Dredging. What is Dredging? Definition and Purpose

Dredging is a process that involves the aquatic excavation of water beds to remove sediments, pollutants, shellfish and other materials. The methods and machinery used in dredging vary widely. Most dredging is done by ships that tow a dredge along the water bed. Self standing dredges and dredge pumping stations are used for routine tasks. … Read more

A video on Construction Fail Compilation [VIDEO]

Mistakes and blunders are always every where when you want to work or struggle is there. Civil Engineers also make mistakes but some of them can be disastrous and dangerous you can see in this video how some mistakes takes the life of hundreds in just few seconds. Here is the video [facebook url=\”https://www.facebook.com/507784339262303/videos/1023789250995140\” /]

What are Stresses in Soil, Over burden Pressure, Total Stress, Effective Stress, Pore water Pressure

The Structural loads are supported on soil through foundations. These loads produce stresses and resulting strains or deformations in the soil below the foundation. The deformation in the vertical direction is usually termed as settlement, which occurs due to the vertical stresses. Stresses in a Soil Mass The stresses which produce excessive deformations are termed … Read more

Heaven – Linking Avenue, Hunan China – the Big Gate Road

China has many breathtaking natural landscapes to explore but when incredible man made structures intervene with what nature has already created millions of years ago, the result is nothing short than the most amazing wonders in the country. The Tianmen Mountain is located in the Hunan province of China. Through its peaks and valleys hides … Read more

Download Isolated Foundation Design and Analysis Excel Sheet ACI 318M-95 [XLS]

Today I am going to share with you a very excellent Excel Sheet for the design and analysis of Isolated Foundation of column based on ACI 318 code. It involves all the checks and steps involved. Download Isolated Foundation Design Excel Sheet Do you Know Isolated foundation are mostly used for columns and frame structure … Read more