Consultancy in construction is performed by a group of professionals designated as consultants. Consultants are appointed by the client in order to pe...
Valuation of Building – Methods and Calculation of Valuation
Valuation of Building Valuation of building or property is the method of calculating the present marketable cost of a building. Valuation of a buildin...
Stacked Log Construction – Types, Features and Benefits
Stacked log construction is a building construction technique with which structures are built by stacking one wooden log over another. These logs are ...
FIDIC Contracts – Forms of FIDIC Contracts and Their Uses
FIDIC Stands for Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils (International Federation of Consulting Engineers) which has about 70 countries as ...
GFRG Panel Construction: A Potential Building Technique
Glass fibre reinforced gypsum (GFRG) panel or Rapid wall is a modern building element devised by the GFRG Building System Australia for mass-scale con...
Concrete Transfer and Placement Equipment-Practical Consideration
There are several types of equipment which are used to transfer and pour concrete after it has been discharged from a mixer. For instance, steel bucke...
Dummy Activity in Network Analysis
A Dummy activity is a type of operation in a project network which neither requires any time nor any resource. This is an item shown in a project netw...
Top 10 Estimation Software in Construction Industry
Akshay Dashore Akshay is a Civil Engineer who has been engaged in pile foundation projects for the last 5 years. Civil Engineering intrigues him but w...
Topping Concrete – Work Procedure, Types and Advantages
Topping concrete is defined as a layer of high strength concrete placed on an old, worn out concrete surface to provide a dense, abrasion-resistant su...
16 Types of Heavy Equipment Used in Construction
Heavy construction equipment are used for various purposes in large projects. Selection of different types of heavy equipment depends on the size of t...