CCR Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2024

Some building materials are more durable than others, like stone and steel, but unfortunately the days of structures surviving thousands of years, like the Egyptian pyramids and Roman cathedrals, are over. Therefore, preventive maintenance of building exteriors has become more important than ever.

Maintenance 52

Maintenance Building Performance Measurement Inspection Roofing Systems 52

CivilJungle

MARCH 1, 2021

What Is Curing of Concrete? Curing performs a crucial role in the growth as well as the resilience of concrete strengths. Since applying water to that same concrete mixture there is an exothermic process that tends to toughen the concrete. Such an approach is termed the curing of concrete.

Curing 52

Curing Concrete Pouring Flooring Systems Wall Systems 52

CivilJungle

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

16 Types of Building Components. Components of Building are as follows. Brick Wall. Parapet Wall. Substructure: The substructure is the part of the building that is underneath the ground, while the superstructure is everything that is above ground. Brick Wall-. Substructure. Bedding for Footing.

Painting/finishing 52

Painting/finishing Foundation Systems Wall Systems Flooring Systems 52

CivilJungle

APRIL 5, 2021

Slabs are structural elements manufactured from concrete constructed to produce flat surfaces, usually horizontal, in building floors, roofs, bridges. If reinforcement is required, slabs could also be pre-stressed or the concrete will be spilled over rebar positioned within the framework. What Is a Slab? Types of Slabs.

Roofing Systems 52

Roofing Systems Concrete Pouring Fire Protection System Installation Flooring Systems 52

CivilJungle

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Bituminous Concrete Layer. #1. Bituminous Concrete Layer-. A mixture of aggregates continually graded from maximum size to minimum size is a bituminous concrete layer (typically less than 25 mm to 0.075 mm aggregates). Quality control of bituminous concrete construction. There are also Marshall tests performed.

Concrete Pouring 52

Concrete Pouring Painting/finishing Ceiling Systems Building Materials 52

UK Construction Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The post Exploring the Benefits of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Do you know that reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has played a significant role in public building construction over the past decades?

Safety Regulations 62

Safety Regulations Building Performance Measurement Building Materials Manufacturing Concrete Pouring 62

CivilJungle

JANUARY 26, 2022

A rebar is a steel bar that is used in the concrete to provide extra strength to the structure. Also, read: What Is Unit Weight | What Is Density | What Is Unit Weight Material | Unit Weight Building Materials. Also, read: What Is Self Compact Concrete | What Is J-ring Test | Equipment of J-ring Test | Procedure of the J-Ring Test.

Steel Fabrication 52

Steel Fabrication Electrical Wiring Installation Concrete Pouring Wall Systems 52