Construction & Home Improvement Guide
What Is Underpinning? The method of providing a new foundation underneath an existing foundation without disturbing its stability is known as underpinning. Underpinning is necessarily adopted to replace a defective…
Column Reinforcement Details: Generally, concrete columns consist of square, rectangular or circular cross sectional area. Columns are essentially required with the primary longitudinal reinforcement and lateral ties to avoid buckling…
Singly Reinforced Beam: The beam that is longitudinally reinforced only in tension zone, it is known as singly reinforced beam. In Such beams, the ultimate bending moment and the tension…
Simply Supported Beam Design: 1. Calculate the loads to be carried by the beam. 2. Calculate the maximum bending moment (M) with regard to the nature of loading condition and…
Advantages Of Steel Roof Truss Over Timber Truss: A truss consists of an assembly of rigid but elastic members jointed in the form of triangles to act as a beam.…
Reason For failure Of Concrete Structures: A reinforced concrete member can fail mostly in the following cases: 1. When the member is subjected to excessive tension, so as to exceed…
What Is Pile Foundation? In pile foundation, a thin member made of steel, concrete or wood is inserted into the poor ground (Soil having low bearing capacity) for transferring the…