Fineness of Cement and its Importance
The fineness of cement is a measure of the mean size of grains of the cement. There are majorly three methods of measurement of fineness. The first is the sieve …
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Difference Between Cement and Concrete | Cement vs. Concrete
Generally, we use cement and concrete as synonyms which is quite not true. Today we will see the clear difference between the two- Concrete vs cement. As per Merriam Webster …
What is prestressed concrete? Materials, Uses & Advantages.
The prestressed concrete is a concrete in which internal stresses are induced artificially so that the stresses resulting from the external forces (loads) are counteracted or minimized to some extent. …
What are the Storage zones of Reservoir?
A huge amount of water stored behind the dam is called a reservoir. Water stored by the reservoir during different months of the year is different. This storage is divided into different zones called storage zones of a reservoir. These are: Dead storage, Useful Storage and Surcharge storage, bank storage valley storage.
What is the Limit State method, Working Stress method, and Ultimate Load Method
There are three methods of structural design, working stress, limit state, and ultimate load method. Initially, the working stress method was used to design the Reinforced Concrete structure as well as the Steel structure.