Top 20 articles May 2020
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[edit] Top 20 articles - May 2020
Below is a list of the top 20 articles for the month of May 2020.
| Title | Views - 1st to 31st May 2020 |
| Types of drawings for building design | 10,054 |
| Megacity | 9,960 |
| Bill of quantities BOQ | 9,652 |
| Tender documentation for construction projects | 9,001 |
| Strip foundation | 8,663 |
| Brutalism | 8,127 |
| Preliminaries in construction | 7,850 |
| Procurement route | 7,670 |
| Variations in construction contracts | 7,264 |
| Design and build procurement route | 7,145 |
| Types of flooring | 7,133 |
| Tender processes for construction contracts | 6,068 |
| Types of brick bonding | 5,993 |
| Pile foundations | 5,979 |
| Extension of time EOT in construction contracts | 5,926 |
| Brick sizes | 5,868 |
| Raft foundation | 5,820 |
| U-values | 5,530 |
| Liquidated damages in construction contracts | 5,355 |
| Typical tender process for construction projects | 5,177 |
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