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Surveying is the art of determining the relative positions of the points above, on, or below the earth’s surface by the means of direct or indirect measurements. And Plane Table surveying is a graphical method of doing it. In this …
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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 as a medium to safely transfer all the loads from …
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What is Polymer modified mortars? Polymer modified mortars is formed by mixing the organic polymers as admixture during the preparation of mortar which remains finely dispersed in solid form or emulsified form. The polymer used can be both liquid type …
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What is Sand blasting? Sand blasting is the process of scrubbing the surface of any material by application of a propelling jet of abrasive substances (generally used sand) in order to smoothen or roughen the surfaces by filling layer of …
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What is Salt finish Concrete? Salt finish concrete is a form of concrete surface finishing work where salt crystals are embedded into the surface of the freshly placed concrete using a roller or afloat. After the concrete sets, the salt …
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What is Resilient flooring ? The word “Resilient” in engineering means the ability to restore the energy in form of the work in order to prevent the failure and then releasing it slowly. Thus resilient flooring is the flooring with …
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What is Dry pack mortar? Dry pack mortar is the stiff mortar, consists of Portland cement, sand, and water. just enough to hydrate the cement to undergo chemical changes. It is also called floor mud or deck mud. Dry Pack …
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What is Light weight Concrete? Lightweight concrete mix is those concrete that have low specific gravity compared to the other concrete due to the presence of minute voids or air entrainment. The void can be created either as in form …
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Whats a floating foundation? A foundation is considered to be floating when the total weight of the building structure (super and substructure) is approximately equal to the weight of the soil and water removed from the site before the construction …
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What is characteristic strength of concrete? The characteristic strength of concrete is the definite theoretical value of the material in which, when the material has actually tested the probability of getting higher results higher than that value is 95% or …
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