Building materials are the substance used for construction purposes, like materials for building a house such as bricks, cement, concrete, timber, steel etc.
Self Compacting Concrete is a highly flowable non-segregating concrete that can be placed in formworks without any external compaction. It gets compacted by means of its own weight. Related Article: Types of Concrete Advantages of Self Compacting Concrete Self Compacting Concrete can be placed at a faster rate with no need for mechanical […]
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Concrete is a heterogeneous and composite mass, which is a mixture of cement, fine aggregates, coarse aggregates and a certain amount of water. As the technology upgraded, it soon comes into light that standard conventional concrete, which is used in all Concreting aspects, have several drawbacks. Some of the defects may include, its low
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Concrete is a mixture of coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, cement, some admixtures and water. Since the aggregate is obtained from hard rocks, their density or specific gravity is almost the same. So, the density of normal concrete is generally 22 to 26 kN/cubic meter. The density of concrete can be reduced by replacing some of
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Various tests such as cube test, split tensile test etc are performed on the concrete to assess its properties. These tests are done on a specially made specimen which may not represent the actual structure. These tests required pre-planning. The specimen get destroyed in the process. To overcome these problems, Non destructive tests have been
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To determine the properties of cement, we perform various tests such as fineness test, soundness test, setting test, strength tests etc. These are all laboratory tests. Many times, It is not feasible to check the quality of cement on-site at the time of preliminary inspection through the lab tests. Even though. we can not check
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Building materials like cement, concrete, chemical admixtures have a negative impact on the surroundings. Most of the materials used in construction are not eco friendly and effect the environment directly or indirectly. Green materials are viable options to protect the environment that supports us. Need for Eco-friendly or Green Building Materials Sustainable development is all
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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 with the changing proportion of its constituent materials. The proportion and the ratio, in which the materials should be mixed together to obtain a certain
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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 life. In Italy, only 90,000 people die every year due to air pollution. In the construction industry, great advancement is being made to be part
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