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How to calculate number of blocks for your building project in 2 simple steps. What is the number of blocks required to complete this building?This is a common question asked by prospective home owners especially after the building design phase.It is advised you use trusted professionals for your building project. This saves you time and money. However, if you are taking charge of material procurement or just wish to confirm number of blocks required for your project, these 2 simple steps outline the process outlines the steps you need to take. A simple 1 bedroom apartment is used in this case for clarity. These are the two basic steps: Step 1: Calculate wall areas. Step 2: Divide total wall area by area of one block. Step 1: To calculate wall areas, we will calculate the total length of walls and multiply by wall height. Area=Length x Breadth, In this case since we are dealing with height, Area=Length x Height Calculate Length: Looking at figure 1,we take length of vertica...

. Types of Arches  based on shape: Based on the shape of construction arches are classified into 10 types and they are discussed below. Flat Arch  For flat arch, the intrados is apparently flat and it acts as a base of equilateral triangle which was formed by the horizontal angle of 60 0  by skewbacks. Even though the intrados is flat but it is given that a slight rise of camber of about 10 to 15 mm per meter width of opening is allowed for small settlements. Extrados is also horizontal and flat. These flat arches are generally used for light loads, and for spans up to 1.5m. Segmental Arch This is the basic type of arch used for buildings in which Centre of arch lies below the springing line. In segmental arch, the thrust Transferred in inclined direction to the abutment. Semi-Circular Arch The shape of arch curve looks like semi-circle and the thrust transferred to the abutments is perfectly vertical direction since skewback is h...