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How To Calculate Bend Deduction Length Of Bar: When we bend a steel bar, the length of the bar slightly increased due to stretching in the bending area (refer to below image). The expansion of length depends on the grade of steel and the degree of bend. The length increases with the increase of bend...

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Difference Between Bridge And Flyover: Bridge and Flyover can be differentiated depending upon their function, purpose of usage and the location where it is built. BRIDGE: 1. The drainage structure which facilitates a communication route for carrying road or railway traffic across an obstruction or....

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Bridge: The drainage structure which facilitates a communication route for carrying road or railway traffic across an obstruction or depression with or without water is called a bridge. The route of communication may be railway, roadway, cycle track, foothpath, or a combination of both of them, and....

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Quantity Of Cement, Sand, & Aggregates For 1000 sq ft Slab? To calculate the quantity of cement, sand, and aggregates required for a flat slab first we need to calculate the volume. Area of flat slab = 1000 sq.ft =93 sq. m. The minimum thickness provided for slab is 150mm .( According to IS 456) …

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Calculation Of Materials For Different Mix Ratio: Quantity estimation of materials is essentially required in any construction works and quantity of materials depend on the mix proportions of the concrete. In our previous article, we have already discussed how to calculate bricks in a wall. Today we...

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Bar bending schedule commonly known as BBS is one of the most important terms in Civil Engineering. It plays a vital role in building construction. Basics of bar bending schedule: Hook length = 9d, Bend length = 16d, crank length = 0.42D, Lap length = 40d for tension or 50d compression members, Deve...

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Why Crank Bars Are Provided In Slab: Different shape of bent up bars and cranks are provided in the slab and other structural members. Bars are bent near the supports normally at an angle of 45°. The angle bent may also be 30° in shallow beams where the (effective depth < 1.5 breadth). In the …

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Difference Between Main Bars And Distribution Bars: In any reinforcement detailing there are two sizes of bars used in the slab. That is main reinforcement bars and distribution bars. In this article, we will discuss the difference between main bars and distribution bars. To understand properly we n...

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Shotcrete is a mortar or concrete which is pneumatically projected or sprayed by a nozzle with high velocity on the prepared surface

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What Is Sprinkler Irrigation? It is a system of irrigation in which water is distributed in the form of spray like natural rainfall. In this technique, water is delivered through a system of pipe by pumping and then sprayed to the entire field. Types of Sprinklers: 1. Low volume sprinklers. 2. Mediu...