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10 Important Factors for Selecting Flooring Materials

Important Factors for Selecting Flooring Materials: Choosing flooring for your home can be a challenge. At the end, you would like to have a nice-looking flooring that will stay long enough without any maintenance and takes the minimum cost from your budget. There are different materials can be used for flooring such as concrete, cork, …

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9 Causes of Concrete Formwork Failures: Caution

Causes of Concrete Formwork Failures: The process of construction of concrete structure requires a setup of a formwork to support the concrete loads when the pouring process takes place. the formwork stays in place until the concrete is hardened and gains some strength to make it capable of carrying its own loads. Usually, formworks are removed …

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Types of Concrete

In this article, we would have a look on the different types of concrete. There are different classification systems to categorize the types of concrete including, for example, the unit weight, compressive strength and what additives exist in the mixture. Let us overview the three basic classification systems. Classification According to the Unit Weight Based …

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What is Concrete? Definition, Applications, Pros & Cons

Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. Even some statistics mentioned that concrete is the secondly consumed material on earth and the first is water. Look on your house, street, or anywhere and you will find concrete some where. What is Concrete? Concrete is a man-made material (of course) that has …

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Why Adding Silica Fume to Concrete is Good?

Silica fume is added to concrete during the mixing process a long with the normal components such as cement, water, fine sand and coarse aggregate. Adding silica fume to concrete significantly enhances the properties of concrete both in the fresh and hardened states. Named a property of concrete? Yes, probably silica fume will enhance that …

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When to Buy vs. Rent vs. Lease Construction Equipment

When to Buy vs. Rent vs. Lease Construction Equipment

When to Buy vs. Rent vs. Lease Construction Equipment: The decision whether to buy a brand-new construction equipment is not easy. The process need to thought of with care, and the whole bottom line should be considered. Some construction firms purchase and keep a big fleet of equipment, while others prefer to lease those equipment …

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