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What Is Sunken Slab | Advantages & Disadvantages Sunken Slab

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The sunken slab is one of the familiar and adaptable ways to maintain architectural design in especially the washroom, as well as laundry areas where water drainage systems or pipes installed below the floor or tiles. Furthermore, all pipe systems remain below the floor. The concrete of the R.C.C.

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Water Leakage from Ceiling | water leakage from ceiling | How to Stop Water Leakage from Ceiling

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Water can be the most destructive element for structures that are mainly constructed from concrete. The water leakage problems are due to various issues such as defective plumbing systems. If the faces of the walls are exposed to the rain and it is not properly protected and waterproofing is done. Damaged Waterproofing System.

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What Is Shotcrete | Shotcrete & Concrete | Shotcrete Technology | Types of Shotcrete Technology | Advantages of Shotcrete | Disadvantages of Shotcrete

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Shotcrete/mortar/spray-concrete is a kind of refined concrete drizzled by gas hose-pipe nozzle at high pressure & velocity on a projectile motion on a prepared wall surface. It is often utilised in tunnels, underground walls, retaining walls, drainage systems & swimming pools for interim support.

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Polysulfide Sealant Vs Polyurethane Sealant | Functions of Sealants | What Is Polysulphide Sealant | What Is Polyurethane Sealant

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In building construction, the first stage is earth excavation , which is then followed by dewatering the trenches, laying of brick flat sloping and PCC layer, placing of reinforcement caging for the construction of footings, and finally the Concreting of foundations. Adhesive resins such as bitumen, tar, natural gum, wax etc.

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19 Different Types of Slabs in Construction | What Is a Slab

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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.

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Tapered insulation systems: The art of roof drainage

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1 The only exception noted in the code is for a coal tar based roof system. A sloped water-shedding roof can tolerate some minor imperfections during construction and still perform its primary function for waterproofing. The flow rate used for sizing the storm drainage piping shall be based on the maximum ponding at the roof drain.”

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16 Types of Building Components | How a Building Is Constructed | 19 Different Types of Building Construction Phases

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The damp proof course is often a coating of waterproofing substance including such asphalt and waterproof cement. Also, Read: What Is Tie Beam | Tie Beam Details | Advantages of Using Tie Beam | Tie Beam Reinforcement | Why Are Use Concrete Tie Beam. This system uses a continuous cleat for high wind uplift resistance.