Failure Types in a Building

Article No. 22 “Failure Types in a Building” Failure Types in a Building By Hammad Bashir (5-9-2015) Failure of Concrete Concrete failure occurs in two principal areas: in the material itself and in the individual structural elements. Material failure will often surface Continue reading Failure Types in a Building

Article No 21 Reinforcement and Steel Bars

Article No 21 Reinforcement and Steel Bars “Things, Site Engineers Must Know About Reinforcement and Steel Bars” By Engr. Khawaja Ali Clear cover to main reinforcement in Footings : 50 mm Raft foundation Top : 50 mm Raft foundation Bottom/ sides Continue reading Article No 21 Reinforcement and Steel Bars

Percentage of Bricks and Mortar in a Masonry Wall

Percentage of Bricks and Mortar in a Masonry Wall By Jahanzaib 16-3-2015 Case 1: When thickness of the wall is 4.5” and that of mortar is 12mm, having the following plan. In this case Height of the wall along with the Continue reading Percentage of Bricks and Mortar in a Masonry Wall

Building Crack Patterns

Article # 18 “Building Crack Patterns” Building Crack Patterns by Shahroz Ashraf (Date of Publication = 15th December, 2014) To fulfill the goal of a complete and designed life of any structure all it requires is proper maintenance. Major support and Continue reading Building Crack Patterns