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civil eng. team
Jun 17, 20223 min read
Implementation of waste management in ready mixed concrete plants
The methods that find application in ready-mixed concrete plants related to waste management and that are popularly mentioned are as...
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civil eng. team
Jun 17, 20223 min read
Stress Losses in Prestressed Structural Elements
Stress losses in prestressed structural members are classified in two ways as time dependent and instantaneous losses. The shrinkage of...
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civil eng. team
Jun 16, 20223 min read
Effect of Aggregate particle size on the compressive strength of concrete
The quality of the binder paste is one of the most important factors to achieve the desired compressive strength in concrete. It is...
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Fuad Abutaha
Jun 10, 20223 min read
Use of Glass and Steel material in skyscrapers
After using steel in the construction of the building body instead of using concrete, the outer surfaces are covered with glass instead...
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Fuad Abutaha
Jun 10, 20222 min read
Effect of cement on the concrete strength
What is Cement? Cement is a dry powder (usually gray in color) prepared by the calcination of clay and lime. Cement is a binder material....
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Fuad Abutaha
Jun 9, 20224 min read
LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE (LWC)
The earliest contemporary use of lightweight concrete (LWC) dates all the way back to 1917, when the an American Corporation began...
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Fuad Abutaha
Jun 9, 20222 min read
Water/cement ratio in concrete
If you are working with concrete, you may be then familiar with the term "Water-to-Cement Ratio", or sometimes called "water to binder...
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Fuad Abutaha
Jun 4, 20224 min read
Waterproofing Materials
Waterproofing materials are generally materials such as mortar, bitumen/asphalt, cement, which are used to provide impermeability against...
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Fuad Abutaha
May 29, 20223 min read
Curing methods of concrete
Concrete is usually poured in different weather conditions and in various masses. The maintenance required to be applied to the concrete...
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