Lintels and ‘overdesigning’ Sathya Prakash Varanasi finds out how to minimise the design to save money and materials Updated - May 21, 2016 08:30 am IST - bangalore ...

Once the quarried stone samples are tested for strength, sizes are increased by about 15 per cent against a control structure such as unreinforced concrete columns to meet structural and fire criteria ...

Damp-proof course. Some lintels have a built-in damp-proof course (DPC), which can remove the need for a separate one. For steel lintels to act as a DPC, they must be a minimum of 140mm deep and ...