Construction Waste Recycling
Recycling is the processing of used materials into new products to avoid waste of valuable materials. The utilization of new raw materials, energy consumption, air pollution by incinerators, and water…
The Iron-Iron Carbide Equilibrium Diagram
Iron is an allotropic material. The temperature at which the allotropic changes take place in iron is influenced by alloying elements, the most important of which is carbon. Information about…
The Metallurgy of Cast Iron
Pure Iron is almost never used as a cast material because it is soft and weak. As the carbon content increases to 0.9%, so does hardness and strength. These alloys…
The Preventable Nature of Crane Accidents
Crane accidents can be caused by mechanical failures or human failures in the operations of the cranes. Even the mechanical failures can be a result of improper supervision or maintenance…
Types of Metal
Metals and advances in manufacturing processes gave us the industrial revolution. This lead to an exponential growth of human civilisation bringing us where we are today. Today, different types of…
Metallurgy
Non-Destructive Testing This is carried out on components rather than on test pieces, they are designed to indicate flaws occurring due or after manufacture. They give no indication of the…
Safety Standards for Construction Equipment
Though construction sites are a great place to work, construction workers face several hazards during their day-to-day work like equipment danger and accidents. Basic Construction Equipment Safety Standards & Major…
What is a Lacquer Based Paint?
Lacquer is a colored coating that is frequently used to produce a shiny wood appearance. Lacquer types are nitrocellulose, and less often cellulose, which is expensive and produces an appearance that is…
A Non-stop Method for Building Concrete Structures
The slipform technique of construction allows for the continuous pouring of concrete into walls of a structure and only stops when the full required height of the structure has been reached. Development…
COST EFFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
Extensive research and development works have been taken place at various research centres to use local materials, waste materials and prefabricated structural components to reduce the cost of construction. Some…
