The calculation of cement & sand in 1:6 is calculated in the following manner. For a Sample calculation, I will assume a 12mm thick plaster and a mix ratio of 1:6. Step-1: Calculate the volume of mortar required. I am calculating it for 1 Sqm and 12 mm thickness (Assumption). So, Volume of plaster = Area […]
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Measure Everything Only With Your Hands | Civil Engineering Fact
Measuring is the most important part in the civil engineering field, you must know some tricks to measure object without using any measuring tools such as the ruler, protractor, or tape measure. For this purpose, we will give some basic trick to measure dimensions such as degrees and length by using human hand For example, if […]
Road Engineers Should Know These Road Building Techniques | Civil Engineering
If you are a car lover, and you bought an expensive car, then you are very furious that the road design we are driving is not smooth. Road contains massive load when many vehicles driving on every sec can cause several problems. These problems can easily be solved by Road Engineer if they kept Road Building Techniques in […]
Difference between Foundation and Footing | Civil Engineering Facts
Foundations are broadly classified as : Shallow Foundations Deep Foundations According to Karl von Terzaghi, a foundation is shallow if its depth is equal to or less than its width. Foundations constructed by open excavation are also called shallow foundations. The term footing is used in conjunction with shallow foundations commonly. A footing is a foundation unit constructed in brickwork, masonry or concrete […]