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EXPOSURE CONDITIONS AFFECTING DURABILITY OF CONCRETE

The Constructor

These are the environments to which the concrete will be exposed during its working life. Table below shows exposure conditions of these environments. No Environment Exposure Conditions 1 Mild Concrete surfaces protected against weather or aggressive conditions, except those situated in coastal area.

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5 things developers should know about mass timber

BD+C

Erik Barth Regulations Mass Timber Wood The Changing Built Environment The U.N.’s With an inherently low carbon profile, mass timber can make a big impact in tackling climate action in the built environment. This global migration poses a tremendous opportunity to adapt the urban built environment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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What Is Underwater Concrete | Advantage & Disadvantage of Underwater Concrete | Application of Underwater Concrete | How Do They Pour Concrete Under Water

CivilJungle

What Is Underwater Concrete? Underwater concrete is a form of construction material widely used in certain forms of structural engineering projects. In every other building in which the lower parts of the buildings are expected to remain underwater, underwater concrete should be used. Can Concrete Cure Underwater?

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Effective Marketing For Diverse Construction Job Categories

Construction Marketing

Engineers (Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical) Civil engineers focus on the design and maintenance of infrastructure. Structural engineers design and analyze structures for stability and safety. Conduct safety training and inspections to create a secure work environment.

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AEC Collection Workflows: Dynamo for Structure

BIM & Beam

The visual programming interface of Dynamo for Revit is enabling structural engineers with the tools to build structural models with minimal energy and make their own structural design tools. Within Dynamo structural engineers can automate processes in Revit, and build complex and logic structures with minimal energy.

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Directors jailed and firms fined £1.6m after wall collapse kills five

Construction Enquirer

At nearly 12-feet high, the interlocking block concrete wall was built on site and made up of 30 concrete blocks – each the size of a domestic fridge-freezer and weighing the same as a large family car. These five men were placed into a working environment that was fundamentally unsafe. Their deaths should not have happened.

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Streamlining Construction Workflows: Hodari Africa  Excels with Autodesk Build

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With offices in Cape Town, Hilton, Johannesburg, Mauritius and Nairobi, Hodari’s growth directly results from accelerated change across the built environment. At the same time, the architects and structural engineers worked from South Africa.

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