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Service plan :
is drawn to a scale not less than that of site plan , include layout of existing water supply system and shows predominant wind direction
- The notational colour for existing hazardous building in a site plan is : Black.
- Proposed work including services- Red.
- Existing construction proposed to be Demolished- Yellow.
- Existing structure to be retained – Blue.
- Work in progress duly sanctioned – Green.
- Open Space – Not to be coloured.
- The projecting ornamental course at the junction of a wall and ceiling is called Cornice.
- The function of the cornice is to protect the structure’s walls by directing rainwater away from the building, although its traditional function is also decorative.
- Educational building shall include all educational buildings or part thereof exceeding 150 sq. metres floor area, used for school, college, institution, education and or research.
- Common sugar added to concrete retards the setting of concrete.
- Sugar delays the setting time of cement by up to 1.33 hours at dosage level of 0.06% by weight of cement.
Air permeability test is done to determine the fineness of cement, measures the specific surface area of fine materials in square centimeters per gram of test sample.
- ASCU is a special preservative which is available in powder form.
- It is dissolved in water to get preservative solution.
- It should be added 6 parts by weight of ASCU in 100 parts by weight of water.
- The final solution is applied on timber by spraying.
- Curing is the process of maintaining satisfactory temperature and moisture conditions in concrete long enough for hydration to develop the desired concrete properties.
- The potential strength and durability of concrete will be fully developed only if concrete is properly cured.
- For concrete exposed to dry conditions, the minimum curing period is 10 days.
- It is recommended that above minimum periods may be extended to 14 days where mineral admixtures or blended cements are used in the concrete.
- A window that projects outside the external walls of a room is Bay window.
- The purpose of a bay window is to admit more light than would a window flush with the wall line.
The amount by which the outer edge of a curve on a road or railway is constructed above the inner edge is termed super elevation. The maximum allowable super elevation is 1 in 15.
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