Pavement Design 
Pavement design and construction
methodology is most often office based and reliant on critical input
data and computer programs. However to design and...
Skyscrapers
Skyscrapers are known to be super
tall building either residential, work place or of mix use. They are now
tends to coincide with major downturns in the economy...
Use of Fly Ash in Concrete
Finely Divided Residue Resulting
From Combustion Of Powdered Coal An Artificial Pozzolan Common
Ingrediant In Concrete. First Used In Construction...
Disaster Management
Climate change is likely to be
perceived through experience of extreme weather eventsTherefore,
response to climate change will perhaps happen through...
Watershed Management Concept and Principles
Watershed is not simply the
hydrological unit but also socio-political-ecological entity which plays
crucial role in determining food, social, and...
Prefabricated Structure
A prefabricated structure or
building is a structure that has several factory built components that
are assembled on a site. These pre-made components...
Piping Fundamentals
It is a Tubular item made of metal,
plastic, glass etc. meant for conveying Liquid, Gas or any thing that
flows. It is a very important component for...
Papercrete
This is a recently developed
material . It is made with re-pulped paper-fiber with a combination of
Portland cement and or clay. This type of material is...
Airport Marking
Air port markings helps the pilot in
proper, efficient and safe use of the airport facilities. Airport
markings can be grouped as:Runway markingsTaxiway...
Tunnels Discription
A tunnel is an underground
passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for entrance and
exit, commonly at each end. A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular...
CCN Concentration
In the atmosphere, aerosols play an
important role in the formation of clouds as they provide site to water
vapour to condense onto them. Knowledge of CCN concentration...
Rural Roads
Rural roads are the tertiary road
system in total road network which provides accessibility for the rural
habitations to market and other facility...
Low Cost Housing
Housing in Developing Countries –
Areas of Concern Severe shortage of houses in developing countries
specially for poor people. Severe...
Pile Corrosion
Piles are structures used to
transfer loads from superstructure to the sub surface strata. When the
subsurface stratum is water based or if we deal with...
Recycled Aggregate
Any construction activity requires
several materials such as concrete, steel, brick, stone, glass, clay,
mud, wood, and so on. However, the cement concrete...
Construction Challenges For Bridges In Hilly Area
Foundation construction for any
large bridge takes time. Problems encountered during construction of
foundation depend upon type of foundation, soil strata...
Quantification of Damage Index for High Rise Building
Earthquakes are the natural hazards
with high damage potential. However, by utilizing several principles, it
is possible to identify and minimise the resulting...
Retrofitting of Concrete Building with Steel
Steel elements used in retrofitting
Steel elements in the form of plates, channels, angles, I-sections along
with anchor bolts / through bolts could be used...
Bitumen Mixes For Road
Bitumen is a useful binder for road
construction. Different grades of bitumen like 30/40, 60/70 and 80/ 100
are available on the basis of their penetration...
Glass Fibre Reinforced concrete
Fiber Reinforced Concrete can be
defined as a composite material consisting of mixtures of cement, mortar
or concrete and discontinuous, discrete, uniformly...
Aluminium Forms System
Aluform is a construction system for
forming cast in place concrete structure of a Building. Aluform system
provides aluminium formwork for RCC, load-bearing...
Traffic Congestion
Traffic congestion is a severe
problem in many modern cities around the world Traffic congestion has
been causing many critical problems and challenges in...
Geopolymer Concrete
Geopolymer materials represent an
innovative technology that is generating considerable interest in the
construction industry, particularly in light...
Parking Problems
One of the problems created by road
traffic is parking. Not only do vehicles require street space to move
about, but also do they require space to park where the...
Use of Recycled Aggregate in Concrete
Any construction activity requires
several materials such as concrete, steel, brick, stone, glass, clay,
mud, wood, and so on. However, the cement concrete...
Ferrocement
The term ferrocement is most
commonly applied to a mixture of Portland cement and sand reinforced
with layers of woven or expanded steel mesh and closely-spaced...
Construction Civil
In many people’s mind air pollution
is associated with contamination of urban air from automobiles exhaust
and industrial influents. But every year the...
Self Compacting Concrete
Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is an
innovative concrete that does not require vibration for placing and
compaction. It is able to flow under its own weight...
Intelligent Buldings
Buildings are inherently linked to
their usage and surroundings and hence their indoor environment is the
result of a range of interactions affected by seasonal...
Simulation of River
Evapotranspiration is a collective
term that includes all processes by which water at the earth’s surface
is converted to water vapor. It includes evaporation...
Use of Recovered Tyres in Construction
The disposal of waste tyres is
becoming a major waste management problem in the UK. It is estimated
that 37 million car and truck tyres are being discarded annually...
Silica Fume
Silica fume is a by-product from
electric arc furnaces used in the manufacture of silicon metal of
silicon alloys. The material, which contains more than 80%...
Nano Concrete
Nanotechnology is one of the most
active research areas which has wide applications in almost all the
fields. As concrete is most usable material in construction...
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Glass fiber–reinforced concrete
(GRC) consists basically of a cementitious matrix composed of cement,
sand, water, and admixtures, in which shortlength...
Suspension Bridges
Suspension bridge is most commonly
built to span across water body. It is built by suspending the roadway
from cables attached to a master cable which runs above...
Nanotechnology In Civil Engineering
Nanotechnology is one of the most
active research areas that encompass a number of disciplines including
civil engineering and construction materials...
Shear Wall
Shear walls are vertical elements of
the horizontal force resisting system. Shear walls are constructed to
counter the effects of lateral load acting on a...
Pile Foundation
Pile foundations consist of piles
that are dug into soil till a layer of stable soil is reached. Pile
foundations transfer building load to the bearing ground...
Ground Improvement
Suppose while working as a
Geotechnical Engineer, we encounter the following situation: a
three-storied office building with load bearing walls has to be...
Solar Building Design
Solar building design has been used
since ancient times. In the more recent past, it has been more or less
ignored as impractical, complicated, or too expensive...
Cracks in Buildings
Cracks result in when applied forces
are greater than those which the building or its part can withstand.
These forces may have emerged externally to the building...
Rainwater Harvesting
In many regions of the world, clean
drinking water is not always available and this is only possible with
tremendous investment costs and expenditure. Rainwater...
Green Building
Key Words: Green Building,
Sustainable Development, Designing, Construction, Economical Shelter is
one of the most important things which is essential...
Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Fiber Reinforced Concrete can be
defined as a composite material consisting of mixtures of cement, mortar
or concrete and discontinuous, discrete, uniformly...
Dams
GRAVITY DAMS: These dams are heavy
and massive wall-like structures of concrete in which the whole weight
acts vertically downwards n Bhakra Dam is the...
Canal Irrigation
The main canal takes its supplies
directly from the river through the head regulator and acts as a feeder
canal supplying water to branch canals and major distributaries...
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