Chloride Attack on Concrete Structures is one of the most important phenomena we consider when we deal with the durability of concrete. Among all sources of failure of concrete structures, the chlo
Quality management in construction project has become essential in modern construction practices and has incorporated quality management principles and initiatives in their activities. standard management systems such as ISO 9000 series of standards need incessant monitoring of building procedures. Many standard management instruments are available for standard management in building. Critical areas can be studied
Chemical analysis of concrete can provide extremely useful information regarding the causes of failure of concrete. The tests most frequently carried out chemical tests on concrete structures are:
Introduction When a concrete structure is prone to chemical actions its durability gets affected. The chemicals may cause cracking of concrete, volume change and deterioration of structure. The lif
The reduction of waste and loss of construction material begins by specifying a budget to buy machinery needed to manage materials properly at a construction site. The necessary equipment may involve tools to cover and protect fragile materials, strong standing areas for material storage area and site access, pallets to store formworks, scaffold fittings, drainage
Compaction of concrete is mostly carried out with vibrators. Methods of concrete compactions, types of vibrators and results of poor compaction is discussed.
Compaction factor apparatus’ trowels, hand scoop (15.2 cm long), a rod of steel or other suitable material (1.6 cm diameter, 61 cm long rounded at one end ) and a balance.
Records to be maintained at construction sites play crucial role in construction activities. It is a document required to prove any construction activity has taken place at site during billing or any other claims. These records have all the data of various building activities carried out at site. If any additional work has been carried
With the increasing complexities in construction undertakings, the room for errors and miscommunication has considerably increased. The solution to the problems requires the players to shift their inclination towards digitalization by adopting computer-aided design and building information modeling (BIM) software. In the simplest terms, BIM is the integrative process for visually representing a construction project
Concrete is tested to ensure that the material that was specified and bought is the same material delivered to the job site. There are a dozen different test methods for freshly mixed concrete and
