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    What is mean by 10/7 transit mixer

    Please find the reply 10/7 Mixer is generally referred to Spot Drum Type Mixers and not Transit Mixers. 10/7 means the Input dry volume = 10 cu ft. and Output wet volume = 7 cu. ft. This is an old terminology which is still in vogue. In modern terminology, as per IS 1791 the same is known as NT...
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    How to tell if a structure is lightly reinforced or heavily reinforced?

    A Structure is always designed to be meeting its load carrying and serviceability parameters to be adequately reinforced. Whether it is lightly reinforced or heavily reinforced is a matter of perception depending on who you are. To a constructor a structure is heavily reinforced if it is...