What is A Work Breakdown Structure

What is A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) defines the work breakdown structure as a “deliverable oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team.” Division of the main work Continue reading What is A Work Breakdown Structure

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