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STRUCTURAL USES OF PRECAST CONCRETE

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Use of Precast Concrete in frames: There are two main types of precast building frame. The structural frame consists of slabs, beams and columns. Structural frames are mainly used for offices, car parks and retail developments.

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REPAIR OF POST CONCRETING DEFECTS IN STRUCTURES

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Cleanliness: when repairing concrete, care must be taken to remove any dirt or dust that will prevent the repair concrete bonding with the parent concrete. Expediency: The longer the repair is left, the more work has to be done, and the less likely that the repair will blend in.

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COMPOSITION OF REACTIVE POWDER CONCRETE (RPC)

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It is new technique involved in the civil engineering.Reactive powder concrete in made by replacing the conventional sand and aggregate by grounded quartz less than300 micron size, silica fume, synthesized precipitated silica ,steel fibers about 1 cm in length and 180 micron in diameter.

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CONCRETE CURING METHODS

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Both the rate and degree of hydration, and the resulting strength of the final concrete, depend on the curing process that follows placing and consolidating the plastic concrete. This reaction, called hydration, produces a stone-like substance—the hardened cement paste.

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CELLULAR LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE?FLY ASH BASED

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It has many advantages when compared to the normal conventional concrete. Fly ash is considered as one of the waste industrial product that cannot be easily disposed. It solves the problem of disposal of flyash and at the same time it reduces the cost of the construction.

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TYPES OF CEMENT AND THEIR USES

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Hydrographic cement Table below shows different types of cement, their composition and uses: Types of Cement Composition Purpose Rapid Hardening Cement Increased Lime content Attains high strength in early days it is used in concrete where form work are removed at an early stage.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Fridays and is expanding to other cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Denver, DC, Dallas and Houston. based, publicly traded engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services firm. An FAA grant, administered by the Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division, funded 90 percent of the $7.8

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