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CONNECTIONS FOR PRECAST FLOOR SLABS

The Constructor

APRIL 2, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Connections in Hollow Core Slab: The problem with hollow core slabs is that there is no projecting reinforcement in the slab, so a frictional tie is required.

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STRUCTURAL USES OF PRECAST CONCRETE

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MARCH 25, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Use of Precast Concrete in frames: There are two main types of precast building frame. The structural frame consists of slabs, beams and columns.

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Subways in America

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NOVEMBER 11, 2011

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TYPES OF PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDING & FEATURES

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AUGUST 7, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. This allows a greater performance from the cladding panel than simple building enclosure.

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PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDING CONSTRUCTION AND.

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AUGUST 7, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. They may be load bearing, or they may be just decorative to act as a façade.

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TYPES OF CRACKS IN CONCRETE BEAMS

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

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Introduction to Finite Element Methods-The Book-Part-2

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JANUARY 14, 2012

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BENEFITS OF USING STEEL FIBRES IN CONCRETE

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JANUARY 1, 2012

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TYPES OF CRACKS IN REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

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Introduction to Finite Element Methods-The Book-Part-1

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JANUARY 14, 2012

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HYBRID CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE AND STRUCTURAL.

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MARCH 26, 2012

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Precast and in-situ concrete can be used together in many different ways to extend the design horizons for architects, engineers and contractors.

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TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON CONCRETE

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MARCH 21, 2012

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BALANCED CANTILEVER METHOD OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

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JANUARY 17, 2012

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METHODS OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

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JANUARY 17, 2012

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. The decision is made by the design team.

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FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

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PERMANENT FORMWORK METHOD FOR BEAM CONSTRUCTION

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MARCH 27, 2012

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Indeed some beams, particularly in seismic areas are designed to act both compositely and non-compositely in the same span.

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REINFORCEMENT COVER AND PRE-CONCRETE CHECKS

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MARCH 20, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. The required amount of cover will always be specified on the design drawings, but no time should the cover be less than the maximum size of aggregate plus 5mm.

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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SITE PLANNING

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

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PRECAST CONCRETE PROCESS

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MARCH 25, 2012

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. The individual components are prefabricated off site then taken to site where they are erected. The following figures illustrate the precast concrete process: 1.

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ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR DESIGN MIX CONCRETE

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NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. times the standard deviation; and 2) 0.80

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STRUCTURAL DEFECTS OF FOUNDATIONS AT CONSTRUCTION.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2011

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PUMPED CONCRETE PUMP TYPES & SELECTION

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. There are basically two types of concrete pumps used for transporting , they are: 1. Direct acting concrete pumps 2. Squeeze type concrete pumps 1.

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EXPOSURE CONDITIONS AFFECTING DURABILITY OF CONCRETE

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AUGUST 10, 2012

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FORMWORK AND GOOD FORMWORK PROPERTIES

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MARCH 19, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. For most in-situ pours, the formwork is made of wood. When concrete is fresh and in its liquid state it must be restrained within a mould in order for it to set in its required shape.

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STAAD PRO MANUELS & GUIDES

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

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TESTS ON WATER FOR CONCRETE

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AUGUST 18, 2012

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Owl Mountain – Earth Sheltered Log Framed House in Saskatchewan

Natural Building

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

But it’s basically what you’re calling WOFATI. Mike Oehler had great design principles but I had to flesh out the technical details of building using a lot of stuff from Rob Roy’s books. Myk Brazier here – These are a few pics of the house we’ve been working on. So we are very happy!

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SOLING UNDER FLOORS & FOUNDATIONS

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AUGUST 16, 2012

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DEFINITION OF TERMS IN BRICK MASONRY

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Sill: it is a horizontal member of stone, concrete or wood, employed for the purpose of shedding off rain water from the face of wall immediately below the window opening.

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REDUCING DRYING SHRINKAGE IN CONCRETE

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

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SETTING OUT OF FOUNDATION TRENCHES

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. 2) The axial lines (center lines) of the trenches are marked with the help of profiles, sighting rails, strings and pegs. (3)

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WHAT IS PRECAST CONCRETE?

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MARCH 25, 2012

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REINFORCEMENT CORROSION-CAUSES & PREVENTION

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MARCH 18, 2012

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. The composition of mild steel varies along its length and potential anodic (more negatively charged) and cathodic (positively charged) sites can be set up at various points.

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COMMON STRUCTURAL FAILURE CAUSES

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NOVEMBER 19, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Even experience in extensive design in academic context can provide only limited perspective in engineering decision making.

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TYPES OF CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. IS 456-2000 has designated the concrete mixes into a number of grades as M10, M15, M20, M25, M30, M35 and M40. These mixes are termed standard mixes. 3) and (1:1:2) respectively.

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DYNAMIC SKYSCRAPPER

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NOVEMBER 5, 2011

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FEATURES OF PRECAST CONCRETE

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MARCH 25, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Reply Ramesh Joshi Posted on 29/08/2012 at 19:20 Yes, agreed. Thanks for your openion. Pl tell me more, if any.

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THIN SHELL CONCRETE STRUCTURE?TYPES & FORMS

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. For the shell shown in the sketch, the end frame is solid and the side element is a vertical beam. A barrel shell carries load longitudinally as a beam and transversally as an arch.

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Introduction to Finite Element Methods-The Book-Part-3

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JANUARY 13, 2012

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Introduction to Finite Element Methods-The Book-Part-4

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JANUARY 12, 2012

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ACCELERATED CURING METHOD FOR COMPRESSIVE.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2011

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PUNCHING SHEAR

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MARCH 23, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Punching shear is most common, and is a major design consideration, in flat slab construction. Tweet Loading GET LATEST TOPICS IN YOUR EMAIL- SUBSCRIBE NOW.

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Journal of Structural Engineering

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DECEMBER 25, 2011

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Structural Engineering

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LOADS ON PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDINGS

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AUGUST 24, 2012

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Heat expansion of the cladding panel must be allowed for in the design. Thus: Firstly the fixings must be flexible enough to allow for two dimensional movement.

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