Mukund Joshi is a Civil engineer extra-ordinnaire! He is an International Concrete and AAC Technologist, Author of "AAC Blocks For Superior Masonry Construction" and has worked in over 10 countries for prestigious projects like the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, Bahrain Financial Centre and Kaiga Atomic Reactor near Goa as a Concrete Technologist. Many agree that he is the FATHER of AAC blocks in India and no prize for guessing, we are talking about AAC Blocks with him in this episode!
Timestamps:
00:00 BuildMate Intro
00:10 Intro Mukund Joshi
00:53 AAC hota kya hai?
03:52 Invention of AAC & History
07:06 Red brick vs AAC block- Comparison
08:55 Mitti Bachao by Sadhguru & side effects of producing clay brick
10:10 comparison between brick, flash ash brick and AAC based on density, thermal conductivity and strength
15:01 Companies are now also producing High strength 5+ strength aac block
15:45 Any benefit of AAC block being lightweight, fire rating and waterproofing?
18:32 Capillary action of clay brick
19:06 What is the biggest challenge while using AAC block?
21:24 3 things to take care of to ensure crack free usage of AAC block
26:05 People use a concrete band of beam in intervals, is that good?
27:21 Saw or grinder used to cut on site, they cut the piece horizontally, is that advised?
18:14 Any special requirement for preparing base before laying AAC block
29:33 Thin bed mortar vs Cement mortar?
30:49 Diff between strength of TBM and cement mortar?
31:07 Myth and inhibition of Architects w.r.t. effect of Temperature variance on AAC blocks
32:00 Importance of vertical stiffener in big spans
34:29 Defining Vertical stiffener
35:28 Installing heavy things on AAC- Stone cladding, hung WC, heavy AC etc.
37:07 Wooden Choukhat, rolling shutter etc installation in AAC blocks
39:00 Book written by Mukund Joshi
40:19 Conclusion
Mr. Mukund Joshi's details :
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mukund-joshi123/
Youtube: www.youtube.com/@mukundjoshi123
Website: www.mukundjoshi.com