Throughout the history of civilization bridges have been the icons of cities, regions, and countries. All bridges are useful for transportation, commerce, and war. Bridges are necessary for civilization to exist, and many bridges are beautiful. A few have become the symbols of the best, noblest, and most beautiful that mankind has achieved. The secrets … Read more
In most of civil engineering projects from Housing to hydraulic related projects hydrology is mostly involved in combination with fluid mechanics. Water distribution networks are of significance importance from satisfaction of end user point of view. Bentley WaterCAD V8i SELECT Series 3 Features of WaterCAD Design and modeling of water distribution have some long tedious … Read more
In any construction project it is obligation of a contractor to establish a well equipped material testing laboratory. Quality Control Manager or Quality Control Inspector has a team along with Material Engineer from consultant end and one material engineer from the contractor\’s end. Both of these persons try to optimize the quality standards and thus … Read more
The purpose of this book is to familiarize civil engineering and construction technology students withtwo of the most important materials of construction, Portland cement (PC) and Portland cement con-crete (PCC). People frequently make the error of using these terms interchangeably. It is important tokeep in mind that PC is a powder, while PCC is initially … Read more
Concrete pavements have been used for highways, airports, streets, local roads, parking lots, industrial facilities, and other types of infrastructure. When properly designed and built out of durable materials, concrete pavements can provide many decades of service with little or no maintenance. Concrete generally has a higher initial cost than asphalt but lasts longer and … Read more