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Lap length in Reinforcement
Lapping is required when a bar isn’t long enough or a joint is required. Bars may be deliberately left short for constructability and transportation concerns. The preferred method of…
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Site selection and Site Investiigation
Importance of Site Survey before starting any work of a building construction project To ensure the feasibility and practicability of a project To verify the legal implication of existing…
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Functions of a foundation for a building
The foundation is designed to ensure that the structural loads are transmitted to the subsoil safely, economically, and without any unacceptable movement during the construction period and throughout the…
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Roof of a building
The roof is an essential part of every building. Technically speaking, the roof refers to the framework of either timber, steel, or concrete on which a covering of thatch,…
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Slump Test
The concrete slump test or slump cone test determines the workability or consistency of the concrete mix prepared at the laboratory or the construction site during the progress of…
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Environment impacts due to irrigation
It adds water to the soil to supply the moisture essential for the plant growth. It saves the crops from drying during short-duration droughts. It cools the soil and…