Cracks in Buildings | Building Construction
Posted by BenzuJK in Civil Projects on August 21, 2010
Cracks in Buildings
Cracks result in applied forces greater than those which the building or its part can withstand. These forces may have emerged externally to the building or internally within the building or have been developed in the materials of the building as a result of Chemical changes. There may be a single force or a combination of forces having a single cause or several causes.
Building at San Francisco
This is a residential building at San Francisco. Major cracks have developed on the external facade of the building. The cracks running across the entire facade of the building are diagonally directed and diagonal cracks are generally structural cracks. They occur due to structural problems in the buildings. Structural cracks could be due to major or minor problem in the structural design. Intensity of structural problem is determined on the basis of the intensity of cracks developed.
Most cracks occur due to drying of construction water.
- These are generally superficial
- Do not affect the serviceability of the building
- Can be easily repaired
Next Generation Internet | Web 3.0
Posted by BenzuJK in Civil Projects on August 18, 2010
Web 3.0, a phrase coined by John Markoff of the New York Times in 2006, refers to a supposed third generation of Internet-based services that collectively comprise what might be called ‘the intelligent Web’—such as those using semantic web, microformats, natural language search, data mining, machine learning, recommendation agents, and artificial intelligence technologies – which emphasize machine-facilitated understanding of information in order to provide a more productive and intuitive user experience.
Web 3.0 Next Generation Internet
CEO of Google.com, Eric Schmidt gave a speech about Web 3.0 in Korea in May 2007…
Design of India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
Posted by BenzuJK in Civil Projects on August 17, 2010
Design of India Habitat Centre
Indian Habitat Centre is located in New Delhi, India. It was conceived to be a catalyst relationship between individuals and institutions that is, NGO’s working in habitat related areas to increase their effectiveness.
Architect of the India Habitat Centre
Joseph Allen Stein
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
Purpose of the Construction of Indian Habitat Centre
Indian Habitat Centre has been constructed for various activities apart for commercial purposes. It is a centre for cultural, economic and social activities. Dramas, plays are also organized at the centre. There is banquet hall and party lawn and also a Restaurant. Basically, it is open for public use also. . The Habitat Centre would be a home not only to those offices and research organizations but in order to facilitate their interaction, the centre provides a range of facilities like conference venues, exhibition halls, seminar rooms, restaurants and performance venues for cultural activities.
Retail Industry Scenario in India
Posted by BenzuJK in Civil Projects on August 14, 2010
Booming Retail Industry in India
India is a developing country. Since it is still developing, there have been lot of growth in the industrial sector which provided job opportunities to the people. Retail Industry caught lot of attention in the past one decade. Due to the recent economic development of the country, people in India have enough to spend for their recreational activities and shop all they need. They have become fun loving and enjoy going shopping in huge shopping complexes even if the prices of the products at the shopping centre are higher than the products available in the open market.
Hyderabad Central, India
The Indian Retail Industry is the largest of all the industries accounting on 10% of the country’s GDP growth and 8% of the country’s employment. The flourishing retail industry in India has reduced unemployment to a large extent. It has emerged as one of the most dynamic and fast paced industrial sector with several big players entering the market.
In India, the vast middle class and almost untapped retail industry are the key forces of attraction for global retail giants waiting to enter new markets. This attraction has stimulated the growth of the retail industry and is growing at a faster rate. It is estimated that the growth rate of the retail Industry will reach 25% at the end of the year.
IPSA – Indore (AAYAM) | Sustainable Green Architecture
Posted by BenzuJK in Civil Projects, Green Building on August 12, 2010
Incorporation of Sustainable Green Features in the Design
Aayam in Sanskrit means dimension, and the presented design has provided innovative solutions in all the dimensions of creative world.
The entire building has been made in order to preserve the landscape and adapt suitable style pertaining to the topography. By determining the quantity and quality of light entering the spaces, they have eventually taken on greater reality. The galleries are woven into a modulated space, born of light and geometry.
IPSA - Indore (Sustainable Green Architecture)
The design is a centre of culture that is rooted in the region and reflecting contemporary art and architecture at the highest level that have come together with nature. The core of the annex is open to sky and the rigorous used of a geometric vocabulary. A reflection of land art with pure modernism, the convention centre is rooted to traditions and mirrors ideas if the youth of India.
Capitalized Value and Year’s Purchase | Property Valuation System
Posted by BenzuJK in Building Construction on August 9, 2010
Property Valuation System
Capitalized Value and Year’s Purchase calculations are a necessary part of Building estimation system or we could simply term it as “Property Evaluation System”. The Value of a property is listed into various different categories such as;
- Market Value
- Book Value
- Capital Cost
- Capitalized Value
Capitalized Value of a Property
In this article, we are going to discuss and study “what is capitalized value of a property?” which will form the part of Evaluation system and Year’s Purchase which will fall under the category of investment system.
Capitalized Value of a Property
The capitalized value of a property is the amount of money whose annual interest at the highest prevailing rate of interest will be equal to the net income from the property. To determine the capitalized value of a property, it is required to know the net income from the property and the highest prevailing rate of interest.
Therefore, Capitalized Value = Net income x year’s purchase
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Market Value, Book Value, Capital Cost | Property Valuation System
Posted by BenzuJK in Building Construction on August 2, 2010
Property Valuation System
Studying Building Estimation and Costing helps us evaluate the value of the property according to its current market trends. The Value of a property is listed into various different categories such as;
- Market Value
- Book Value
- Capital Cost
- Capitalized Value
Property Valuation System
In this article, we are going to discuss different categories under which a property is evaluated that is Valuation is done.
Market Value
The market value of a property is the amount which can be obtained at any particular time from the open market if the property is put for sale. The market value will differ from time to time according to demand and supply.
The market value also changes from time to time for various miscellaneous reasons such as changes in industry, changes in fashions, means of transport, cost of materials and labour etc.