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Why do civil engineers draw shear and bending moments in a diagram?
Every civil engineering student have drawn SFD&BMD. Atleast once in their lifetime they must have been questioned about it, what the hell...
If floor tiles are laid over a flat RCC roof, will they prevent water seepage permanently?
Floor tiles wont prevent water seepage, yet it will reduce it a lot especially when provided with quit good slope. I don't know about...
What is the difference between structural design and structural analysis?
Structural Analysis Here is a beam with three 20 mm diameter bars at bottom and two 12 mm bars at top. Now we have to calculate the load...
Why do we spray water on new concrete???
Curing has been traditionally considered to be a single-step process & conducted some time after the concrete has been placed & finished....
What happens if more water is added to concrete?
If the w/c ratio is high, a large amount of water is available per unit weight of cement in the concrete mix. So if a fixed volume of...
Why don't we use stirrups in a slab?
We Do Provide Stirrups in Slab. What is stirrups ? It's a extra reinforcement we provide to keep the main reinforcement in position and...
Is it possible to use odd diameter steel in a column?
Theoretically/Technical Point of View →Yes. Practical Point of View → No. As others already mentioned there are only some standard...
Normally, we use a main rod in shorter spans in R.C.C. What would happen if we used it in longer spa
Nothing it will just increase the cost. To avoid higher bending moment and thereby avoiding heavy reinforcement. one way slab is the slab...
What is Meant by Raft Foundation/Mat Foundation & Where it is Provided ? | It’s Types & Cons
Raft foundation is a type of foundation formed by the reinforced concrete slab of uniform thickness (150 mm to 300 mm) spreading over the...
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