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PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS TYPES OF BUILDINGS DURING EARTHQUAKE

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 EARTHQUAKE

 

Different types of buildings suffer different degrees of damage during earthquakes and the same has been studied here.

1. MUD AND ADOBE HOUSES:

Contract Documents

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Contract Documents

 

 

The National Building Code (2006) defines contract documents as including the following:

i. Contract drawings and specifications prepared by registered architects and registered engineers;

ii. Priced bill of quantities prepared by a registered quantity surveyor;

PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN

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PIPELINE

introduction to steel residential construction

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introduction to steel residential construction
 

Why use steel residential construction.

Take a drive around any industrial area in the world and look at the main materials used on large buildings.  The warehouses, the factories.  Fairly obvious, it is going to be steel.  For everything but the concrete floors.  "So what has this gotta do with my new house"? You may ask, you don't want to build an aircraft hanger.  Well....... I'll give you the drum!

Type of Construction Drawings

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Type of Construction Drawings

1 -  Preliminary Drawings .  (design concepts)      

2 - Contract drawings.

3 - Working drawings . (actual construction)    

4 - Shop drawing. (between design and construction)

5 - As-built drawings. (as completed or executed)

Type of Columns (Concrete Columns)

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Columns

Type Of Construction Joints

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  • Construction Joints
  • Isolation (Expansion) Joints
  • Control  (Contraction) Joints
  • Sawed Joints

Types of Concrete Foundation (Footings)

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 Types of Foundation footings

 

 
 

Types of Construction

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Types of Construction

 

Construction is an industry method that consists of assembling or building infrastructure. It has many types such as heavy or civil construction, building construction and industrial construction. Construction works are managed by a project managers and supervised by a construction engineers, construction managers, project architects or design engineers.

10 things to check before the rain hit your home

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10 things to check before the rain hit your home

 

Rainy season brings pleasant weather but it can also bring a series of problems if your home is not ready to handle the hardness of weather that might be there. Use the checklist below to make sure that you won't have to worry about the problems when the rain hits your home.

 

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