Flow Table Test Of Concrete

Flow table test is used to calculate the workability of concrete. In the flow table test workability of concrete is determined by observing the flowing property of concrete. It is a lab test that suits low concrete workability. This test was also used to determine consistency, cohesiveness, and the proneness to segregation. Workability is a very … Read more

K Slump Test Of Concrete

What Is K Slump Test Of Concrete? K Slump Test of concrete is used to determine the workability and degree of compaction of wet and fresh concrete. The slump test is the most popular to find the workability of freshly mixed concrete but it is not suitable for mass concrete. To tackle this problem, the … Read more

Building Materials Used in Construction

Choosing the right material is very important for architectures and engineers in modern construction. Materials selection is based on geographical condition, material availability, building types, etc. In this article, I have described the most common building material used in building construction. Here is the list of building materials used in construction. Concrete Concrete Block Brick  … Read more

Gear Trains

Whenever two or more than two gears mesh with each other to operate then it is called the gear train. In gear trains, we can use the “n” number of gears according to our needs to transmit the power. There are various types of gears that are available to transmit the torque from one shaft … Read more

Cam and its types

What is Cam? The cam can be defined as the machine parts which rotate to provide reciprocating or oscillating movements to the other machinery element called a follower. The cam and follower work together when they are in contact with each other. It can either be a point contact or a line contact. The follower … Read more

Types of Belt Drive

Introduction: The belts are commonly used for transmitting the power with the help of a pulley from one shaft to another. There are various factors that can decide the amount of power which are supposed to be transmitted through the belt. These are some main factors – It depends on the belt’s velocity, the tension … Read more

Compaction Factor Test of Concrete

The compaction factor test of concrete is conducted to determine the workability of concrete. Normally we use slump test on the construction site but it does not give accurate results for the low workability of concrete when the slump is less than 50mm. Recommended Slump values for different Structures are given in the below table. … Read more

Unit Weight of Building Materials

What is Unit Weight? Weight per unit volume is known as the unit weight of the material. The unit weight of building material is very important from the design perspective of a building. A structural design engineer should have complete knowledge of the unit weight of materials. The unit weight of different building materials is … Read more