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Type of CAD Software Used in Architecture and Construction Industry

The Architectural software comes in many different types, prices, features, and quality. CAD is used in engineering drawing, construction and architecture and also used for other purposes. There are various flavours of CAD available today and there are different methods of classifying them. CAD may be used to design curves and figures in two-dimensional (2D) space; or …

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Scrapers used for clearing the site

Equipments / By constructionfield

It is a digging and carrying device which picks up its ownload by scraping the ground, and transports it to site. After discharging thematerial it spreads the same over the desired area and returns to the pit sitefor scraping the next load. It consists essentially of a large scoop with acutting edge. The scoop is …

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Storey Enclosure Method

Estimating and Tendering / By constructionfield

Storey enclosure unit– It measure the area of external walls, floors and roof areas (effectivelyenclosing the building) and multiplying them by an appropriate weightingfactor. Not much usedin practice and involves greater calculation. Historicaldata are not readily available Provides asingle rate Take intoaccount of difference in plan shape total floor area, vertical position of thefloors, overall …

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The Primary Function of Bill of Quantities

Estimating and Tendering / By constructionfield

Quantity Surveyor is the preparation of bill of quantities. The primary function of bill of quantities Bill of quantities need to provide a source of data for quantity surveyors to estimating collect to the data for feedback of information for the contractor. To serve as a contract document – because this sets a standard of …

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Consideration Selection of Bridge Site

Construction / By constructionfield

Before a bridge is constructed, a suitable site is selected based on certain factors which have bearing on the economy and stability of the bridge. Consideration selection bridge construction site 1. At bridge site, the reach of the stream should be straight. 2. The site should be geologically sound i.e. it should be away from …

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Road Marking Machinery

Equipments / By constructionfield

Road marking machine is one kind of road construction machinery. It may be used for highway, road axis, lane line, community, airport and etc to mark all sorts of thermoplastic lines that are reflective such as straight line, dotted line, curve, oriented arrow, and letters. Road marking machine plays an important role in city planning and road construction …

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Les Quais by Fabrice Dusapin

Architecture / By constructionfield

Les Quais by Fabrice Dusapin Architect Fabrice Dusapin came up with a project that complements diversity of urban “quai” of François Mitterrand. “Quai” is a french word for docks. Project, located on the banks of Loire river in the french city of Nantes, has very different building heights and volumetric comparing to an existing renewed …

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Industrial Building Systems

Structure / By constructionfield

Industrial Building Systems are those structures used by anindustry; this can be of any type ranging from salt and sand to those manufacturingof heavy equipment. Generally at leasta part and in most cases the entire area is of one storey height.

Dampness in Buildings Causes

Materials / By constructionfield

Dampness is the presence of hygroscopic moisture in thebuildings. Ground water contains soluble salts, the most significant of whichare chlorides, nitrates and sulphates. When dampness occurs, these pass withthe water up the wall and are left behind when the water evaporates. Over manyyears of active dampness, large quantities of these salts accumulate within themasonry and …

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Cube Method Estimating

Estimating and Tendering / By constructionfield

The Cube method estimating is specific for building projects and aims to overcome the current criticism to the floor area method that does not take into account possible variations of the storey height. The building volume method became very popular in some European countries like in Germany and Switzerland, where building costs are often expressed in …

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