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HOW TO STORE COMMON CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ON SITE?

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1.  STORING OF BRICKS ON SITE STACKING AND STORING OF BRICKS AT SITE Stack the bricks close to the site of work so that less effort is required to unload and transport the bricks again by loading on pallets or in barrows. Different types of bricks (such as clay bricks, clay fly ash bricks etc.) shall be stacked separately. Bricks of different strengths and sizes (i.e. modular and non-modular) should be stacked separately. Bricks of different types such as solid bricks, hollow bricks, and perforated bricks should be stacked separately. While stacking the bricks, following guidelines must be followed for easy quality inspection and counting. Stack the bricks on dry firm ground. Stack should be 50 bricks long, 10 bricks high and not more than 4 bricks in width. Clear distance between adjacent stacks should not be less than 0.8m. Put bricks of each truck load in one stack.

M Sand Vs River Sand

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The river sand is one inevitable material used in construction. It is used almost all stages of construction. Take it right from the foundation you will need them almost at every stage, Be it plastering, concrete & also as a filling material. But due to the high demand for river sand, the supply chain became weak. Also using more river sand affects the environment. Considering the fact experts suggested Industry manufactured sand as a choice! Alternative material choice for eco-friendly environment is also topping Civil Engineer Final Year Projects topic list By the way, when we think about M sand, the first question will come to our mind!. Is that M Sand is an alternative choice for River Sand? Obviously Yes!… Let us know some aspects of M sand before getting into the Difference between M sand & River Sand. What is M sand? The meaning of M sand stands for Manufactured Sand. It is manufactured as per IS code 383:2016. (complete list of IS Code) The process of M sand manufactu...

Anti Termite Treatment procedure.

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A construction of a building is not an easy thing at the same time we have to protect our building from force majeure or other natural disorder because the building is the biggest investment of us. Protection of building from natural disorder depends on the structure design, we will see design detail of structure in another post. In this post, we are going to discuss how to protect the structure from Subterranean Termites along with types of anti termite treatment & anti termite treatment procedure. Before to discuss we shall take a look at termites and effects of termites.  What are Subterranean Termites? Termites are one of the insect’s types seems to size like ants. Termites have differed from ants because they eat wood. Basically, ants build their colonies under the earth’s surface near to the standing water around the foundation because they need moisture area. Impacts of Termites Can termites eat concrete? – Absolutely No!. Wood is the prefered food for termit...