Equipment for Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete There are various Non Destructive Testing Equipments for concrete strength evaluation are available these days. These NDT equipments are useful to ...

Various types of soil movements occur disregard of the stresses imposed on the ground by foundations. Causes and suitable foundations for ground movements are discussed.

Phases in life cycle of a construction project are initiation, planning, execution, performance and monitoring and closure phase of construction projects.

Types of Soil tests for building construction works depend on properties of soil. Design of foundation is based on soil test report of construction site.

Concrete crack repairs are selected based on structural evaluation. Causes of concrete cracks should be first evaluated for successful crack repair selection.

Reading time: 1 minute In an era when sustainability has become an important benchmark for forward-thinking buildings, it's inspiring to see how far architecture and design have come in the pursuit of ...

Reading time: 1 minute Concrete slump test or slump cone test is to determine the workability or consistency of concrete mix prepared at the laboratory or the construction site during the progress of ...

Different types of concrete are produced based on the constituent material, mix design, the method of construction, area of application, form of hydration reaction. Details of these various types of ...

Quality tests on concrete are performed as a part of quality control of concrete structures. Different quality tests on concrete such as compressive strength tests, slump tests, permeability tests … ...

What is a Cavity Wall? Cavity wall is constructed with two separate walls for single wall purpose with some space or cavity between them. These two separate walls are called as leaves of cavity wal… ...

Reading time: 1 minute Sustainable building materials are becoming increasingly popular as more and more people focus on preserving the environment. As architects, construction workers, and homeowners ...

There are seven major steps involved in the large-scale water treatment for urban municipal water supply. Each of the steps are described in the article below, 1. Screening To protect the main units ...