Soil is a very precious natural resource for every human being, animals, plants, and other microorganisms. Soil is a mixture of stone particles and organic substances. The particles of soil are evolved on the earth’s surface. Following ...
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Complete Guide on Grades of Concrete
Vipin Chauhan
Today, we will discuss grades of concrete, concrete mix ratios, uses, and many other things related to grades of concrete. First, let me tell you what you mean by the word concrete. Concrete Meaning Concrete is the paste made by ...
Factors Affecting Selection Of Construction Material
Vipin Chauhan
We are here to discuss about the factors affecting selection of construction material.What are the factors affecting site selection?Before moving ahead with the topic, it is very pertinent for ...
Gypsum as a Building Material
Vipin Chauhan
The building gypsum is white and has a density of 2.6 to 2.75g / cm3 and a bulk density of 800 to 1000kg / m3. As per GB9776-88 building gypsum can be classified into high-class, first-class and acceptable grades in light of strength, fineness and setting time (see the below table) Among them, bending strength and compressive strength are measured ...
Defects in timber | Causes of timber defects
Vipin Chauhan
Defects in timber We had already discussed about what is timber and common timbers in India. But in this post we are going to discuss about defects in timber, various defects in timber, causes of timber defects etc. Causes of ...
Difference between clamp burning and kiln burning
Vipin Chauhan
We had already discussed about the Manufacturing of Bricks in the last articles, so now in this articles we are going to discuss about difference between clamp burning and kiln burning. Comparison between Clamp Burning and Kiln Burning Factors Clamp ...
Grading of Aggregates by Using Different Methods
Vipin Chauhan
Grading of Aggregates by Using Different Methods Grading of aggregates consists of balancing the fine and the coarse aggregates in such a ratio, in order to obtain the strongest and densest mixture with the least amount of cement. Grading the ...
What is Timber in Construction
Vipin Chauhan
Timber in Construction Hello Engineers welcome back to Expertcivil.com, let’s know all about the timber, which are used as a construction materials. In this post the following topics will be covered, What is timber Used of timbers Classification of timbers ...
Complete Information about Sand
Vipin Chauhan
As a Civil Engineer, we know that sand is an important building material which are used in the preparation of mortar, concrete, etc. let us know “a complete information about sand“ Sources of Sand Sand particles consist of small grains ...
Common timber in India
Vipin Chauhan
Common Timber in India According to the “Forestry Statistics India” survey in India about 24% of total land is under forestation also there are about 140 species of timber in Indian forests. But a very little of these are commonly used ...