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We all know that the construction industry is seeing a huge opportunities in India. In which the concrete industry has a major role to play. Concrete is used more than any other man-made material in the world. Since every industry is thinking about going eco-friendly, so in this topic let us discuss the strategies used in various concrete industries, trends, innovation and challenges.
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Water-cementitious materials ratio
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Its not a fair quesion..common
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Vivek Singh
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"Making good concrete is more of art than science"
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I agree that concrete making is an art, but based upon the knowledge of its science. A good concrete design must be started with proper calculations and then adjusted according to inferences drawn both by tests and visual observations. For...
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Ravneet Singh Bhatia
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"Making good concrete is more of art than science"
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Making of good concrete is an art, for which science can be used, there is alwaya a variance in basic constituents(materials) and soft conditions(daily temprature/ moisture conditions/ concrete timings/ chemistry of ingradients). With these...
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Ideate: "What are recommended mix proportions for good concrete?" deleted from your view.
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Temperature Changes
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FINAL SETTING TIME OF CEMENT IS 600MIN.AS SOON AS THIS TIME FINISH WE SHOULD START CURING.IF NOT THEN CEMENT STARTS HYDRATION
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Abdul Quaiyoom Mansoor
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"Not following the quality control measures as provided by different IS codes."
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Whatever the ideas have been delivered by our friends above are very correct why concrete get cracked before its designed life. It is frequently seen in the field that even big contractors are reluctant and most of the time deliberately do not...
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Anna George
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"Low Quality Cements, Mix ratio & Temperature"
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These days the cement quality has become worse that the concrete gets cracked in 3 to 5 years at every place in India especially regions like Kerala and Tamilnadu. Since the labour charge is high, workers who do not have any experience in concrete...
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Abdul Quaiyoom Mansoor
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"Temperature Changes"
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We assume concrete as an isotropic material but this property can not be achieved 100% and in real, concrete is a 3-phase material. The three phases are metal chips, sand-cement mortar and the third one is the junction of these two. Hair cracks...
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Ideate: "Why does concrete crack?" deleted from your view.
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solid concrete block masonry
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brick masonry
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Vikram Kothari
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"solid concrete block masonry"
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THE QUALITY OF BRICKS IS DESPERATING DAY BY DAY IN RESPECT TO SHAPE AND COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH. THE THICKNESS OF MORTAR IN BRICK WALL GOES TO 1" WHERE AS IN CONCRETE BLOCKS IT IS AROUND 12mm. EVEN SAVINGS CAN BE SEEN IN PLASTERING IN CONCRETE WALL.
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De Caprio
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"brick masonry"
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Ahaan ...Well ..i thnk both hv advantages . Choices are made b/w them according the resorces available near to site ..If brick i available by near by places than they arnt much costly. If we com[pare strenghts b/w them ... Brick can gve upto 1500...
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Anjali Sinha
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"brick masonry"
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Great debate Mr. Anoop..... I agree with you, the cost of bricks are increasing nowadays but I think shifting to solid concrete blocks is not the right alternative. Solid masonry walls are certainly stronger, however brick walls are plenty strong...
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Debate: "solid concrete block masonry vs brick masonry" deleted from your view.
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Answer: "What techniques can be applied during house (concrete) roofing (construction) to keep the house cool in summer ?" deleted from your view.
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Answer: "how we chek the quality of concrete , before putting the concrete (ready mix concrete)" deleted from your view.
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Dear experts, we have developed a thermal insulation productfor roof(light weight concrete, of average thickness2'') we are intrested in getting the test done on thermalconductivity, solar reflect...
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Anand K Jain
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Tie up with burger paint they are doing a huge survey on thermal conductivity nationwide
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Answer: "we have developed anew thermal insulation product for the roof light weight concrete, of average thickness 2'' and we are..." deleted from your view.
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Allow for change in use in the design
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Match the materials to the environment
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Zubair Irshad
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"Durable design by using GGBS, fly ash or microsilica carefully done & tested with goood workmenship"
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Durablity of concrete is based on a successful design that comply satisfy the relavent standards. The impermeable nature of concrete makes it a sort of inert material, however it does goes through cycle of reaction from outside as well as within....
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Arun Rai
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"XYPEX Crystalline Products"
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We can add XYPEX kind crystalline products into concrete mix design, as this not only make concrete water tight, it also protects the concrete from Chloride ion diffusion and reduces the sulphate attack, hence enhancing the durability of...
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Borawade Jalindar laxman
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"Allow for change in use in the design"
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Yes i fully agreed upon all u friends , but what about maintainance??? . it should have some preventive maint system like painting coating clading
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Ideate: "What are the factors necesary to Build Durable Concrete Structures??" deleted from your view.
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ROMESH CHANDER
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Quality of ingredient is not enough, quality of process , supervision and skill need to be in place for quality.
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Debate: "CONCRETE MANAGEMENT" deleted from your view.
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Pragya Kothari
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I doubt. Making bricks more light will make them more brittle which will create great problem in the constructions of designer buildings in the long run...
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Dileep Kumar
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"Yes"
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Plastics can be integrated into concrete, It reduces the weight of Solid Concrete blocks. This is the best way to dispose Plastics.
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Debate: "The reduction of weight of Solid concrete blocks can make a difference to the designing of buildings" deleted from your view.
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i want to construct jack well at a depth of 18m below ground level. The retaining wall is 1000mm at the bottom and 600mm at the top. the heightof wall is about 15m .Is there is need of giving constru...
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