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2012

Concrete

Inspections

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INSPECTION OF A BRIDGE STRUCTURE - The Constructor

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MAY 29, 2012

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REINFORCEMENT COVER AND PRE-CONCRETE CHECKS

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MARCH 20, 2012

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FEATURES OF PRECAST CONCRETE

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MARCH 25, 2012

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WHY WE TEST CONCRETE SRTRENGTH AFTER 28 DAYS?

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. WHY WE TEST CONCRETE SRTRENGTH AFTER 28 DAYS? Tweet Why do we test concrete compressive strength after 28 days?

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TYPES OF CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Nominal Mixes In the past the specifications for concrete prescribed the proportions of cement, fine and coarse aggregates.

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TYPES OF CRACKS IN CONCRETE BEAMS

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Cracks in concrete beams due to increased shear stress 2. Cracks in concrete beams due to corrosion or insufficient concrete cover 3.

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PRE-CONCRETE CHECKS FOR FORMWORK & RELEASE AGENTS

The Constructor

MARCH 19, 2012

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Depending on how big or complicated the pour is, the inspection may just take few minutes or it could take hours.

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TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON CONCRETE

The Constructor

MARCH 21, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. The size of movement depends upon the change in temperature and the coefficient of thermal expansion o f concrete.

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REPAIR OF POST CONCRETING DEFECTS IN STRUCTURES

The Constructor

MARCH 20, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Cleanliness: when repairing concrete, care must be taken to remove any dirt or dust that will prevent the repair concrete bonding with the parent concrete.

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STRUCTURAL USES OF PRECAST CONCRETE

The Constructor

MARCH 25, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Use of Precast Concrete in frames: There are two main types of precast building frame.

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BENEFITS OF USING STEEL FIBRES IN CONCRETE

The Constructor

JANUARY 1, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. The benefits of using steel fibres in concrete are as follows: 1.

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TYPES OF CRACKS IN REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Cracks in reinforced concrete columns due to Steel Corrosion (cracks parallel to steel bars) 2. Cracks in reinforced concrete columns due to shrinkage of concrete 3.

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REDUCING DRYING SHRINKAGE IN CONCRETE

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. This type of shrinkage is caused by the loss of moisture from the cement paste constituent, which can shrink by as much as 1% per unit length.

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CELLULAR LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE?FLY ASH BASED

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. It has many advantages when compared to the normal conventional concrete. Fly ash is considered as one of the waste industrial product that cannot be easily disposed.

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FACTORS AFFECTING STRENGTH OF CONCRETE

The Constructor

MARCH 21, 2012

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CONCRETE CREEP

The Constructor

MARCH 22, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Water within the hardened cement paste is forced to more as a result of the applied load.

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EXPOSURE CONDITIONS AFFECTING DURABILITY OF CONCRETE

The Constructor

AUGUST 10, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. These are: Mild exposure Moderate exposure Severe exposure Very severe exposure, and Extreme exposure.

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PRESTRESSED CONCRETE OVER REINFORCED CONCRETE.

The Constructor

MARCH 23, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. There are two ways of overcoming this problem: Embed another material in the concrete which is strong in tension – reinforced concrete Remove the tension altogether – by arching or prestressing.

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PUMPED CONCRETE PUMP TYPES & SELECTION

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. This method is used where large quantity of concrete work is involved at greater height, where other means of transporting is not easy to do.

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ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR DESIGN MIX CONCRETE

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NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. times the standard deviation; and 2) 0.80

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PRECAST CONCRETE PROCESS

The Constructor

MARCH 25, 2012

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. The individual components are prefabricated off site then taken to site where they are erected.

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WHAT IS PRECAST CONCRETE?

The Constructor

MARCH 25, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. WHAT IS PRECAST CONCRETE? Tweet Precast concrete is cast under factory controlled conditions and not erected on site until it is fully hardened.

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BULK DESNSITY OF CONCRETE

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Procedure for measuring bulk density of concrete is as per IS 1199 – methods of sampling and analysis of concrete.

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TESTS ON WATER FOR CONCRETE

The Constructor

AUGUST 18, 2012

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THIN SHELL CONCRETE STRUCTURE?TYPES & FORMS

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

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TYPES OF PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDING & FEATURES

The Constructor

AUGUST 7, 2012

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COMPOSITION OF REACTIVE POWDER CONCRETE (RPC)

The Constructor

DECEMBER 17, 2011

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STRESS-STRAIN CURVE FOR CONCRETE

The Constructor

JANUARY 22, 2012

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. The aggregate is more rigid than the cement paste and will therefore deform less (i.e. have a lower strain) under the same applied stress.

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PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDING CONSTRUCTION AND.

The Constructor

AUGUST 7, 2012

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CONCRETE CURING METHODS

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

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HAND MIXING OF CONCRETE

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

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LOADS ON PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDINGS

The Constructor

AUGUST 24, 2012

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TYPES OF PRECAST COMPONENTS IN A BUILDING

The Constructor

MARCH 27, 2012

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CONNECTIONS FOR PRECAST FLOOR SLABS

The Constructor

APRIL 2, 2012

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FORMWORK AND GOOD FORMWORK PROPERTIES

The Constructor

MARCH 19, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. When concrete is fresh and in its liquid state it must be restrained within a mould in order for it to set in its required shape. Formwork is the term used to describe this mould.

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STRUCTURAL DEFECTS OF FOUNDATIONS AT CONSTRUCTION.

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Sulphate attack in concrete foundation and cement mortar below ground level. Cracking in walls in line of weakness in structure. Clayey soil with high sulphate content.

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METHODS OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

The Constructor

JANUARY 17, 2012

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ACCELERATED CURING METHOD FOR COMPRESSIVE.

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. This method is also used to find out 28 days compressive strength of concrete in 28 hours. (As

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FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The Constructor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

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BRICK MASONRY CONSTRUCTION TIPS

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

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REINFORCEMENT CORROSION-CAUSES & PREVENTION

The Constructor

MARCH 18, 2012

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HYBRID CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE AND STRUCTURAL.

The Constructor

MARCH 26, 2012

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. The different materials are used according to their strengths and weaknesses to provide simple, buildable and competitive high-quality structures that offer consistent performance.

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SHEAR WALL - ITS TYPES AND POSITIONING

The Constructor

MARCH 23, 2012

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Codes of practice impose limits on horizontal movement or sway.

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DIGITAL COMPRESSION TESTING MACHINE

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. hardened concrete). hardened concrete). hardened concrete). hardened concrete). hardened concrete). hardened concrete).

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