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
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
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
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
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
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
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
It is very important for engineers and architectures to properly read the floor plans of the building. A good floor plan should be easy to read and provide clear indications in a single sheet. A plot is divided into different areas to make it easy to understand. In this article, we will discuss plot area, … Read more
In the field of engineering, various units are used like meter, kilogram, second. Example: If we have to measure the distance of the road. We can measure it in meters and further can convert it into different units like a millimeter, centimeter, foot, inch, yard, etc. Before starting the discussion about measurement units and unit conversion of these measurement units, we will learn about dimensions. One Dimension: The dimension which has only single … Read more
Cement is a very important construction material. As the construction industry grew, lots of innovation has come in the cement industry. Basically, cement is divided into two categories. Hydraulic cement. Non-hydraulic cement. Hydraulic cement: Hydraulic cement hardens in the presence of water. In this type of cement, a Hydration reaction between cement and water takes … Read more