Concrete, as a heterogeneous material, is strong in compression but crumbles or cracks when the tensile stresses in it exceed 8 to 14 percent of its c...
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If you are a beginner in the field of civil engineering, at some point of time, you would have wondered that how do we secure or connect any object or...
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Concrete is an intrinsically strong construction material when it comes to bearing compressive loads and developing compressive stresses against them....
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Hollow core concrete slabs are a type of precast concrete members available in markets as precast slabs that have a hollow, tube-like interior or core...
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Concrete is a mixture of cement, sand, coarse aggregates and water and its usage as a construction material accounts for a vast majority of constructi...
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To all the clients in que for a construction job done, did you ever a see printing machine in operation and wonder if it could print concrete for you ...
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The advancements in our construction sector are taking place at an incessant speed. Remember a time when we only had a few raw materials for building ...
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When you step out of your house, you will always want a flat, paved area to walk or drive on and we all know, the natural ground is uneven and bumpy. ...
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Concrete systems refer to the methods that can be used to prepare, transport, place and finish the concrete to where it is to be cast. These methods e...
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Concrete is a structural material comprising a hard, chemically inert particulate substance known as aggregate that is bonded together by cement and w...
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