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Dear All,

In case the RCC Roof of a building changes from flat roof (as per bid/ tender awarded to the contractor) to 1:3 sloping roof (as per construction drawing issued to the contractor), what ...

Dear Er.Abhay Bhandari

The dimension specified for lifts is usually the plastered clear dimensions

Check whether the lift shaft has a machineroom or is a machineroom-less lift.

If there is a ...

Dear Dr.NS

Very good news.

I hope this will fructify and the new team will maintain the high standard of ICJ

S.P.Srinivasan

Indian Concrete Journal is going to be continued" with ...

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S.P.Srinivasan

I start the list with one of the oldest in India.....

1. Institution of Engineers India - India ...

Dear SEFIAN

Yes, the abnormally low E value will have a significant effect resulting in larger defelction and larger crack widths

It is better to recheck the value using a different sample and, ...

Sir,
Won't the passive EP by soil on the diametrically opposite face exert thrust in opposite direction ?

E S Jayakumar

Dear Er.E.S.Jayakumar

For developing passive pressure, the well has ...

Srinivasan sir,
I hope, the predominant stress in the brick lining of the well will be hoop compression resulting from the horizontal thrust exerted by the earth beneath the footing. Brick masonry is ...

yes sir its an open well but it is closed and ring is made of brick masonry

Dear Er.Jagan

There can be a lateral thrust on the well lining due to the soil pressure below the adjoining footing ...

Dear Sefians,
I have a load transfer system - shear wall to transfer slab to columns below (kindly refer section attached).

We are exploring and comparing the use of Post Tensioning and use of con ...

Dear Er.Kinchit

The top diameter of the chimney influences the escape velocity of the flue gas. The top diameter and the height of the chimney are dictated by the pollution control norms

The tap ...