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What is The Parapet Wall Purpose And Design Of Parapet Wall 1.  What is a parapet wall ? The boundary i.e. built over the edges of terrace, balcony, or roof, is called a parapet wall. The material used in constructing the wall may be brick, glass, RCC grills, mild steel, …

Estimation And Rate Analysis of Rubble Soling Work Let us now calculate the cost of Rubble soling as shown in the below drawing. Given data: Length of the rubble soling = 15 ft. Width of the rubble soling = 8 ft. The thickness of the rubble soling = 0.75 ft. The …

Calculate The Cost Of Filling A Plot With Construction Soil (moo-rum)? Let us consider a Plot or Site  as shown in the below drawing for the calculation purpose… Given data: Length of the plot = 80 ft. The breadth of the plot = 50 ft. Depth of the plot to …

How To Calculate The Horizontal Distance Using With Auto Level Machine Now, let us go through the procedure so that we can calculate the horizontal distance between the two points, by only using an auto-level machine & leveling staff.       As you can observe in the above drawing, …

What is the 3-4-5 rule or the 3-4-5 method In Building Work 1. What is the 3-4-5 rule or the 3-4-5 method? According to the Pythagoras theorem, in a right angle triangle, c2=a2+ b2 Where a,b, & c are the sides of the triangle Suppose, if the side AB = …

Load Calculation On Column, Beam, Wall And Slab What Is Column ?  A compression member, i.e., column, is an important element of every reinforced concrete structure. These are used to transfer a load of superstructure to the foundation safely. Mainly columns, struts, and pedestals are used as compression members in buildings, bridges, supporting systems …

How To Calculate The Volume Of Concrete Triangular Pile Cap Having 3-Piles Let us calculate the volume of concrete in a triangular pile foundation having 3 nos. of the pile, as shown below.     Given data: Pile diameter = 0.6m.( d ) No. of piles = 3 nos. Length …

Bar Bending Schedule Of Lintel Beam With Full Detail Bar Bending Schedule is actually a chart made and utilized for calculating reinforcement and steel for slab, column and beam.     Length of lintel = 3000 mm = 3 m Breadth of lintel = 300 mm = 0.300 m Lintel …

HOW TO CALCULATE STEEL QUANTITY FOR SLAB WITH BAR BENDING SCHEDULE Hi before going to calculate bar bending schedule for slab you should know to find your slab is whether one-way slab or two-way slab. If not its ok we will guide through this One Way Slab Ly/Lx > 2 Two Way Slab Ly/Lx < …

Civil Engineering Tips | Points to Remember For Civil Site Engineer Civil Engineering is one of the oldest and mother branches of engineering and also one of the most sought after career options in engineering. As we all know civil engineers are everywhere in demand. From municipal work to big construction …