Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 8, 2018

In addition to changing technology, we may also be on the cusp of a shift in building materials. But the material under consideration might surprise you. Architects are looking to wood—specifically cross-laminated timber—as an alternative to steel and concrete for high-rise buildings. Is Wood the Future?

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 16, 2023

Its versatile characteristic makes it the go-to material in many applications. . You can find it in use when joining various materials together. In Cement And Concrete Mixes. Adding PVA to cement and concrete mixers helps create a strong bond between particles. You may have heard of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) before.

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BD+C

APRIL 23, 2013

Milliken recently debuted a flexible fabric that allows for concrete installations on slopes, in water, and in other hard to reach places—without the need for molds or mixing. Concrete Cloth features a cement mix trapped in a layer of fabric, backed with a waterproof membrane.

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Construction Specifier

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Photos courtesy Huntsman By David Peragallo Tensile architecture, also known as tensile structures or fabric architecture, is becoming a popular choice for applications such as stadiums, airport hubs, train and bus stations, exhibition halls, event pavilions, and temporary structures such as festival tents.

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GCP Applied Technologies

MARCH 6, 2020

Concrete mix design. concrete / mix design. . Control flow concrete. Controlled low-strength material (CLSM). Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). Control flow concrete. Controlled low-strength material (CLSM). Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). Control flow concrete.

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The Constructor

MARCH 19, 2012

It is easily cut to shape on site, and if handled and stored carefully, it can be used many times.

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CivilJungle

MAY 19, 2021

Fiber Reinforcement Concrete. Fiber Reinforcement Concrete is a composite material that consists of mixtures of cement , concrete , and randomly distributed fibers. Properties of Fiber Reinforcement Concrete. The properties of fiber-reinforced concrete are as follows. times concerning reinforced concrete.

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CivilJungle

APRIL 26, 2020

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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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

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Work Gearz

JULY 6, 2022

Hiking boots or shoes are made of such materials to fit on uneven surfaces and slippery hill ways. The materials, shape, size, and weight all together contribute to the hiking boots being perfect for hiking, which in turn makes it hard for regular walking. Walking on concrete can cause hardness in walking and may slow down your pace.

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Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Although sometimes characterized as stone, cast stone is in fact a highly refined architectural precast concrete. Cast stone became popular in the United States and Canada in the late 19 th century, with the rapid development of the Portland cement and concrete industries. Cleaning should use the gentlest approach possible.

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CivilJungle

JANUARY 16, 2021

Bamboo is one of the oldest and traditional construction material used in different construction activities. The bamboos strength it is more as compared to other construction material. Bamboo as a building material has greater compressive strength and it is lightweight so that it is widely used as a construction material.

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Construction Cost Estimating

AUGUST 26, 2019

Prestressed concrete is suitable for different types of structural systems which range from pre-tensioned and post-tensioned structures, both cast-in-place and precast, and other pre-stressed components along with normally reinforced concrete. To increase ROI, the forms and stressing facilities should be applied continually.

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Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 15, 2023

With advancements in material science, the benefits of such cladding are increasing, and it is no longer necessary to use heavy materials such as masonry, concrete, metal panels, precast, porcelain, or even fiber cement to achieve the look of brick, wood, concrete, or metal.

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CivilJungle

MARCH 19, 2021

Portland Pozzolana cement is an incorporated cement produced in that certain ratio by the synthesis and characterization of OPC cement from pozzolana materials. These are widely found in mass concrete works such as dikes, sewer tanks , dams , respectively. Pozzolanic materials might be of two groups: Natural Pozzolanic Materials.

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CivilJungle

MARCH 19, 2021

Portland Pozzolana cement is an incorporated cement produced in that certain ratio by the synthesis and characterization of OPC cement from pozzolana materials. These are widely found in mass concrete works such as dikes, sewer tanks , dams , respectively. Pozzolanic materials might be of two groups: Natural Pozzolanic Materials.

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Construction Specifier

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Photos courtesy Huntsman By David Peragallo Tensile architecture, also known as tensile structures or fabric architecture, is becoming a popular choice for applications such as stadiums, airport hubs, train and bus stations, exhibition halls, event pavilions, and temporary structures such as festival tents.

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CivilJungle

DECEMBER 24, 2020

The concrete slab is a horizontal surface of a residential building or commercial building, factories, flat, etc. Sometimes in a domestic or commercial building, a thick concrete slab is constructed directly to the subsoil. Sometimes in a domestic or commercial building, a thick concrete slab is constructed directly to the subsoil.

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CivilJungle

JUNE 16, 2022

Geotextiles are artificial and passable concrete applied in civil buildings to enrich mold natures. Woven Fabric. Woven fabric geotextiles are popular, and their making procedure is similar to that of fabrics. Nonwoven Fabric. Knitted Fabric. Knitted materials have more incision power. Filtration.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JANUARY 31, 2018

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. Precast design and fabrication of elements begin when the construction site is under survey or earthworks.

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CivilJungle

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The construction cost of the homes and the price of the building materials are rising day by day. Ferrocement can be used as an alternative to the reinforced cement concrete. Ferrocement is a homogeneous structure which has more Tensile strength and compressive strength as compared to Reinforced cement concrete.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Pay attention to these details to properly waterproof site-fabricated shower pans. As with any shower, leaks are most common at the pan; in the case of a custom shower, the pan tends to be fabricated on site and finished with ceramic tile or a similar hard-surface material. . Tiling Over Concrete. Thu, 09/03/2020 - 10:37.

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Construction Marketing

MAY 26, 2021

They can be located inside production areas and storage facilities or outside logistics sites for greater convenience during transport and delivery of materials. Industrial stairways are often made from affordable yet durable materials such as steel and aluminum. They are cheaper but almost five times stronger than wood or concrete.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JANUARY 9, 2018

atching is defined as the method for computing & combining the various components (cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate and water) for the formation of concrete prior to mixing following the mix design. At the time of filling the gauge boxes the material should be filled loosely, no compaction is permissible.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JANUARY 20, 2016

Ferrocement refers to a one type of thin wall reinforced concrete generally formed with hydraulic cement mortar reinforced together with tightly placed layers having continuous and comparatively small size wire mesh. Metallic or other suitable materials are used to develop the mesh.

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Construction Cost Estimating

MAY 23, 2016

Both the designers Ron Culver and Joseph Sarafian have discovered a unique system for casting concrete in Lycra stretched with robotic arms. The Fabric Forms project comprises pouring a concrete fibreglass mixture into Y-shaped Lycra sleeves stretched into position through six-axis robots.

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The Constructor

MARCH 19, 2012

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. A smooth outer surface provides the main support for the concrete as it sets. Formwork is the term used to describe this mould. For most in-situ pours, the formwork is made of wood.

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CivilJungle

APRIL 9, 2023

Pavers, often known as paving stones, are flat building components typically used for outdoor flooring and can be fashioned from stone, brick, or concrete. Brick pavers are great alternatives to concrete since they come in a wide variety of textures, characters, and colors and may be set in a wide variety of designs and color combinations.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 27, 2018

Prefabricated elements such as pre-cast concrete walls, which Englewood installed for a Blain’s Farm & Fleet store in Romeoville, Ill., Not all that long ago, when I was still a young laborer in the field, many items such as millwork, ductwork and mechanical components were still frequently fabricated on the job site.

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CivilJungle

MARCH 24, 2021

In retaining walls to improve the stability of the material behind the wall, the drainage material will reduce or remove the hydrostatic pressure. In retaining walls due to gravity, the retaining walls are constructed to prevent the tendency of the retained material to move down the slope by proper design and installation.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As lumber continues to increase in price, builders have been looking toward alternative materials and methods for construction. Other materials are not cheaper, but the differences in pricing continues to slim. Building Materials. Building Materials. Try These Strategies to Build With Less Lumber. cbroderick.

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Construction Specifier

JULY 30, 2021

Given this, screen walls and unitized architectural assemblies require careful design and material selection (to avoid corrosion risk), so they perform adequately to resist design loads, and to permit the management of varying tolerances in terms of structural and architectural alignment. Proper material selection.

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Fieldwire

APRIL 11, 2022

Material and Equipment Defects. Sometimes work is constructed properly, but materials do not meet specifications, triggering rework. Examples might include concrete that does not meet strength specifications, windows with the wrong type of glass or other substandard items that must be removed and replaced. Fabrication Issues.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 4, 2020

Metal Fabricator: Anthony Concrete Design. Photos: Courtesy Mark Olson Photography/ Anthony Concrete Design. The fireplace was built when unfinished concrete first came into fashion, the writer and designer says, and a previous owner had opted to clad it in a combination of onyx and drywall. . “The Designer: Jane Hope

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 27, 2017

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab has posted a video of its Digital Construction Platform (DCP) which is designed to fabricate large scale architectural forms on-site in real time.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

2) poor communication between the fabricators and erectors. (3) The most common causes of structural failures are: (1) Poor communication between the various design professionals involved, e.g. engineers involved in conceptual design and those involved in the supervision of execution of works. (2)

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

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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