Concreting under Special Conditions There are three type of concreting under special conditions, Namely Work in Extreme Weather Conditions Under Water Concreting Concrete in Sea Water Work in Extreme Weather…
Cement Mortars Desirable properties of mortars for use in masonry are: (a) Workability (b) Water retentivity (c) Rate of stiffing (d) Strength (e) Resistance to rain penetration (f) Durability MATERIALS…
Earth Work Excavation by Mechanical means Earth work by mechanical means involves careful planning keeping in view site conditions i.e. type of soil, nature of excavation, distances through which excavated…
ANTI-TERMITE TREATMENT IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Sub-terranean termites are responsible for most of the termite damage in buildings. Typically, they form nests or colonies underground. In the soil near ground level…
Earthwork excavation important terms and technical details Deadmen or Tell Tales: Mounds of earth left undisturbed in pits dug out for borrowing earth Burjis: Short pillars of brick/ stone having…
Question No. 01 Did any of the Egyptian pyramids ever fall down? Answer: Yes, many did. The great pyramid and others that have survived did so for a reason. Their…
Question No. 01 Which one is a better choice, a large diameter piles or a system of several smaller piles with the same load capacity? Answer: The choice of a…
Question No. 01 Why nautical mile is different from statute mile? Answer: One nautical mile is defined by one latitude minute of arc (there are 60 such minutes to adegree).…
Question No. 01 Should design life be the same as return period for design conditions? Answer: Design life means the minimum duration a structure is expected to last. The longer…
Question No. 01 How do engineer determine the number of cells for concrete box girder bridges? Answer: If the depth of a box girder bridge exceeds 1/6 or 1/5 of…
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