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How To Paint A Cooler?
When it comes to painting a cooler, the possibilities for color and design are unlimited. You’ll have a…
How To Clean Your Gutters Without A Ladder
Maybe you don’t enjoy climbing ladders or don’t have one that can reach your gutters. Even so, it…
Do Home Inspections Check For Asbestos
Before a new homeowner is willing to part with their money, they must have a variety of inspections…
Defects in Rails
In this article, we shall study the rails in railway tracks and the types of defects in them.…
Types of Railway Sleepers – Advantages and Disadvantages
In this article, we will study the role of sleepers in the railways. We shall also discuss the…
Bar Bending Schedule
The bars used of any material as a structure stability member in the R.C.C structures are termed as…
Classification of Orifices | Hydraulic Coefficients | Discharge Equations
Orifice The flow of water in a pipe running full is under the influence of pressure forces. In…
Softening Point Test
Introduction: Bitumen is defined as a binding material used in the pavement to bind the aggregates together and…
Marshall Stability Test
Standard Followed ASTM D 1559 or AASHTO T-245 Objective The Marshall stability test is a part of the…
Flash and Fire point determination of bitumen
Introduction: Bitumen is usually placed surfaces as a binding substance and is directly visible towards the warmth of…
Flakiness And Elongation Index Index Test
Standard Followed ASTM D 4791 Objective This test is performed on coarse aggregates and is intended to determine…
Los Angeles Abrasion Test
Standard Followed ASTM C 131 or AASHTO T-96 Objective This test is performed on coarse aggregates and entails…
Deval Attrition Test For Aggregates
Introduction: Aggregates are defined as the coarse materials provided in any substance to gain a certain strength such…
Aggregate Impact Test
Introduction: The application of load on the aggregates such as pavements result into the disintegration of the particles…
Tensile strength determination of concrete (splitting)
Introduction: The sample of concrete enjoys compression whereas when it comes towards tension it has a brittle and…
Determination of the flexural strength of concrete
Introduction: This test is used to determine the deflection produce in the slab made up of concrete due…
Sieve Analysis Of Coarse And Fine Aggregates
Standard Followed ASTM C 136 Objective Following are the objectives of performing sieve analysis on coarse and fine…
Determination of compressive strength of cement.
Introduction: The most important factor to be considered while choosing any type of material in construction is its…
To determine the workability of concrete mix of given proportion by compaction factor test.
Compacting factor test is performed using guidelines from past researches. However, BS 1881-103 has detailed the guidelines for…
To determine the specific gravity, void ratio, porosity and bulk density of given coarse and fine aggregates.
Introduction: The aggregates have different properties based on the type such as fine and the coarse aggregate types.…