Concrete Technology

Reinforced Concrete is a composite material. We have steel to take the tension and concrete the compression. Now, reinforcing steel

Honeycomb in concrete is basically caused due to improper mixing of material i.e Aggregates, Coarse sand and cement or may

Under reamed piles are bored cast-in-situ concrete piles having one or more number of bulbs formed by enlarging the pile stem. These piles are best suited in

One has to find out what grade of the concrete was specified by the designer and cause of honeycomb in

QUALITY CONTROL OF READY MIX CONCRETE Quality control of ready-mixed concrete may be divided into three components, 1. Forward control,

PROCEDURE FOR REPAIR OF CRACKS: For small cracks (3 mm or less): Use screwdriver to chip away any flakes or

We have special kind of pumps called ‘concrete pumps’ which are designed to create extremely high heads and thus pump

What is bond stress of concrete? Bond stress is the result of the bonding between the concrete surface and the

For the same strength or workability, concrete with large size aggregate will require lesser quantity of cement than concrete with

Generally, strengthening of the foundations might be needed due to the alterations in serviceability of the buildings. One method of

Cranked bars / Bent up bars are provided on top of the reinforcement to resist negative bending moment/Hogging at the supports of

There are a number of reasons why concete cracks and the types of cracks that develop are actually given different

Balloon framing leaves out the beams that these days separate the stories of a house.Balloon framing goes back to a

Firstly find the volume of concrete in cu.m.Then if it is P.C.C multiply it by 2400 as density of concrete is 2400kg/ cu.m

Lintel is a horizontal member, which is placed across the openings, left in the wall for the provision of doors,