Concrete crack repairs are selected based on structural evaluation. Causes of concrete cracks should be first evaluated for successful crack repair selection.

Reading time: 1 minute In an era when sustainability has become an important benchmark for forward-thinking buildings, it's inspiring to see how far architecture and design have come in the pursuit of ...

Earthquake resistant design of buildings depends upon providing the building with strength, stiffness and inelastic deformation capacity which are great enough to withstand a given level of earthqu… ...

Electromagnetic distance measuring instrument is a surveying instrument for measuring distance between two points through electromagnetic waves.

There are different types of windows used in building construction to provide ventilation, and view. The selection of windows depends on many criteria.

Different types of concrete are produced based on the constituent material, mix design, the method of construction, area of application, form of hydration reaction. Details of these various types of ...

Factors affecting the workability of concrete are materials such as water content, cement concrete, sand and aggregate properties such as size, shape, grading, mix design ratio and use of admixture… ...

Reading time: 1 minute Concrete slump test or slump cone test is to determine the workability or consistency of concrete mix prepared at the laboratory or the construction site during the progress of ...

Corrosion of steel reinforcement in concrete is complex. Its Causes, factors influencing it and the protection of reinforcement from corrosion is discussed.

Reading time: 1 minute Sustainable building materials are becoming increasingly popular as more and more people focus on preserving the environment. As architects, construction workers, and homeowners ...

Phases in life cycle of a construction project are initiation, planning, execution, performance and monitoring and closure phase of construction projects.

Curtain wall system is one of the elements of facade technology in high rise building. Facades involves window wall, cladding elements and curtain walls.