Hello Engineers;
Please help need info on how much is the allowable unsupported length for CMU blockwork wall? Is there a clause in an international standard which could pertain to this requirement? Thanks.
Please help. Do someone know how much would an IMS certification cost (order of magnitude)?
IMS certification of four (4) standards. QMS, EMS, O&HMS and SMS (Security management system). Thanks.
Sorry to have misled you dhengr but it is called concrete block in this part of the world. Please enlighten me for the term used in your area. This might be a new insight. Thanks in advance.
Now that a much clearer picture is painted. It is still right to go and check supplier's side for QC...
Thanks guys for the inputs.
Sir Dick,
You are definitely correct, they will be used to be covered with plaster. The problem is blocks in the lower layers in the palette seems to have these "slight crumbling" characteristics but we can say the upper part is satisfactory. I'd also go for...
Hi guys.
Can somebody please help me in identifying the exact technical term for crumbling of concrete block surface as seen in the attached.
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Thank you PSEPK. It was helpful. We are in the middle east by the way and I am confident US design code was not utilized.
We were advised to refer to BS 7371 or BS EN ISO 1461 since the technical contract specifies to consult relevant British standard in case no standard is mentioned...
Hello.
We are working on an industrial steel structure and we have received a batch of GI fasteners. We required samples to be tested but the third-party testing laboratory is asking that we specify what standard the samples are to be tested with. Can somebody help me determine the best...