Trowel Works 01-Mortar and Concrete

Mortar is the material used in bedding, jointing and pointing bricks and blocks in masonry walling Constituents of mortar - Mortar is composed of:- ·         Binding material (cement, lime, clay, gypsum, plaster of Paris) ·         Fine aggregate ·         Water Additives are sometimes mixed to mortar to improve its properties. Other forms - Fine aggregates mixed with binding material and water also forms some important building finishes such as Plaster, Rendering. Materials for mortar...

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Timber Works 04-Timber Joints

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Timber joints are used to join timber parts in a structure. Timber needs to be joined in 03 positions when making timber structures: 1.      Lengthening 2.      Widening 3.      Angled or Cross Halving Joints A halved joint is formed by removing material from each at the point of intersection so that they overlap. The two members can be joined either on the flat or on the edge. When joined on the flat it is termed a lap joint. The simple halved joint is created by cutting a slot in opposite edges of the...

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