Roof Vent: A roof vent or roof ventilation is a system that permits air to circulate through the attic. Roof vents are crucial to every home. Normally homeowners do not have knowledge about their roof ventilation systems. Roof ventilation systems help protect buildings in different ways. Roof vents enhance the life of the roof, regulate indoor … Read more
Wall Putty Wall putty is consist of cementitious materials such as carboxymethyl cellulose sodium (Cmc) (0.05-10%), bentonite (5-20%), white cement (5-20%), gypsum powder (5-20%), lime calcium powder (5-20%), quartz stone powder (5-20%), wollastonite powder (30-60%) and talc powder (5-20%). Wall putty is mixed up with water and admixture or additives for creating a solution that … Read more
A Pile integrity test (PIT) is a method to check the quality of the integrity of piles. It is a quality assessment test of piles. According to ASTM D5882, pile integrity comprises the material’s physical dimension, continuity, and consistency. The physical dimension includes the length and the cross-section of the pile, while the continuity of … Read more
Heavy construction equipment is used to make construction work faster. This equipment saves lots of time and money. The selection of various types of construction equipment depends upon the size of the project. If the size of the construction projects is small then fewer numbers of heavy equipment are bused but for big construction projects … Read more
Response spectrum analysis is a technique in which we calculate how a given structure will behave to complicated ground motions. It is a method to estimate the structural response to short, nondeterministic, transient dynamic events such as earthquakes. The mass and stiffness distributions of the structure determine its reaction. Stiff buildings, for example, will have … Read more
Gypsum is the most popular and widely used material in the world for the perspective of ceiling design. Gypsum board sheets can be converted in any shape and size to make desired design. Here I have attached Gypsum Ceiling Design Ideas created by me.
Support is a part of a structure that resists loads. it helps structural members to resist force, moment, etc. Support is indicated by reactions that oppose the load. In this article, we will learn about various types of support and their reactions to Structures. The main function of support is to transfer load from structural … Read more
In this article, you will learn Staad Pro Keyboard Shortcuts. Staad Pro is one of the most popular software in the world for structural analysis and structural design. It can design any type of structure such as building, dam, bridge, canal, tunnel, etc. It is very important for a civil structural engineer to learn Staad … Read more
A reservoir is a man-made lake where water is accumulate. Typically reservoirs are created by building dams across rivers. A reservoir can be made from a native lake whose outlet has been dammed to control the water level. The dam controls how much water that streams out of the reservoir. It is stored only in … Read more
What is Manhole? A manhole is an underground chamber to provide access to the utilities like a sewer system, drainage system, etc. We can inspect, change or maintain underground utilities with the help of manholes. Manholes are covered and can be open only for maintenance purposes. Gas tests should perform prior to entering the manhole … Read more