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What is the difference between lean concrete and mass concrete?
Mass concrete is concrete cast without Rebars. They are good in compression and are mostly used for the construction of gravity structures such as Dams. While reinforced concrete have reinforcement bars in them, which increases the tensile strenght of the concrete.
What are the differences between the mass concrete and reinforced concrete?
Mass concrete is concrete cast without Rebars. They are good in compression and are mostly used for the construction of gravity structures such as Dams. While reinforced concrete have reinforcement bars in them, which increases the tensile strenght of the concrete.
What is the main use of anchor bolts in construction?
Anchor bolts are used to secure items to concrete. They can be wet-set meaning inserted into the concrete while it is still hardening or the concrete can be drilled and the anchors set in to them.
Why the partial safety factor of concrete is higher than that for steel?
because concrete is unpredictable than steel
At what temperature for a concrete curing is absolutely necessary?
It should be above 40F. Concrete goes through a chemical reaction called hydration, below 40F this process almost stops. Putting concrete blankets over the concrete can allow pours in much lower temperatures. The 40F represents the concrete temperature, while curing it produces heat so the air temperature can be cooler than 40F. Concrete can be poured below freezing but it needs to be protected with concrete blankets to hold in its heat. If the water in the concrete freezes before it is cured than it will definitely fail.
