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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page
1.1. Technological University (Sittwe) 2
2.1. Types of Aggregates 5
2.2. Types of Slump 9
2.3. Hand Compaction by Rodding 14
2.4. Hand Compaction by Ramming 14
2.5. Hand Compaction by Tamping 14
2.6. Curing by Immersion 16
2.7. Curing by Ponding 17
2.8. Curing by Spraying 17
2.9. Curing by Wet Covering 18
2.10. Curing by Membrane 18
3.1. Crack due to Expansion of Brickwork 20
3.2. Cracking in Top Most Storey of a Load Bearing Structure 21
3.3. Vertical Cracks and Diagonal Cracks 22
3.4. Vertical Cracks at Junction of RCC Column and Wall Masonry 22
3.5. Cracking and Upheaving of a Tile Floor due to Sulphate Action in Base
Concrete 23
3.6. Cracks at the Corner of Building due to Foundation Settlement 24
3.7. Roots of Fast Growing Tree under the Foundation of Compound Wall
may Topple down the Wall 25
3.8. Cracks caused by Corrosion of Reinforcement 26
3.9. Classification of Cracks 26
3.10. Diagonal Crack 27
3.11. Horizontal Crack 28
3.12. Splitting Crack 28
3.13. Corrosion Crack 29
3.14. Flexural Crack 29
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3.15. Shear Crack 30

3.16. Torsion Crack 30
3.17. Vegetation Crack 31
3.18. Plastic Shrinkage Cracks 31
3.19. Drying Shrinkage Cracks 32
3.20. Crazing Cracks 32
4.1. Diagonal Cracks in Column 64
4.2. Horizontal Cracks in Column 65
4.3. Splitting Cracks in Column 66
4.4. Corrosion Cracks in Slab and Beam 67
4.5. Shear Cracks in Arch Parapet 68
4.6. Cracks caused by Chemical Reaction in Slab 69
4.7. Drying Shrinkage Cracks in Wall 70
4.8. Crazing Cracks in Slab 71