This post (building construction tools list) is written with the intention to make it as a go-to option for all of us.
Sometimes we know the tool but don’t know the name of them in English. We hope we all face this at least once in our life. The below list is a collective effort.
For a high rise building, we will receive approved drawings from architect office regarding water tank dimension.
But what if you need to calculate a water tank for a small residential.
In this post, we are going to see how to estimate rectangular water tank capacity & size?
How many of you know about specific gravity of cement?
We hope almost all of us would remember the value as 3.15 (actually 3.12-3.19). But most of us do not know why we are calculating this value?
Have you been told “Add some water, the concrete looks very hard”?
Is this right? Adding more water (Water Cement Ratio) at the site level to increase the concrete workability ???
Absolutely Not…
Most of the structural buildings comprise 75% of brickwork (at least in Asian countries).
So it is essential to learn the brickwork calculation,
Before beginning the calculation, be familiar with the types of brick bonds that we covered in the previous post.
We use different grades of concrete for different parts of the building.
We could say the grade of concrete is the only thing we do care lot while concreting.
In this post, we are going to explain that in detail.
In this post, we are going to explain you, How to Calculate Cement, Sand Quantity for Plastering?
Please note, before using the calculator embedded in this post understand the plastering cement mortar calculation concept.
Overall Strength of a structure such as flexural resistance and abrasion directly depends upon the compressive strength of concrete.
According to Wikipedia, Compressive Strength of concrete is defined as the Characteristic strength of 150mm size concrete cubes tested at 28 days.
We have already discussed Nominal Mix of Concrete and Mix Proportions.
If you have missed that please go ahead and read that. We will wait for you.
It’s time for some calculations.
In this post, we are going to explain how to calculate steel quantity for the slab? For both one way and two way slab with an example.
We often confuse, can we use 75mm (3 inches) or 100mm (4 inches) for skirting tiles?
That 25 mm doesn’t make much difference if you know the reason of providing skirting tiles.
Skirting tiles are the tiles that laid in the corner of a wall and floor junction.
We all know that the quality of brickwork directly depends upon the materials we used.
We have also seen how low-quality soil affects the quality of the work in silt content test
We have already talked a lot about the properties of Cement and conducted some tests.
Today we are going to see the consistency of cement test.
Cement is a basic material which can’t be ignored at any situations.
Even if it is plumbing or electrical works some sort of cement action will be required there. In this post, we are going to explain you about some special types of cement available in the market.
Plastering is a process of covering the walls and ceiling with a smooth finish by any type of plaster materials (Cement, POP etc).
The below plastering work checklist and procedure will be useful for any type plastering work.
FSI stands for Floor Space Index also known as Floor Area Ratio (FAR).
FSI means the ratio between the area of a covered floor (Built up Area) to the area of that plot (land) on which a building stands.
Do you think it’s that simple formula (D2 / 162.2) for steel weight calculation of a bar?
Nope…
It’s hard to find the exact weight of steel bars according to its area, it is advisable to refer the manufacturer’s chart to calculate the weight of the steel bar.
If you can’t find the details, then the below steel bar weight calculation formulas are useful for site level execution.
we have learned how to calculate tiles needed for a floor?
Go ahead and read that post in case if you missed it.
In this post, we are going to calculate total tile flooring cost estimation.
Sand plays the vital role in every part of the construction (concrete, plastering, brickwork, flooring).
So it is essential to ensure that we are using good quality of sand.
You may wonder, What should be the required size of Septic Tank for a domestic or commercial building? We already explained how to calculate the Water Tank Size.
In this post, we are going to see, how to calculate the size of Septic Tank?.
Another Experiment on Sand. Why sand?
The main purpose of adding sand in concrete is to minimise the segregation of concrete and to fill out the pores between the cement and coarse aggregate.
Today we are going to calculate the number of riser and treads for a staircase.
This looks like a simple calculation but believe us there is more demolition than perfect construction of staircase. Even though we do the perfect calculation of rise and tread the way of implementation is most important one.
You have probably heard these terms often and wonder what these really mean? Right.
Today we are going to see the difference between Control, Construction, and Expansion Joints.
We know that concrete is strong in compression and weak in tension that’s why we use reinforcement for high tensile strength. The added content of the concrete makes it incredible in strength.
According to the need for stress and load actions, we need different types and shapes of columns consisting n number of bars.
In this post, we are going to see “How to calculate cutting length of Stirrups in Column?” for different shapes
Cement – Irreplaceable material in any construction (as of now). It is essential to check its quality before using. we have already seen “how specific gravity of cement affects the strength?”
In this post, we are going to see another lab experiment which determines the soundness of cement.
In this post, we are going to see “ Bar Bending Schedule for Pile Foundation”.
Hope you have read other Bar Bending Schedule Posts.
So Let’s get started.
In this post, we are going to explain “How to make bar bending schedule for Column?”
This article will be quite long. Brace Yourself.
First of all, there are some criteria & assumptions that need to be met while making bar bending schedule for a column. Let’s get started.
In this post, we are going to see How to prepare bar bending schedule for Beam alias BBS for Beam.
Note – There is no one single version which is an absolute right. so please use the below calculations as a guide.
In this post, we are going to see how to measure a piece of land at the site using the geometric method.
As you know land measurement is the basic and first thing when comes to any construction. Making minor mistake will lead to heavy loss of our budget. At big sites, there may be someone who will take this hard part.
Shape codes are the building stones of a perfect bar bending schedule.
When calculating the reinforcement detailing for different members for a building, taking account of small bent ups and other angle detailing will make the difference of effective and economic BBS.
Here we go.
In this post, we are going to explain “How to Calculate the Cutting length of Steel Reinforcement?” with reference calculation.
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You may notice difference shape of bent up bars and cranks are provided in the slab and other structural members.
Do you know the reason? Let us explain.
When we look at any reinforcement detailing, we able to see there may be two sizes of bars used in the slab.
We know that is main reinforcement bar and distribution reinforcement bar. But wait there is more than just the name.
We all know that (L/B) ratio to find the given slab is one way slab or two way slab.
It’s not that critical to find that. Just understanding the basics will do the magic.
We have already discussed types of foundation and their basics. Now it’s time for the very very basic question that we all have in mind what is really footing and foundation?
Foundation is the most important element of any construction but least understand mechanism.
Making minor mistakes causes the whole structure collapse. But the reality is very simple if you read this guide.
Let say you need to calculate the reinforcement for a circular slab of 2 Metre diameter with spacing 200 mm c/c and clear cover as 25 mm.
Unlike other RCC members, this one is different since the rod length will differ according to the diameter of the circle.
Though the painting process is very straightforward, it may be confusing by the number of coats and by the types of paints used for different purposes.
In this post, we are going to cover painting process for
You may interchangeably use these words without knowing the difference between these terms.
The strength of any building mainly depends on the quality of the materials used.
Concrete is a macro content. Even though we have tested its micro contents such as sand, cement, blue metal, and water. The mixing method and proportioning of the micro-ingredients may affect the strength of the concrete.
The main purpose of providing reinforcement bars is to transfer the load from member to member. It may be either to another rebar or to concrete.
In Order to successfully transfer the load from one member to another, reinforcement bars need to be firmly tied at both ends so that it can’t be slipped away.
Every estimation is not going to be the same.
Sometimes we will get a material calculation completely different from their original unit. Like getting cement quantity in m3. But we will buy cement in kgs from the market.
Have you seen anything like the below on your site.?
This is called as Honeycomb in Concrete. The surface looks very rough with voids and gaps between concrete and the reinforcement. It resembles like the honeycomb.
Search more than 200+ Indian Standards with downloadable Links. Updating Periodically.
This list is a collective effort. If you found any error on Links, please Let us know to fix it.
No, we are not HVAC Engineer.
But if someone asks us to recommend how much tonne AC is required for their room? What do we do?
As a Civil Engineer, we need to know each and every component that makes a complete home.
You know that columns are used to transfer the load vertically to the horizontal beam.
Every material used in the building experience both compression and tension stress that’s how we designed the modern buildings.
We hope you all know that Nominal Mix is site level mixing and Design mix are designed from RMC plant.
You are right… But there are more than that.
Are you confused about different types of brick bonds and hard to identify? Not anymore.
The reason for the confusion is, we all assume that every brick bonds are distinguished from others.
But the reality is, there are only 3 basic bonds.
Normally, We calculate the tile flooring area in order to find the required number of the tiles for a given room. Assuming that situation, we have explained this post with an example.
We use this tool every day for measurement.
But we bet you actually don’t know the full capacity or hidden features of a measuring tape.
Every time we start a foundation work, we will fill “X” inches of sand (specifically river sand) and then “X” inches of PCC bed under every footing.
The purpose of this may differ due to the soil condition and the need. sometimes we skip this (rarely).
Calculating the concrete volume of an isolated footing seems like hectic.
We have explained the process (with diagram) step by step using this simple trapezoidal footing formula. Also embedded an easy to use trapezoidal volume calculator.
BHK is a flat notation used to identify or describe the layout of a flat.
In India, it is common misconception theory. Sometimes it seems like little confusing.
Let us explain these in detail.
Are you wondering what’s the difference between all these terms? and what does it really mean?.
This post will explain you all these jargons.
Unlike other units of measurement, this one is a bit complicated.
For other types of civil works, we have some rules which are simple to follow. For painting, we have to calculate the surface area in coefficient method (IS 2015 – 1987)
This may be funny or weird if you are new to the field. Even experienced guys also sometimes surf the internet to find these basic formulas.
You don’t need to memorize, the more you use this formula in day to day work the more it will be automatically stored in your mind.
We use this almost every day. Also, constantly yelled at the workers to wear the helmet.
Are we aware enough of the safety helmet standards?
Measurement is the single most important thing we should learn first at civil construction.
Especially If you are new to the field. Here is the list of measurements used for different types of works.
