Concrete Mix Design as per IS Code
Concrete is a heterogeneous and hardened mass obtained from a mixture of cement, sand, coarse aggregate and water, in a certain proportion. The grade of concrete varies greatly in accordance …
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Building materials are the substance used for construction purposes, like materials for building a house such as bricks, cement, concrete, timber, steel etc.
Pollution Absorbing Bricks
Air pollution is the biggest problem world facing nowadays. It causes about seven million premature deaths every year. Inhabiting air pollution takes away at least 1-2 years of typical human …
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Types of Building Materials
Building materials are the substances used for construction purposes, like materials for building a house. The use of a wide variety of building construction materials has already been included in …
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What is Ferrocement?
Ferrocement is a composite material of mortar and reinforcement such as light steel fabrics and meshes and is used to form thin section. Ferrocement is a form of reinforced mortar …
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Role of Smart Materials in Civil Engineering
Smart materials have different properties that can be changed according to the conditions in a controlled way by external factors, such as temperature, light, stress, moisture, electric or magnetic fields, …
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Polymer Concrete
Polymer concrete is a type of concrete that replaces cement by polymer as a binder. Sometimes, the polymer is used in addition to Portland cement to form Polymer cement concrete …
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Manufacturing of Concrete
The manufacturing of concrete is broadly carried in six steps, which when sequentially followed, will produce a properly proportioned and complete mixed concrete. Each step has its own significance on …
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