Sumit Kumar Sinha
Civil engineer
Civil Engineering graduate, IIT Delhi. 33 years of practice as a civil engineer
Sumit Kumar Sinha is a civil engineer with 33 years of practice and a civil engineering degree from IIT Delhi. He is based in Bangalore. He reviews the guides and calculators on From Foundation for technical accuracy before they are published, and confirms again whenever a published page is corrected.
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Pages reviewed
- Cement bags for a 1000 sq ft slab: a worked M20 example,
- Cement, sand and aggregate per cubic metre: M5 to M20,
- Cement shelf life: how long can cement be stored on site?,
- How many 12 mm bars in 1 tonne? Weight per metre and a check,
- How many days to cure a concrete slab?,
- OPC vs PPC vs PSC cement: which one for your house?,
- Sand bulking: why damp sand gives you less sand,
- TMT bar full form and grades: what Fe500, Fe500D and Fe550D mean,
- Hairline cracks in plaster: causes and what to do,
- Terrace leakage and waterproofing: methods, slope and ponding test,
- Concrete for an isolated footing: a worked quantity example,
- What is a plinth beam? Purpose, position and who designs it,
- Best time to build a house in Delhi: monsoon or winter?,
- Land area units in India: cent, guntha, gaj, marla, kanal, acre,
- Stages of house construction in India: checklist and inspection points,
- Water tank leakage: how to find the source and fix it,
- Brick and block sizes in India: red, fly ash and AAC,
- How many bricks for 100 sq ft of wall? Assumptions shown,
- Mortar ratio for brick walls: 1:4, 1:5 or 1:6?,
- Red brick vs fly ash brick vs AAC block: how to choose for walls,
- Which walls can be 4.5 inch? Load-bearing and partition walls,
- Cement, sand and aggregate calculator,
- Brick and mortar quantity calculator,
- Steel bar weight calculator,
- Plot area converter,
- Water tank capacity calculator,
- Septic tank size calculator,