CIVIFUNDAS

TYPES OF CEMENT Cement of unique characteristics for desired performances in a given environment are being manufactured by changing the chemical composition of O P C or by using additives or by using different raw materials. some of the cements available in the market re as follows.  TYPES OF CEMENT Rapid Hardening Po…

DEEP FOUNDATIONS (PILE FOUNDATIONS)  In case of deep foundation s, the piles are used to transmit  the load of structure to the soil. The term pile foundations is used to describe a construction for the foundation of a well or a pier, which in turn is supported on the piles. The piles may be placed separately or they …

Workability Of Concrete The term workability is used to describe the ease or difficulty with which the concrete is handled , transported and placed between the forms with minimum loss of homogeneity.Also defined as the amount of useful internal work necessary to produce full compaction.

Follwing materials are required for making the RCC work: (1)     Cement                   (3)      Steel (2)      Aggregates             (4)      Water (1)   Cement   Before the introduction of ordinary portland cement, the lime was used as cementing material. Most of the cement concrete work in building constructi…

PROPORTIONING CONCRETE The process of  selection of relative proportions of cement , sand , coarse aggregate and water,so as to obtain a concrete of desired quality is known as the proportioning concrete. It is observed that if a vessel, as shown in fig. 16-1, is taken and filled with stones of equal size, the voids …

FOUNDATION Every structure consists of the following two parts: (i) Foundations; and  (ii) superstructures .  The lowest artificially prepared parts of the structures which are in direct contact with the ground and which transmit the loads of the structures to the ground are known as the foundations or substructures. …