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Resting RCC Slab on Common Wall

Jagvir Goyal In planned residential areas, the houses built on small size plots are supposed to have common walls. The building bye laws carry such provision. Mostly, plots having up to 300 square yard plot area are governed by such laws. Certain precautions need to be taken while resting intermediate floor slabs and roof slabs on these common walls. Here, let’s have a look at them: The Concept: Before going into details, it is important to understand the concept of common wall. A common wall is built in such a manner that the centre line of common wall matches with [...]

2021-05-02T15:01:30+05:30

Jagvir Goyal : Replacing Old Windows

Jagvir Goyal Large sized windows have been in vogue now for many years and these certainly elevate the elevations of the house notwithstanding many aspects related to their provision to be taken care of. Planning large sized windows for a house to be constructed is easy as any size can be chosen and attached structural features can be designed accordingly. Issues arise when the residents want to replace the smaller sized windows with larger ones in the houses already constructed. Let’s have a look at the issues related to replacement of old windows with new and large ones as certain [...]

2024-09-22T10:19:05+05:30

Pervious Concrete For Walkways

Jagvir Goyal Resistance to moisture and refusal to seepage of water are known properties of concrete used by us in our houses and structural components. We want concrete to be impregnable to any sort of moisture and keep a low water cement ratio to impart maximum strength and least porosity to concrete. However, the manufacturers engaged in the production and marketing of cement and concrete have now come out with the concept of ‘pervious concrete’ that has its own uses. Let’s have a look: What is pervious concrete? Contrary to the properties of normally produced concrete used in building foundations, [...]

2021-06-19T11:09:36+05:30

Jagvir Goyal : New Avtaars of Concrete

Jagvir Goyal Today, we can’t think of building a structure without using concrete. It has become the most commonly used man made building material. First of all, simple plain concrete was invented. It was followed by reinforced cement concrete (RCC). And then were invented many grades of concrete with varying strengths. Then we invented pre-stressed concrete, self-compacting concrete and many more types of it. Yet the innovators haven’t stopped experimenting with it. Now, many more avtaars of concrete are appearing in the market. Here, have a look: Bucket concrete: Concrete has mostly been produced at the sites of construction themselves [...]

2024-09-22T10:19:24+05:30

Jagvir Goyal : The Last Laugh

Man is full of desires. As he fulfils some, more of them arise. Whatever be the age, some desire always remains with the man. And when he knows that his days are numbered, he chooses at least one wish that he wants to get fulfilled before leaving the world. Mostly, the last wish is the fulfilment of strongest desire unfulfilled. It may be to see a child getting married or to visit some place for the last time or to meet someone. If there is some guilt in the heart, in these moments, the man wants to see the person [...]

2024-09-22T10:19:46+05:30

Make Your Adobe Accident Free

Take the following safety measures to ensure that no untoward incident happens with in the house. In the Covid times, your house is the place where you are most likely to feel secure and safe. The increased time at home has led to more movement within the house,especially in the kitchen and bathroom. it is, thus, vital to ensure an accident-free living within the house.

2021-03-15T13:37:21+05:30

Jagvir Goyal : Brain Doesn’t Retire

Thirty six years back, when I was in the engineering institute, I eulogized Dharmendra. To me, he not only had a perfect personality but an ideal character also. Not only mine, he ruled the hearts of millions. He was always portrayed as an absolute gentleman who stuck to values, never hurt any body, true at heart and a sober but passionate lover. Movies like Satyakaam, Aadmi aur Insaan, Aankhen, Lalkaar, Mera Gaon Mera Desh left a deep impact on my mind. It never occurred to me that Dharmendra was not tall. Those were the times when height was not an [...]

2024-09-22T10:20:01+05:30

Jagvir Goyal : Count Your Blessings

That day, the morning newspapers had covered in detail the most extravagant wedding of the century. Rs. 300 crores had been spent on the marriage of daughter of a business tycoon. Invitation cards were 20 pages long, placed in boxes made of silver. 1000 distinguished guests were made to stay in five star hotels of Paris for 5 days to enjoy the celebrations. Most acclaimed Pop singers had performed at the wedding. Women were presented with pouches containing jewels and diamonds. The news report was mind-boggling. How could one spend so much on a wedding? How could God make a [...]

2024-09-22T10:20:26+05:30

Jagvir Goyal : Forced into a profession!

The incident dates back to 1974. After scoring a good position in the university in pre-engineering examination, now called 10 + 2, I decided to join Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala as it was considered to be a prestigious institute. In view of my score in pre-engineering examination, I was allowed to choose a branch of my choice. There used to be only three branches of engineering at that time: Civil, Electrical & Mechanical. I opted for Electrical Engineering branch. First year of the four year course was common for all branches. There was a subject, Electronics, Instrumentation [...]

2024-09-22T10:20:54+05:30

Jagvir Goyal : Apna India Apna Hai!

Dubai mesmerized me. Wherever I ran my gaze, sky scrapers stood in clusters, competing with one another in nudging and scraping the sky. They stood in all shapes and sizes, as if trying to strike different poses of a gymnast. Rough and tough, stiff and solid concrete used in them looked like the most flexible material. There was this unique 1000 feet high Cayan tower that twisted at right angle and housed 73 floors of residential apartments. There were Emirates twin towers, Deira twin towers, Al Kazim twin towers, Park twin towers and many more such structures. And there stood [...]

2024-09-22T10:21:19+05:30