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What Is Cast-In-Situ Concrete | Cast in Place Concrete Advantages and Disadvantages | Concrete Casting Techniques

CivilJungle

What Is Cast-In-Situ Concrete? Cast-in-situ concrete is prepared, placed, and finished on the construction site. Another name of cast-in-situ concrete is poured-in-place concrete. Generally, concrete slabs, concrete foundations , beam, column, wall, roof, etc., Definition of Cast in Place Concrete.

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House Underpinning: Ensuring Structural Integrity

CCR Magazine

All residential and commercial buildings require sturdy, reliable foundations to remain structurally sound over decades of shifting soil, erosion, changing weather patterns, and typical wear-and-tear. Acting quickly to professionally underpin saves the wider property structure before problems compound exponentially.

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Lightweight Concrete Sculptural Building

Natural Building

Steve Kornher worked with adobe and rammed earth as well as various types of concrete masonry construction. All roofs are masonry vaults with shell motifs. With adobe and/or lightweight concrete construction, you can hack out a doorway later on. With hard concrete, this is an almost impossible project.

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What Is Foundation Repair | Foundation Techniques | Effects of Foundation Damage | What Foundation Repair Techniques Are Available

CivilJungle

Foundation renovation is required when the foundation of a home, building , or structure is impaired & the core structure of the building is required to be repaired. Sealants & Masonry Patches. Slab Jacking, Mud Jacking, Concrete Lifting, and Slab Leveling. Ponderous Mud or Concrete Mixture. Concrete Piers.

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Concrete construction innovations

GCP Applied Technologies

Concrete construction innovations. Control flow concrete construction. Mass pours. One of the latest innovations in concrete construction is the development of an entirely new type of concrete. One of the latest innovations in concrete construction is the development of an entirely new type of concrete.

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Proactive Building Maintenance: Save Big with Routine Care

CCR Magazine

The structures that surround us today are no exception to that law of physics. 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. All matter breaks down over time.

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What Is Falsework | Types of Falsework |Causes of Falsework Failures

CivilJungle

The temporary structure used to support a permanent structure, material , plant, equipment, and people until the construction of the permanent structure has advanced to the stage where it is self-supporting. Falsework includes the foundations , footings , and all structural members supporting the permanent structural elements.