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Category: Materials & Construction

Damp Proofing Materials – Requirements & Types

Posted on May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 By Civil Vedant
Damp Proofing Materials – Requirements & Types

Damp Proofing in a construction is a technique of preventing moisture from entering  the interior of the structure to prevent weakening or decomposing of construction materials (i.e. weakening of bricks due to overwater absorption and oxidation of steel results in the development of cracks in walls). It is basically a technique of making the outer…

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Timber Seasoning – Uses and Methods

Posted on March 18, 2022March 4, 2022 By Civil Vedant
Timber Seasoning – Uses and Methods

Seasoning is the process of reducing the moisture content by drying under controlled conditions a nearly as possible at uniform rate from all parts of timber in order to prevent the timber from posse fermentation and making suitable for use. A well-seasoned piece of timber contains moisture content in the range of 10-12%. The objectives…

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Lime and its types

Posted on March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 By Civil Vedant
Lime and its types

Lime is an ancient engineering material used as a cementing material. The Egyptians and Romans made remarkable application of this material for various constructional purposes. Even in India, lime has been a popular engineering material which was used as a binding material in various structures such as palaces, forts, monuments etc., some of them still…

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Concrete – Properties, Types and Slump

Posted on August 23, 2020February 28, 2021 By Civil Vedant
Concrete – Properties, Types and Slump

What is Concrete? Concrete is a mixture of cement, sand, crushed rock and water which when placed in the skeleton of forms and allowed to cure, becomes hard like a stone. The subject which deals with the fundamental principles of concrete is known as Concrete Technology. The practical utility of Concrete Technology enables the civil…

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Rocks – Classification and Types

Posted on August 20, 2020March 1, 2021 By Civil Vedant
Rocks – Classification and Types

Rocks are huge mass substance that are formed inside the earth’s crust due to rapid heating and cooling of lava. Rocks do not have any specific shape or chemical composition but are mixtures of two or more minerals. The rocks are classified into three groups i.e. Geological, Physical and Chemical classification. In this article, classification and…

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Cement Laboratory Tests

Posted on August 20, 2020February 28, 2021 By Civil Vedant
Cement Laboratory Tests

Cement is a fine powdered material which is used in construction as a binding material.  Due to its binding property it is extremely responsible for strength and durability of structure. Therefore, it is important to use best quality cement to maintain structure quality. To identify whether cement is fit to use in construction, various laboratory…

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Cement – Basic & Technical Specification

Posted on August 19, 2020March 1, 2021 By Civil Vedant
Cement – Basic & Technical Specification

The cement is a fine powered material used in construction as binding material. Cement is a product obtained by burning a well proportioned mixture of Silicious, Argillaceous and Calcareous materials and crushing the same into a fine powder. Cement usually means OPC (Ordinary Portland Cement) in civil engineering. Ingredients in cement : Lime                  …

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Brick – Ingredients, Types, Uses and technical specification

Posted on August 19, 2020March 1, 2021 By Civil Vedant
Brick – Ingredients, Types, Uses and technical specification

Brick is a product made of burnt clay or mixture of sand and lime. It is generally used for constructing walls, columns, roofs, paving floors etc. Bricks are available in different sizes depending on type of construction. However, the common size of brick is 19 x 9 x 9 cm. Ingredients used in making of brick…

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