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DRAWINGS USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION Construction drawing is the general term used for drawings that form part of the production information that is incorporated into tender documentation and then the contract documents for the construction works. This means they have legal significance and form part of the agreement between the employer and the contractor. The main purpose of construction drawings is to provide a graphic representation of what is to be built. Construction drawings should be concise and coordinated to avoid, wherever possible, ambiguity and confusion. Delays and misunderstandings can be minimized by properly coordinating the drawings. Specifications will detail the materials, standards, techniques, and so on required to carry out the works. Construction drawings provide the graphical representation, indicating the arrangement of components, detailing and dimensions and so on. They may sometimes contain some of the information set...

PRODUCTION OF CEMENT PROCESSES Cement is the basic ingredient of construction and the most widely used construction material. It is a very critical ingredient, because only cement has the ability of enhancing viscosity of concrete which in returns provides the better locking of sand and gravels together in a concrete mix. CEMENT MANUFACTURING PROCESS PHASES CEMENT MANUFACTURING PROCESS PHASE 1: RAW MATERIAL EXTRACTION Cement uses raw materials that cover calcium, silicon, iron and aluminium. Such raw materials are limestone, clay and sand. Limestone is for calcium. It is combined with much smaller proportions of sand and clay. Sand & clay fulfill the need of silicon, iron and aluminium. Extraction of raw material and crushing of material Generally cement plants are fixed where the quarry of limestone is near bye. This saves the extra fuel cost and makes cement somehow economical. Raw materials are extracted from the quarry and by means of conveyor belt materi...