Unit Conversion, Types of Bond & IS Code



 quiz answer:

             Blistering - small patches swell out beyond the plane of the plastered surface.
                                 solution : proper troweling should be done.

unit conversions:

    1feet                  - 0.3048m
    1 meter cube      - 3.28ft
    1 sq.m                - 10.76sq.ft
    1 cubic meter     - 35.28cu.ft
    1 acre                 - 43560sq.ft
    1 cent                 - 435.6sq.ft
    1 hectare            - 2.47acre
    1 ground             - 2400sq.ft
    1 unit                  - 100 cu.ft
    1 cu.ft                 - 0.028cum
    1 feet                  - 12.00inch
    1 cum                 - 1000.00litre
    1 sq.m                - 10.76sq.ft

Types of Bond in Brick masonry:

1)Header bond
2)Stretcher bond
3)English bond
             i) English bond for one brick thick wall
             ii)English bond for one and half brick thick wall
4)Flemish bond
             i) Double Flemish bond
             ii)Single Flemish bond
5)Raking bond
             i) Zig-Zag bond
             ii)Diagonal bond

IS code: 
   IS 516    - method of test for aggregates for concrete.
   IS 1199  - method of sampling and analysis of concrete.
   IS 3025  - method of sampling and test (physical and chemical) for water used in industry.
   IS 432    - specification for mild steel and medium tensile bars and hard drawn steel wire.
   IS 303    - specification for plywood for general purposes.

today's quiz: 
  what is meant by Raked Back  ?
                                           

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