Four types of cracks developed in reinforced concrete column are diagonal cracks, horizontal cracks, splitting cracks, corrosion cracks. The causes of cracks in columns can be incorrect design, faulty construction or overloading, corrosion of reinforcement, isolated settlement of foundations, creep ...
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5 Tips to Improve Construction Quality: Explained with Video
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The best way to ensure client satisfaction in a construction project is by incorporating a well-defined quality control process. Strict adherence to the process results in improved delivery of the work, leading to lesser rework and higher profits for the ...
5 Tips to Streamline Construction Projects during the Pandemic | Video Inside
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The ongoing pandemic has impacted almost every industry of our capitalist economy, ranging from retail and tourism to finance and automobile. The construction industry isn’t indifferent to these changes and is also suffering badly due to the COVID-19 crisis. Unlike ...
How to Properly Splice Column Reinforcement as per Indian Standards?
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Lap length or overlapping length is the length at which two bars of a column are spliced or overlapped in order to maintain the continuity of the bars throughout the length of the column. This method of overlapping two reinforcement ...
Tips to Avoid Reinforcement and Embedment Congestion in Concrete Members
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Designers should consider possible congestions in reinforced concrete members while designing concrete structures. They should follow specifications of applicable codes to prevent congestions. Sometimes, one of the options to avoid congestion is by increasing the width of the concrete members ...
How to Excavate Safely in Construction? [PDF]
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The excavation safety and related ground construction procedures are now an integral part of modern construction management. The safety rules and regulations get updated with time as new and critical construction issues are encountered. But the final intention of changing ...
Project Delivery Methods – Which one Should you Choose?
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Project delivery methods consist of planning, designing, construction, and other services necessary for organizing, executing, and completing a building facility. It also involves the comprehensive process of assigning the contractual responsibilities for designing and constructing a project. Project delivery methods ...
Construction Equipment – When to Buy, Rent or Lease?
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When mobilizing your construction equipment for a project site, the enigma whether to buy, rent or lease must be tackled in a very sane and judicious way. Important questions pertaining to the duration of the need for equipment, the number ...