Archive For June, 2019

Valuation of building

Valuation of a building depends on many factors like the type of the building, its structure and durability, on the situation, size, shape, frontage, width of roadways, the quality of materials used in the construction and present day …

Mortgage lease in building

Mortgage lease in buildings are mainly referred to money borrowed to finance the construction of the building. So a civil engineer must be well versed with these terms and rules. Here is a detailed description of these terms. …

Different grades of cement

Cement is a binding material and is available in different grades and types. Two main types of cement used for residential buildings are Ordinary Portland Cement and Portland Pozzolana Cement. OPC denotes ordinary portland cement and PPC stands …

How to get good concrete mix

For small residential structures the owner won’t have a consulting engineer to supervise the work and they solely depend on the contractor and trust them blindly. Unfortunately most of the contractors aren’t trustworthy. Defects in concrete are very …