Foustin BenadictDec 8, 20202 min readBrick Masonry and Quantity CalculationGuide to brick and mortar quantity estimation.
Foustin BenadictAug 6, 20202 min readWater - Cement RatioAccording to Wikipedia, water - cement ratio is the ratio of the weight of water to the weight of cement used in a concrete mix. Duff A....
Foustin BenadictJul 26, 20203 min readHow does steel and concrete work together in a RCC structure?Before we try and understand the working of steel and concrete, we need to understand the need for them to work together.Do we really...
Foustin BenadictJul 23, 20202 min readWhat does different component materials of concrete do?Which are the different components of concrete? Concrete is made up of fine and coarse aggregate, cement and water. The proportion of...
Foustin BenadictJul 10, 20202 min readConcrete pour during rainy seasonPrerequisite knowledge:- Fine and coarse aggregate are by themselves far more stronger that cement water paste, also we have very little...
Foustin BenadictJul 9, 20202 min readBulking of sand and its determination on siteWhat is Bulking of Sand? According to Mr. M. Chakraborth, bulking of sand is the increase in volume of dry sand due to absorption of...
Foustin BenadictJun 21, 20202 min readWet and Dry ConcreteWhy is it that we multiply wet volume of concrete by ~1.54 to get dry volume of concrete and wet mortar by ~1.33 to get dry mortar...