Top 20 articles August 2020
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Below is a list of the top 20 articles for the month of August 2020.
| Title | Views 1st to 30th August 2020 |
| Types of drawings for building design | 8,675 |
| Bill of quantities BOQ | 8,177 |
| Tender documentation for construction projects | 7,767 |
| Megacity | 6,667 |
| Brutalism | 6,543 |
| Preliminaries in construction | 5,671 |
| Types of brick bonding | 5,570 |
| Types of flooring | 5,349 |
| Variations in construction contracts | 5,311 |
| Strip foundation | 5,302 |
| What hours are construction sites allowed to operate | 4,645 |
| Types of structure | 4,439 |
| Brick sizes | 4,282 |
| Road construction | 4,155 |
| Typical tender process for construction projects | 4,153 |
| U values | 4,101 |
| Retention in construction contracts | 4,023 |
| Extension of time EOT in construction contracts | 3,941 |
| Tender processes for construction contracts | 3,898 |
| Design and build procurement route | 3,748 |
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