A submerged floating tunnel (SFT), also called Archimedes bridge or suspended tunnel, is a tunnel that floats in water supported by its buoyancy (specifically, by employing the hydrostatic thrust, or Archimedes’ principle). Tunnels in water are not new in civil ...
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FHA Construction Loan: Features & Requirements
A Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan is the only home mortgage insured by the government in the USA. It is one of the largest construction mortgage insurers in the world and is part of the U.S Department of Housing and ...
What is Construction Mortgage?
Construction mortgages or construction loans are short-term loans designed to finance the construction of a home. Construction mortgages require strict qualifications and higher interest rates due to the possible risks associated with the lender. These mortgages demand only the interest ...
Tunnel Shafts: Types, Construction, and Advantages
Tunnel shafts are vertical passages that connect the ground surface to the tunnel roof. Shafts have many advantages and are used in constructing tunnels. When the position and course of the tunnel are correctly aligned and accordingly set out on ...
Perforated Masonry Construction
Perforated masonry is a masonry wall or panel constructed using solid bricks with gaps between adjacent brick units. These gaps are either filled with a non-load-bearing material or left as an opening. Perforated masonry construction has a high permeability to ...
IBC 2021 for Shipping Container Building Construction
Container homes are becoming increasingly popular in different states and counties across the U.S. Around 30 million ISO standard intermodal shipping containers are used worldwide today. These containers are generally repurposed and converted for occupancy as per the design recommendations ...
How to Make Better Quantity Takeoffs?
Quantity takeoff in construction estimates the quantities for a contract from the drawings and construction plans to forecast the upcoming construction costs. An accurate quantity takeoff helps the team stay on budget while ensuring time management and effective cost tracking. ...
What is Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) of Buildings?
Planned preventive maintenance (PPM) is a type of preventive or preventative maintenance (PM) that is a systematic approach for maintaining the building operations or extending the building life before any disruption or breakdown. Preventive maintenance can be either planned or ...