IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER FOR SITE ENGINEER

There are many things which should be known by the engineer who are working on site the below mentioned points are the important points which to be remembered by a site engineer to complete the work in systematic way .

1. lapping should be provided in bar diameter upto 36 mm, bar having diameter more than 36 mm should not be allowed for lapping.
2. The minimum spacing between two chair should be 1m.
3. The bar used for preparing chair should have minimum diameter of 12 mm.
4. Dowels bar should have minimum diameter of 12 mm.
5. Minimum bar used for square & rectangle column should be 4 & for circular column should be 6.
6. The distribution bar used in slab should have minimum diameter of 8 mm.
7. The main bar used in slab should have minimum diameter of 8mm if we use HYSD bar & should have minimum diameter of 10 mm if we use mild steel bar.
8. The minimum thickness of should be 125 mm.
9. One metric ton of reinforcement require 8 kg of binding wire (8kg/m t . of  reinforcement)
10. The maximum diameter of bar used in slab should not exceed 1/8 of total thickness of slab.
11. Electric conduits & sanitary pipes shall not run in column .
12. Parapet wall height should not be less than 1.2 m.
13. Mason can cover 25 to 30 m^3 brick work in a day.
14. 1 cubic meter of cement is equal to 28.8 bags of 50kg weight.
15. Thickness of plaster should not be more than 12 mm.