What is scouring, Bridge Scouring? How to calculate Scour Depth?

Saad Iqbal | 🗓️ Modified: December 1, 2013 | ⏳ Read Time: 3 min | 👁 Post Views: 2647

Scouring can be defined as a process due to which the particles of the soil or rock around the periphery of the abutment or pier of the highway bridge spanning over a water body, gets eroded and removed over a certain depth called scour depth. Scouring usually occurs when the velocity of the flowing water … Read more

Global Warming and Climate Change efftects, reasons and differences

Saad Iqbal | 🗓️ Modified: November 29, 2013 | ⏳ Read Time: 15 min | 👁 Post Views: 1017

First let us talk about the brief introduction about what is global warming, what is climate change; what is the relationship between these two. Now for very common meanings Global warming may be defined as;     “A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the green house effect caused … Read more

California Bearing Ratio (CBR) for determining Shear Strength of subgrade

Saad Iqbal | 🗓️ Modified: November 29, 2013 | ⏳ Read Time: 8 min | 👁 Post Views: 1472

California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test is a compressive nature penetration test. It was originally developed by Caltrans i.e. California Department of Transportation after World War II i.e. in the late 1930s.  The test is specifically used to determine the mechanical strength as well as the potential strength of road subgrades and basecourses materials including the … Read more

Now You might want to live in a boat if so? Here is how you can!

Saad Iqbal | 🗓️ Modified: November 15, 2013 | ⏳ Read Time: 5 min | 👁 Post Views: 1963

Floating Homes (House Boat) that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a human dwelling. These types of Homes are constructed on the sea shore or near lakes and places near the threatening shore line.. Importance of Floating Homes These Homes are gateway to modern living system These Homes can fulfill our … Read more

Final Year Project Titles for Civil Engineering Students

Saad Iqbal | 🗓️ Modified: November 15, 2013 | ⏳ Read Time: 14 min | 👁 Post Views: 9120

These list of final year project titles for civil engineering students are innovative and research based topic list covering all the subjects and fields of civil engineering. So you are in the final year of your Civil Engineering Graduation or Masters opting majors in numbers of construction and civil engineering relevant subjects and looking for … Read more