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What you missed last week: Architecture billings up again; record year for hotel renovations; nation's most expensive real estate markets

BD+C

BD+C ''s roundup of the top construction market news for the week of August 18 includes the latest architecture billings index from AIA and a BOMA study on the nation''s most and least expensive commercial real estate markets.

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TYPES OF CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

The Constructor

IS 456-2000 has designated the concrete mixes into a number of grades as M10, M15, M20, M25, M30, M35 and M40. In this designation the letter M refers to the mix and the number to the specified 28 day cube strength of mix in N/mm2. These mixes of fixed cement-aggregate ratio which ensures adequate strength are termed nominal mixes.

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ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR DESIGN MIX CONCRETE

The Constructor

III Concrete which does not meet the strength requirements as specified in I, but has a strength greater than that required by II may, at the discretion of the designer, be accepted as being structurally adequate without further testing. times the standard deviation; and 2) 0.80 times the standard deviation; and 2) 0.80

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Free Interior Design Softwares

The Constructor

All of these elements are used by interior designers to develop a functional, safe, and aesthetically pleasing space for a building’s user. The work of an interior designer draws upon many disciplines including environmental psychology, architecture, product design, and traditional decoration (aesthetics and cosmetics).

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Subways in America

The Constructor

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TYPES OF CRACKS IN CONCRETE BEAMS

The Constructor

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PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDING CONSTRUCTION AND.

The Constructor

The techniques that are used in the manufacture of panels permit a variety of finishes that imitate virtually any type of architecture at a fraction of the cost. Costs can further be reduced if designers restrict the diversity of the panels, thereby boosting repetition.

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