Harsh weathers for sure effects the working schedules in a civil engineering project. Whether it is too hot or too cold outside the considerations in the mind of a construction manager is \”How to fight with this new hurdle\”. Concrete shrinks and expands due to temperature variations which is very critical as far as fresh … Read more
The finishing in concrete works is vital as for sure the final touches depend on it. The poor finish of concrete is not only wrong from aesthetic point of view but also it shows the strength and integrity of the concrete structure. Besides many defects in concrete one important is honeycombing. Hollow spaces and cavities … Read more
Frame Structures are one of the mostly used type of structure system in the world including Homes, Plazas and even sky-scrappers. But the behavior of this frame structure is not easy to understand. For this recently a device have been made which will help the students to understand the behavior of the frame structures very … Read more
The first edition of this popular book was published in August 1976. At that time, the book contained 25 chapters with 963 standard size pages, as compared with the 33 chapters and 1572 large sized pages in this 19th edition. Never, even in his dreams, the author thought at that time, that this book will … Read more
The aim of compiling this book has been to give a working knowledge of the important details of civil engineering, construction, materials used in civil engineering, including the source of raw materials, their characteristics, the process of manufacture, their defects, structures and uses in the industry, and the basics of surveying and leveling and several … Read more