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Some Issues in the Usage of Fe- 500 or Higher Grade TMT Steel Bars in Residential Buildings Some contractors report a tendency among few design Engineers to specify Fe-500 or higher-grade steel in residential buildings due to its high strength. Customers are advised that if they use Fe 500 or...

As fresh concrete is in a plastic state, when it is placed for construction purposes, so it becomes necessary to provide some temporary structure to confine and support the concrete, till it gains sufficient strength for self-supporting. This temporary structure is called formwork or shuttering...

Sea Sand not used in construction due to following reasons: 1. Sea sand tends to very fine and rounded, Smooth rounded particles would offer less resistance to rearrangement than angular or elongated particles with rough surfaces. 2. In sea water, chloride is present which will cause corrosion...

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How to check the deflection of industrial chimney of around 40mt. height? Any IS code for the same?

M-sand is “crushed aggregates produced from hard granite stone which is cubically shaped with grounded edges, washed and graded with consistency to be used as a substitute of river sand”. Advantages of M sand GreaterDurability M-Sand has balanced physical and chemical properties that can...

Please give me suggestion, is it accepatable or not? And any solution for such kind of rusted steel??

Why Sea Sand not used in construction???? 1. Sea sand tends to very fine and rounded, Smooth rounded particles would offer less resistance to rearrangement than angular or elongated particles with rough surfaces. 2. In sea water, chloride is present which will cause corrosion of steel...