There is no doubt that creating learning objectives can be tedious. Well, still there are many people who are not aware of learning objectives. The term is learning objective, also known as a learning…
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Probably you have a business, either good or bad, either small or corporate. No matter you have a small or big business, a logo is the first thing you need to establish your company as…
Yes, there is always a race in the construction industry. The race closely related to building skyscrapers. Every nation now-a-days wanting to build tall buildings and a result by 2018 we are going to see…
Definition of Compaction Compaction is the process by which the soil particles are rearranged artificially and packed together into a closer state of contact by mechanical means in order to improve bearing capacity by decreasing…
Earthquake and wind load is always a threat to the structure. If you want to design any structure especially if you want to design any tall buildings,cinema halls,auditorium or tower like structure or any steel…
Q-1: What are the types of rock? Answer: Rock are of three types– 1.Metamorphic rock 2. Igneous Rock 3.Sedimentary Rocks Q-2: Define Soil. Answer: Soil is a natural mixture of different constituents like organic matter,gases,…
Before the invention of Moment Distribution Method Slope deflection Method was the most accurate and less time consuming to do the structural analysis in the early 90’s. This method has been come in focus in…
Moment Distribution Method is one of the oldest and finest methods of finding the end moments within a struture. This method was invented by Hardy Cross, a Structural Engineer who got her education from world…
Civil engineers and civil engineering students are often in need of using software. Their are several software that can be useful to a civil engineer. But in most cases the famous software are used in…
Foundation and its suitability: Foundation is that part of the structure that carries the super imposed load on it and transfers and distributes the load to the soil strata over a greater area so that…
Types of settlement: There are three types of settlement. They are- 1)Uniform Settlement: the whole structure settles down uniformly. No crack or even collappse occurs in this case. 2)Tipping Settlement: When a corner of the…
Where Would you go with this nice stair case? OOO!!! Do not drive on this bridge…It may cause you LAUGH :) :) Do not try to pull over the manhole cover… …
Definition of Contour: The line of intersection of a level surface with the ground surface is known as contour line or contour.Contour is line passing through points of similar RL(Reduced level). Define Contour Interval? Contour…
Modern technologies are gone far far of thinking and therefore the modern engineers are in need of modern surveying equipment. Modern equipment helps to get the very accurate data and information regarding any survey work….
What is Levelling? The art of determining the relative heights of differnt points on or below the surface of the earth is known as Levelling. Why Levelling is done? To determine the relative heights of…
Euler’s Formula: Euler derived a formula to determine the buckling of column which is known as Euler’s Formula of buckling. The formula is, F = n π2 E I / L2 Where, F= Critical load at which…
Definition of Slenderness Ratio: Slenderness ratio is defined as the ratio of effective length of any structural member to its radius of gyration of its cross section. Generally slenderness ratio is used in civil engineering…
Liquid Limit: Liquid limit of a soil is defined as the water content at which the soil mass changes its states from plastic state to liquid state. Procedure for determining Liquid Limit: The liquid limit…
Excel Spreadsheets for Civil Engineers OK, Today we are going to provide five important civil engineering excel spreadsheets for designing of structures. Concrete Beam Design Excel Software Beam is a horizontal structure that carries the…
Creep and shrinkage are one of the many properties of concrete. Questions about Creep and Shrinkage of Concrete are often to arise in many civil engineering works and also in the exams and interview board. Here…
Civil engineering has five major parts and of course a lot of Civil Engineering Interview Questions arises from each of them with too much definitions to equations. We are going to present some civil engineering interview…
Sediment Load: All of the natural channels,streams generally carries sediment with the flow it has.It is generally a burden of flowing water which is carried by the velocity of flowing water and is termed as…
Books Name: Concrete Column Design Spreadsheet Author/Writer: www.emgineering-international .com Publisher: allaboutfreebooks.com CODE-: ACI 318-11 Edition: This Concrete Column Design Spreadsheet follows ACI 318-11 code.Please use this software with sufficient check and don’t forget to check your…
Excel Program Name: Circular Column Design Spreadsheet Columns are one of the important element in any type of building structure. They carry the load imposed upon the structure. There are several types of columns. Usually used…
Planning and Design Considerations of Low Cost Water Supply System The general considertions for planning and design of a Low Cost Water Supply System in developing countries include: The quality of the water supplied should not…