A bridge abutment is a thick vertical end member of a bridge whose function is to take the load of bridge and distribute to soil. Its function is also to resist the horizontal loads which are acting on it due to earth pressure. A bridge abutment plays very important part in duration and life span … Read more
Foundations are of two types when we consider building a home on site one is raised foundation and other is slab foundation. A slab foundation consists of slab of reinforced concrete which is spread over subsoil over which building is constructed. Other is raised foundation which is footing spread around the perimeter of building with … Read more
Bulldozers or simply dozer is a machine that is mainly used for digging, pushing, excavating, and for leveling the different materials like soils, coarse aggregate for roads and removal of debris at work site. Different types of bulldozer with varying sizes are available in the market. Among the most common types of heavy equipment used … Read more
When we talk about foundations for our home, two of the obvious choices are floating slab and monolithic slab foundation. Well, both the footings are a type of slab-at-grade foundations – aka raft foundations. But both have different set of uses, applications, and pros. Foundation engineers don’t prefer a floating foundation for an entire house. … Read more
A waffle slab also known as two-way joist slab is a slab made of reinforced concrete with its ribs running in two directions underside of the slab. Ribs are wide band beams that run between columns spanning the orthogonal direction. That’s the reason why waffle slab is also sometimes referred to as ribbed slab. The … Read more
Density of concrete (weight per unit volume) or weight of concrete per cubic foot in fps system of units is 150 pounds per cubic foot. That means a block of concrete with dimensions of 1’x1’x1’ (length x width x height) comes out as 150 pounds. When it comes to concrete weight, a lot of homeowners … Read more
So, while you’re looking to undertake a timber framing project, you got number of choices from LVL, Solid wood beam, Steel, and Glulam beam. But what are glulam beams and what exactly are they used for? Well, if you’re new to wood framing, you might not know what glulam is. Glulam is a short form … Read more
When you’re going to fasten rafters at the apex of the roof, you’ve got two options – ridge beam and ridge boards. A ridge beam is a horizontal beam that goes along the apex of the roof spanning between structural posts to support loads. In a typical arrangement, it’s a glulam beam while rafters get … Read more
Gone are the days when saw tooth roof was merely limited for industrial buildings. Because of the plethora of benefits, especially of the provision of natural light over large area, more homeowners are preferring such a roof type over traditional hip roof. Today the world is moving towards sustainable development because of increasing risk of … Read more
When you’re working on a concrete masonry unit, there’re some unique concepts and one of them is bond beam. It is stiffening or a tying beam that goes along top of wall, floor and foundation connections. In masonry walls, there’re number of beams relevant like tie-beam, lintel beam, and bond beam. Well, the concept of … Read more