Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Article on Virtual Construction by Mr Suresh Gupta

An interesting article on Virtual Construction or BIM technology being used by a lot of Construction firms today.

Storage of Cement at Site:

Its very important to have proper storage for cement at site. The following points should be
kept in mind
  • The plinth of the store shold be about 450mm above from the NGL.
  • The cement bags should be placed on the wooden planks 200mm above the plinth.  
  • The store should be air tight.
  • The stack of cement should be coverd with Polythene.
  • FIFO system of inventory should be followed.