Something of Everything

Month: May 2014

  • How to extract reinforcement percentage from ETABS?

    We can see reinforcement percentage requirement of columns and beams in ETABS. Many a times we want to get a summary of concrete design results, we do this by copying the table from display menu and pasting the same in Excel. Some of our smart colleague use Microsoft access for the same. The results summery…

  • How to Change currency format to Indian style in Windows 7?

    How to Change currency format to Indian style? Do you see currency as 1,333,452,265 instead of 1,33,34,52,265 ? you can change the currency style to Indian grouping style. Just follow the steps shown below: 1.      Go  to control panel and open Date, Time, Language and Regional Options. 2.      Click on Change the format of numbers,…

  • Quantities for unit volume.

    Quantities for unit volume (m3) Work Proportion Cement (bags) Sand     (cu m) Agg.      (cu m) Bricks (no.) Rubble (cu m) Mason (no.) Labour (no.) Excavation 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.15 Concreting PCC   1:4:8 3.00 0.46 0.84 0.00 0.00 0.09 1.77   1:3:6 4.19 0.44 0.88 0.00 0.00 0.09 1.77   1:2:4 6.43…