Production of Coloured Finishes with White Cement: Colours Desired Commercial Names of Colours Approx. Qty necessary (kg per bag of cement) Light Shade Medium Shade Greys, blue-black and black Lampblack*, or carbon black* or black oxide of manganese* or mineral black 0.25 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 1.0 1.0 Blue Ultramarine blue 2.30 […]
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The grading limit for single-sized aggregates: Percentage passing for single sized aggregates of nominal size(mm) 63 mm 40 mm 20 mm 16 mm 12.5 mm 10 mm 80 mm 100 – – – – – 63 mm 85 – 100 100 – – – – 40 mm 0 – 30 85 – 100 100 – […]
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The workability requirements for various concrete placement is explained below: The prerequisites of concrete workability changes along with range of assortments of construction. Workability of concrete is determined by highly skilled design engineers depending on the concrete strength necessities, the requirements of durability and the for the easiness of the construction at site. For the […]
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Objective: To assess the Young’s Modulus E of wood and Modulus of Rupture by carrying out the bending test Equipment and tools: Device for applying the load Scale UTM Theory and Principle: In case of a simply supported beam with the mechanics of central loading, deflection beneath the load is specified by: Where W =Applied […]
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Bituminous road Construction steps are explained below: 1. Planning of the current base course layer The current surface is set up by evacuating the pot gaps or rust assuming any. The inconsistencies are filled in with premix chippings no less than seven days before laying surface course. On the off chance that the current asphalt […]
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Aim: To calculate the splitting tensile of concrete Theory: Tensile strength of concrete is the most fundamental and significant property among many. Splitting tensile strength test on concrete cylinder is a technique to resolve the tensile strength of concrete. The concrete is very fragile in stress because of its fragile character and is not anticipated to oppose […]
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Objective: To ascertain the modulus of elasticity of concrete Sample: Concrete calendar 15 cm diameter and 30 cm long Process Setting up of the Compressometer (i) Assemble the top and base casing by keeping the spacers in position. (ii) Put the pivot rod on the sinks and bolt them position. (iii) Put the tightning screws […]
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Log houses started in Europe where they were hurriedly raised as chasing lodges. Stacked log homes today are intricate structures worth a few hundred thousand dollars now and again. Coniferous trees are perfect for building stacked log houses are the timber can be acquired in long strong areas. Pine, cedar and fir are the favored […]
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PaperCrete is basically a sort of mechanical quality paper maché made with paper and cardboard, sand and Portland concrete. There are numerous assortments of PaperCrete conceivable. Basically, the constituents when blended in various extents result in PaperCrete of differing properties. The essential constituents of PaperCrete are: Paper: normally squander paper, for example, utilized newsprint or […]
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Manufacturing Mould: Moulds will be manufactured utilizing mellow steel plates and mild steel plots for hardening the plates. The shape ought to be either fixed sort or (box with four side dividers settled at corners, and top and base open) or split sort. Split sort might be either singular or group mould. Where the compression […]
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