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11 Advantages Of Fabric Buildings

Construction Marketing

Since fabric buildings are tensile structures, the membrane can be pulled into a three-dimensional surface for developing shading, a roof, or a decorative component. Simply put, they’re a building made of all-steel frames and tarp covers or fabric material. Read on to learn about the advantages of fabric buildings.

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What Is Concrete | Different Types of Concrete

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What Is Concrete? Concrete is the final product resulting from mixing cement , aggregates (including sand), water, and mixtures. The first use of concrete was by the Roman Empire. The Pantheon is the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world, built-in 120 A.D. Different Types of Concrete. Dry lean Concrete.

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6 Advantages of Industrial Stairs

Construction Marketing

Stairs are integral to building design. Well-designed stairways can add value to any structure as it ensures users are safe and comfortable going up and down the steps. They are cheaper but almost five times stronger than wood or concrete. They also termite-resistant, do not rot like wood, or crack like concrete.

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Benefits of precast concrete construction

Construction Cost Estimating

Precast concrete is one type of construction under which casting is done in a recyclable mould or “form” and cured in a controlled surrounding as well as transmitted to the construction site and hoisted into place. It is primarily applied in the erection of buildings with repetitive design and components, like schools and apartments.

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Five Causes of Construction Rework and How to Avoid Them

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Design Issues. Design-related rework issues include errors and omissions in design plans, as well as agreed-upon design changes. When designers and constructors are teamed up front, as in design-build contracts, constructors often have more opportunities to identify design issues before construction begins.

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Reaching a new level of sophistication with panelized construction

Construction Specifier

Some panels have pre-installed windows, plumbing, and electrical rough-ins, and sheathed on one side, but not taped and finished. Panels can be made of dimensional lumber, cross-laminated timber (CLT), cold-formed steel (CFS), structural steel, concrete, or a combination of these systems.

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POST TENSIONING IN REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES

The Constructor

Encase the beams by concrete. Provide 8m long structural steal beam below the existing beam. But this option was rejected as the steel beam was affecting the head room in the floor. But this option was also not suitable as it was making beam heavier with high volume of reinforcing steel.

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