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Workability of mortar is measured by the flow of the mortar. is there any acceptable range, any formulas stated or standard flow tests?
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Are wall panels having a width b lower than their height h are not considered to resist lateral loads. ???.
03 March 2016 1,665 3 View
In our Cell Culture Room we have UV lamps installed on the ceiling. Floor there is made of some kind of resin. Turns out that our floor is being easily degraded with UV light - it changed color,...
04 February 2016 6,751 1 View
in our RAK research and innovation center we are working on a project were we will test different insulation materials using different identical cubical rooms, if you guys have ideas of how can i...
02 February 2016 7,510 1 View
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Dear All, How important are the materials A359 and Hastelloy C276 in in
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I completed a construction of Radiation Shielding Concrete (basement and semi-basement) for Oncology treatment ( LINAC, Cyclotron and Cyberknife). I'd like to set guidelines and/or recommendations...
28 January 2016 5,615 3 View
NaCl was used as Chloride source. 10% of NaCl based on water was added to the mortar mix. The aim of the study was to determine the amount of bound and free chlorides from the initial amount added...
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10 % of NaCl based on water was added internally during mixing. The w/b ratio was 0.5 for all samples. The potentiometric titration method was used for analysis. I have the data for the amount of...
01 January 2016 6,537 2 View
Affordable House requires Energy ( Electricity, Heat, light), sanitation, air, water and green construction material & technology at affordable cost. These technologies are different for rural...
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what are the types of metals and alloys needed for the construction of the different parts?
30 December 2015 10,214 4 View
How we can design repairable regular steel buildings?
23 December 2015 1,902 3 View
Granite is mainly being used however limestone shows potential as a lower base material
12 December 2015 9,762 7 View
I have to clean these walls which are made of corrugated metal sheet.
12 December 2015 7,185 0 View
What do you think if we propose a residential building envelope made of water which is non-toxic, fire resistant, recyclable, and low-cost with high specific heat? I am currently working on a...
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I want to know if it is significantly different from that of cement/concrete.
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I have prony series for asphalt binder. Is there any way by which i could model the binder mix/asphalt mix using this data? Is there any possible correlation between prony series of asphalt binder...
11 August 2015 2,333 3 View
Can anyone provide references for the estimation of end (not the shaft) bearing capacity of diaphragm walls?
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