Several Critical Factors Must Be Taken Into Account When designing and constructing a precast portal to support a railway locomotive, especially one that needs to bear a “Class 1” load, several critical factors must be taken into account. These factors include the materials used, the structural design, and the strength of the concrete mix. This…
8 Simple steps to throw your concrete slab Building a strong and durable concrete floor slab is essential for any construction project, whether it’s for a residential home, a commercial building, or an industrial site. Steel reinforcing plays a crucial role in providing additional strength to the concrete, ensuring it can withstand the loads and…
Prent bo: 'n Vars geplaasde betonblad nog nat op die boonste oppervlak. Koue Weer en Grondslae Die omringende plaaslike temperatuur het 'n groot invloed op die settyd van koue beton. Die stappe om te neem met fondamente tydens koue weer word hieronder uiteengesit: Chemiese reaksie Hidrasie is die chemiese reaksie wanneer sement en water ...
A Concrete Foundations Placing Guide Cast Your foundations This guide will help owner-builders to cast the concrete foundations. These foundations are for external brick walls around a new house, or for extensions of an existing house. THE NHBRC (National Homebuilders Association Council) requirements for house foundations: For single-story buildings with tiled or sheeted roofs in stable soil…
How to Decorate Floors with Concrete Concrete floors do not have to be drab and grey. Oh No! There is a South African company that manufactures and supplies specialised coatings, especially for you to give your floors that million-dollar look. Fairly easy to mix and apply it is also a cost-effective finish for your concrete floor….
'n Tabel vir betonmengsels volgens gewig in kilogram volgens sak, en per kubieke meter, vir verskillende sterktes Ons het talle versoeke gehad vir betonmengsels volgens gewig, volume en massa. Hier is 'n tabel wat deur die Sement- en Betoninstituut vrygestel is vir proefbetonmengsels volgens gewig van 10MPa tot ...
Betonmengsels en joernaalverhoudings vir verskillende toepassings Die basiese tegnieke wat jou in staat sal stel om 'n fondament of plaat te giet, is relatief eenvoudig. Die geheim van sukses lê grootliks daarin dat die korrekte betonmengsels en hoeveelhede saam gemeng word in die betonmengsels wat jy gebruik. Alhoewel die beginsels van die vermenging van beton en mortel ...
Concrete Slab Step-by-Step Whether you are casting concrete for foundation footings to support a simple timber structure, or for a solid slab that will form the floor of a garden building to be built from wood, the principles are exactly the same. Of course, if the concrete slab is to act as a foundation, it…
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Tientalle inwoners sterf toe gebou ineenstort 20 Januarie 2012: 'n Swak onderhoude woonstelblok wat die tuiste van sowat 50 mense was, het hierdie week soos 'n pak kaarte in Beiroet ineengestort en minstens 25 mense doodgemaak. ’n Tienermeisie en haar ouma, ’n bejaarde man (73), en verskeie arbeiders van Soedan, Egipte, Jordanië en...
IT’S PLUMBER PLUMBING CRAZYThe Plumbing Saga Continues – Not a Registered Plumber Not being a registered plumber, or even someone who would try to work with pipes and fittings, all I can do is read the relevant national standards when I want to check the legality of fixtures and fittings. Not that the owner of…