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Polycarbonate Multiwall Sheet is considered as the most suitable construction...

The strength of roofing must be strong enough for any residential, commercial or industrial structure. Selection of perfect roofing material is crucial to specify whether roof is strong or feeble....

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Give an elegant look and style to your house with these 17 various types of...

While going to develop a new house or redecorating an existing one, it is important to select the exact type of roof but it is very complicated. Roofs not only safeguard a house and its occupants from...

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Building Construction: Principles, Materials and Systems” – An exclusive...

Medan Mehta, Walter Scarborough and Diane Armpriest have published an exclusive construction book alias Building Construction: Principles, Materials and Systems. The book is available in paperback...

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Importance of Augmented Reality (AR) Technology in Construction

With the emergence of Augmented reality (AR) technology, the process for designing and constructing a building is changed significantly.AR is the latest technology that forms a compound view of real...

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How to determine Shear Force & Bending Moment Equations for a beam

This informative construction video briefly explains how to determine equation for shear force & bending moment as well as how to sketchup their diagrams.The shear force at a segment of a beam...

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Benefits of externally bonded reinforcement toward concrete & masonry

If concrete or masonry structures contain inadequate strength, externally bonded reinforcement provides good solution. Externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite systems is considered...

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BSF admixtures help to maintain sustainability in concrete and cement

Both concrete and cement play an important role for several construction projects. Concrete is primarily formed with cement, water and grains of stone. Cement is developed by mixing calcium silicate...

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How to restore the existing service entrance with PMC 780 concrete stamping pads

This construction video is recorded for restoring the existent service entrance through a stamped concrete walkway with PMC 780.The video focuses on the following part-by-part processes:Site...

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Difference Between Cement Plastering and Rendering

Plaster and render refer to mortar coatings which give a protection to blockwork. The coatings provided on interior walls are named plaster, whereas the coatings on outside walls are termed render.The...

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Types of Engineering Surveying

Surveying is primarily categorized as below :1. Plane surveying2. Geodetic SurveyingPlane surveying refers to the survey in which the earth surface is considered as plane and the curvature of the earth...

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Structural Analysis : How to check the stability of a structure

Proper investigation of structures stability is a vital aspect prior to start the analysis and design. Before starting the design of structures, it is important to verify whether the structure is...

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How To Lay Brick and Mix Cement Efficiently to Develop A Brick Wall

Get some useful construction tips on how to lay bricks and mix cement for a brickwall. To start the construction work from scratch, you require some good construction tools. Given below the detailed...

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How MB Estimating Spreadsheet is useful for electrical, plumbing,...

This construction video highlights the features of MB Estimating Spreadsheet. This construction estimating sheet is very useful to accelerate your estimating process with superior perfectness. This...

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How construction projects are completed successfully before schedule with...

Now-a-days builders are using digital technology like Microsoft HoloLens in their construction projects to visualize projects and detect any omission earlier and save huge savings in overall...

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How to determine zero force members in truss structures

This construction video provides useful information on how to make solution for zero force members in a truss. The video is very useful for the students who will appear in PE exam.Occasionally in truss...

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HVAC Estimating Software

HVAC estimating software provides great benefits to mechanical, piping, plumbing or sheet metal estimator to estimate the material and labor cost required to build a heating and cooling ventilating...

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Detailed processes for bond beam concrete block construction

A "bond beam" refers to a reinforced element that is placed horizontally in a masonry wall to withstand shear loads as well as disperse lateral loads all through the wall section. The bond beam...

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What is Segregation of Concrete?

Segregation of concrete means parting of components of concrete from each other. A superior quality concrete contains various aggregates which are uniformly coated with sand and cement paste and...

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Brief overview of Reinforced Concrete Materials

Concrete is a artificial product formed by solidifying the mixture of cement, sand, gravel and water in prearranged ratios. Once these compounds are blended, a plastic mass is developed that can be...

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Some useful construction tips for quality control of concrete throughout...

This article is extracted from an exclusive construction article written by KAUSHAL KISHORE, well know consulting material engineer, and RAKESH SHARMA, Vice President Project of M/s Supertech...

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