Ever wonder how in the world the peoples of ancient times are able or manage to construct those magnificent and humongous structures like the Great Pyramid of Giza, Great Wall of China, and so forth. Giza is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and still looks amazing to us right to this very day. You might doubt their [ Read further... ]
The construction of a building can be considered as production with temporary factory. The building site being the ‘factory’ in which the building contractor will make the product on site. Site layout can be defined as site space allocation for material storage, working areas, units of accommodation, plant positions, general circulation areas, and also access and egress for deliveries and emergency services. [ Read further... ]
Technology is a wonderful thing especially in today’s world. Things we once though impossible are now realities thanks to technology. Whether it is sharing music online, chatting with friends across the globe in real time, driving an electronically powered car, or able to build an awesome skyscraper buildings as we are seeing things that didn’t exist a few years ago. [ Read further... ]
Concrete mix designs is best defined as a process in selecting suitable ingredients, which is cement, aggregate, sand and water, and determining their relative proportions to give the required strength, workability and durability. The mix designs, which is a performance specification stating required strength and minimum cement content but leaving the grading and details of the concrete mix design to be work out. [ Read further... ]
