Construction Materials 2 min read
REINFORCED BRICK CONCRETE (RBC)
It is the combination of reinforcement, brick and concrete. It is well known fact that concrete is very weak in…
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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 is provided in the concrete…
Construction Materials 3 min read
Tests on Concrete
The following are some of the important tests conducted on concrete: 1. Slump test. 2. Compaction factor test. 3. Crushing…
Construction Materials 4 min read
Properties of Concrete
Concrete has completely different properties when it is the plastic stage and when hardened. Concrete in the plastic stage is…
Construction Materials 8 min read
CONCRETE
Plain concrete, commonly known as concrete, is an intimate mixture of binding material, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate and water. This…
Construction Engineering 1 min read
Wattle and daub
Wattle and daub, in building construction, method of constructing walls in which vertical wooden stakes, or wattles, are woven with horizontal…
Construction Engineering 2 min read
Tepee
Tepee, also spelled tipi, conical tent most common to the North American Plains Indians. Although a number of Native American groups used similar structures during the…
Construction Engineering 1 min read
Yurt
Yurt, also spelled yurta, Mongol ger, tentlike Central Asian nomad’s dwelling, erected on wooden poles and covered with skin, felt, or handwoven…
Effective Thermal Insulation 3 min read
Heat transfer
Heat transfer, any or all of several kinds of phenomena, considered as mechanisms, that convey energy and entropy from one location to another. The…
Architecture Engineering 6 min read
Architecture
Architecture, the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. The practice of architecture is…
Construction Engineering 7 min read
Machine
Machine, device, having a unique purpose, that augments or replaces human or animal effort for the accomplishment of physical tasks.…
Construction Engineering 3 min read
Humidity
Humidity, the amount of water vapour in the air. It is the most variable characteristic of the atmosphere and constitutes a major factor…
