Base Isolation System
Base isolation system is introduced in high rise buildings is to prevent the damage due to seismic forces. In base isolation system suspension or series of bearing pads is introduced in-between sub-structure and superstructure. When the earth shakes due to … Continued
Low-Cost Housing Techniques
The shelter is the basic need of human being. But this may be out of the means of the low-income householder. The construction of low-cost housing is possible with the use of low-cost building materials and planning. Low-cost housing construction … Continued
Types of Foundation
Foundation is one of the most important elements of a structure, the purpose of which is to transfer load from structure to the ground by acting as a connection between both. Based on the use, soil condition, load from the … Continued
Construction Site Safety
Construction site safety is required to save the lives of workers employed at the construction site. Construction is the second-largest activity, next to agriculture in India, which employs illiterate/semi-literate migrant workers intensively. The construction sector is dynamic in nature and … Continued
Importance of Geology in Civil engineering
Engineering geology deals with the study of the structure of the earth in relation to the civil engineering for the execution of safe and cost-effective design for construction projects. Every civil engineering works involve earth and its features. Geological information … Continued
Railway Sleepers: Functions, Types, Advantages and Disadvantages
Railway Sleepers are the transverse members that are laid to support the rails. The Typical components of railway tracks are: Rails, Sleepers (or ties), Fasteners, Ballast (or slab track), Subgrade The Function of Sleepers: Sleepers hold the rails in proper … Continued
Submerged Floating Tunnel – SFT
The Submerged floating Tunnel is a tube-like structure made of steel and concrete deploying the law of buoyancy to support the structure at a moderate and convenient depth. The submerged floating tunnel is an unconventional concept for crossing waterways. An … Continued
Concrete Mix Design as per IS Code
Concrete is a heterogeneous and hardened mass obtained from a mixture of cement, sand, coarse aggregate and water, in a certain proportion. The grade of concrete varies greatly in accordance with the changing proportion of its constituent materials. The proportion … Continued