POINTING
Instead of plastering entire surface of the masonry, special mortar finishing work is done to the exposed joints. This is called pointing. It consists of raking the joints to a…
PLASTERING
Applying mortar coats on the surfaces of walls, columns, ceiling etc. to get smooth finish is termed as plastering. Mortar used for plastering may be lime mortar, cement mortar or…
BRICK MASONRY
Brick masonry is built with bricks bonded together with mortar. For temporary sheds mud mortar may be used but for all permanent buildings lime or cement mortars are used. The…
STONE MASONRY
Masonry means construction of buildings using building blocks like stone, bricks, concrete blocks etc. Masonry is used for the construction of foundation, plinth, walls and columns. Mortar is the binding…
Equipment for concrete mixing
Concrete mixers For small jobs conc. mixers are used to mix the ingredients of the concrete Following type of concrete mixers are used in the construction Hand felt tilting drum…
Construction Equipment
Introduction to construction equipment’s Types of earth moving equipment Classified into following types · Production equipment · Equipment used for digging and moving · Service equipment · Dozers and motor girders Tractors Tractors are…
Super Structure Construction
Bridge Decks The principal function of a bridge deck is to provide support to local vertical loads (from highway traffic, railway or pedestrians) and transmit these loads to the primary…
Sub Structure Construction
Types of structures under jacking · Box jacking · Arch jacking · Pipe jacking OPERATONS The box shaped tunnel structures are pre-fabricated units which are pushed into soil by hydraulic jack Soil is…
Acoustics
Acoustics is the science of sound ,which deals with origin ,propagation and auditory sensation of sound and also with design and construction of different building units to set optimum condition…
Roof Finishing
Roof finishing accessories include all types of accessory materials that are used to finish a roof. Flashing, drip edge, and roof drains are all examples of roofing accessories. Roof finishing…
