Anthony Pinheiro

12/07/2023

The Hallmark, A Proposed Residential Development of 48 flat + 4 penthouse, along Admiralty Way Lekki Phase 1, Lekki Lagos. We at PINCONSULT ASSOCIATE LIMITED provides a structural consultancy service to see that the building, is built to perfection. # PINCONSULT ASSOCIATES LIMITED, Excellence and innovation built into every design, leading with purpose, developing teams, managing chaos, delivering results.

01/05/2023

Today, we celebrate the hard work and dedication of all workers, Sending our appreciation and respect to workers of every field. Happy International Labour Day.

21/04/2023

May Allah fulfil all your dreams and hopes. Sending all our love and good wishes to you. May the blessings of Allah be with you and your family forever and always. Happy Eid Mubarak to you all

06/06/2019

TESTING OF SAND QUALITY AT CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR CONCRETE

There are different methods for testing of sand quality at construction site for concrete construction. Quality of sand is as much of importance as other materials for concrete.
Aggregate most of which pass through 4.75 mm IS sieve is known as fine aggregate.

Fine aggregate shall consists of natural sand, crushed stone sand, crushed gravel sand stone dust or arable dust, fly ash and broken brick (burnt clay).

It shall be hard, durable, chemically inert, clean and free from adherent coatings, organic matter etc. and shall not contain any appreciable amount of clay balls or pellets and harmful impurities e.g. iron pyrites, alkalis, salts, coal, mica, shale or similar laminated materials in such form or in such quantities as to cause corrosion of metal or affect adversely the strength, the durability or the appearance of mortar, plaster or concrete.

The sum of the percentages of all deleterious material shall not exceed 5%. Fine aggregate must be checked for organic impurities such as decayed vegetation humps, coal dust.

14/05/2019

Economy in Formwork

The following points are to be kept in view to effect economy in the cost of formwork:

1. The plan of the building should imply minimum number of variations in the size of rooms, floor area etc. so as to permit reuse of the formwork repeatedly.

2. Design should be perfect to use slender sections only in a most economical way.

3. Minimum sawing and cutting of wooden pieces should be made to enable reuse of the material a number of times. The quantity of surface finish depends on the quality of the formwork.

Formwork can be made out of timber, plywood, steel, precast concrete or fiberglass used separately or in combination.

Steel forms are used in situation where large numbers of re-use of the same forms are necessary. For small works, timber formwork proves useful. Fiber glass made of precast concrete and aluminum are used in cast-in-situ construction such as slabs or members involving curved surfaces.

20/02/2017

20/02/2017

20/02/2017