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How can you control water around an excavation Dewatering means removal of excess water from saturated soil. Dewatering is a necessary process when many construction it comes to projects, particularly …
There are different types of sand having different densities. The weight of sand per cubic foot depends on the density of sand. We can calculate the weight of different types …
Read moreWeight of sand per cubic foot | how much does 1 cubic foot of sand weight
What are load bearing walls and non load bearing walls? Load Bearing Walls A load bearing walls is a wall that supports the weight of a floor or a roof …
Read moreLoad bearing walls – Types, identification, and Features
What is Box girder bridges? Girders are the large section beams above which the slab(deck) rests. They are generally adopted for the bridges. The Box Girder are hollow channel-shaped beams …
Read moreBox girder bridges | Types, Components, Specification
Introduction There are different types of walls constructed according to the condition of land and function. Retaining walls are built in order to retain the soil masses located at suddenly …
Read moreCantilever retaining wall | Parts, Types, and Design of Cantilever Wall
The word masonry is derived from the word “Mason”. Masonry walls are the upright construction having much length and height than breadth; build by joining and stacking of masonry units …
Read moreStone Masonry Wall | Types, Advantages, Construction Process
A retaining wall is a rigid structure build to retain the soil or the masses of debris at one end having different levels so that the soil masses don’t slip …
Read moreCounterfort retaining wall | Types, Parts, and Design
Pile foundation Pile foundation is one of the deep foundations in which the long elongated slender structural components made up of reinforced concrete or steel or timbers are embedded or …
Read moreDifference between pile foundation and pier foundation- Condition of Use
Foundation is the structural components of any structure which bears the load of the structure safely and transfer or distribute it suitably to the ground soil strata without exceeding the …
Read moreDifference between Shallow and Deep foundation | Merit and Demerits
We have explained the different types of deep foundation in detail below. But, before this let us see some important terms regarding the foundation. Foundation is a structure that acts …
Read more3 Types of deep foundation- Where to used Deep Foundation?
