9+ Home Building Trends 2018 to Watch

As the year has started the people are now looking for trends in home building, home building trends 2018, trends in residential architecture; So today I am going to present my research and experience with you.As the size of computer has been reduced a lot in the past decades allowing us to keep it in … Read more

Radon Mitigation Techniques in a Building

In this  post I am going to discuss radon mitigation techniques in a building because it is a relatively new concern and the one in which techniques to deal with it are just emerging. What is radon? Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas found in soils and underground water. An element with an atomic … Read more

30 Posts for Civil Engineers in Communication & Works Department through PPSC

30 regular posts including 26 for open merit are being advertised by PPSC on 6th May, 2018 for Civil Engineers as Assitant Engineer / Sub divisional Officer, Assistant Director last date to apply 21st May, 2018. Apply Online Now.  Job Details No. of Posts : 30 POSTS (OPEN MERIT = 26, MINORITY QUOTA = 02, … Read more

Concrete Compressive Toughness and Flexural toughness, what is the difference?

When it comes to estimating and testing the strength of materials, people sometimes gets confused between toughness and strength so here is answer to the difference between compressive toughness and flexural toughness.Before understanding the compression and tension \”term\” you \”must\” know what is toughness and strength.First, I would like to clarify that toughness is different … Read more

Cantilever Footing, Strap Footing – Definition and Design

A strap footing also known as cantilever footing, is a special case of combined foundation in which two separate footings are tied together by a beam called tie beam or strap beam.Mostly in cities, the houses are adjacent to each other due to limited and congested space available i.e. the outer walls are touching each … Read more