Nowadays due to increased urbanization and industrialization, there is a tremendous increase in noise pollution. Noise is an unwanted sound. It creates a huge discomfort to the occupants in the building. There are many structures like schools, corporate offices, and residential buildings that are constructed nearby highways faces a huge problem of noise pollution due […]
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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 the contribution of different properties, in the finished product. Different types of the quality control mechanism and testing are involved in each phase, to make
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Retaining means to hold back the masses or loose soil where conditions make it impractical to let those masses assume their natural shape. The retaining walls as the name suggests is a structure that holds or retains the soil, dirt, and earth behind the back. There are many types of retaining wall structures that can
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Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC) is an innovative technology in concrete filed in which the steel reinforcement is replaced by textile reinforcement. These fibres are mesh-like structures made up of glass, polypropene, jute, carbon etc. Textile Reinforced Concrete is commonly used in lightweight structures such as precast members, shells, road screens, and faded elements. The prime
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Soil nailing is a technique used to improve the soil and stabilize the slopes. It is used for slopes, excavations, retaining walls etc. to make them stable. The process of soil nailing consists of reinforcing the natural ground with closely spaced steel or metal bars or section grouted in the pre-drilled holes and providing front
Admixtures are defined as the chemicals which are added to the concrete other than cement, aggregate, and water to modify its properties during or before the mixing of concrete. The properties which are commonly modified are the rate of hydration, setting time, and workability of concrete. Admixtures help to make concrete suitable for the
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Dams are the Hydraulic structure constructed across a river to store water on its upstream side. It is a totally Impervious barrier constructed perpendicular to the flow of the river with a view of forming a reservoir. Dams are used to control the water level of the reservoir. Need of Dams Water is the most
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A cofferdam is a temporary structure built around the construction site to remove water and to make the construction area reasonably dry. So it is the type of structure, which is needed to be constructed at the beginning of any hydraulic construction Need of Cofferdams To make the construction area reasonably dry To protect the
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