answer Question Select Best Answer Cement testing Asked By: skabdulgoni | Asked On: Apr 4th, 2010

3 answers Why standard consistency test of a cement is performed? Answered by: rajakamal on: May 15th, 2010 To find out the initial and final testing time of concrete! Answered by: anupamnath on: May 10th, 2010 Physical testing of cement can be done with the following procedures: a) When a pinch of cement you rub in between your both fingers, it should feel very smooth. b) When you enter your one hand in a heap of cement, you should feel cool. Answer Question Select Best Answer Honeycomb concrete Asked By: skabdulgoni | Asked On: Apr 12th, 2010 1 answer What is honeycomb? Why it is formed into the concrete? Answered by: rajakamal on: May 15th, 2010 It is a deformation due to improper compaction of concrete and will lead to air voids inside concrete. Answer Question Select Best Answer Identify cement grade Asked By: anupamnath | Asked On: May 11th, 2010 How can you physically identify the grade of cement after casting? Answer Question I section beam Asked By: deemech | Asked On: Mar 19th, 2010 1 answer Why I section of beam are generally used? Answered by: panneerlakshmanan on: May 9th, 2010 I section has lowest shape factor

Answer Question Select Best Answer Shuttering Asked By: zooooom | Asked On: Apr 12th, 2010 1 answer What is shuttering? How it is done on site? Answered by: skabdulgoni on: Apr 13th, 2010 The shuttering is defined as the casing into which concrete is poured and in which it remains during the period of setting and hardening.It is made by hard wood for inferior works, plywood &... Answer Question Select Best Answer Beams & columns Asked By: skabdulgoni | Asked On: Apr 12th, 2010 What is universal beam & universal column? What is the significant of these two? Answer Question Efficient beam Asked By: deemech | Asked On: Mar 19th, 2010 1 answer Which is more efficient - rectangular beam or a circular beam? Give example? Answered by: hurmaz on: Mar 24th, 2010 The Rectangular beam is efficient. It is mainly used bcoz of its moment of inertia along its axis. Moment of inertia is 2nd moment of area, which is quite less in case of circular beam. Rectangular beam can resists larger loads. Answer Question Select Best Answer Concrete cube test Asked By: jraman | Asked On: Aug 4th, 2009 6 answers Why is the concrete cube tested for weight before compression test? Answered by: sappy_shail on: Mar 2nd, 2010

It is not so simple. A very dense concrete is not necessarily strong in compression. You may like to know about open grading used for economical concrete.... new trend. The question in the first ... Answered by: sappy_shail on: Nov 23rd, 2009 As a thumb rule, more the density, more will be the compressive strength. But it is not always true. The compressive strength depends on many factors. Density gives a general idea as to how much was t...