Use of Fly ash in Concrete & Its Benefits and Effects

Saad Iqbal | 🗓️ Modified: March 22, 2018 | ⏳ Read Time: 11 min | 👁 Post Views: 818

A pozzolana is a natural or artificial material containing silica in a reactive form. By themselves, pozzolanas have little or no cementitious value. However, in a finely divided form and in the presence of moisture they will chemically react with alkalis to form cementing compounds. Fly ash has little cementing property when only water is … Read more

62+ Civil Engineering Job vacancies in WAPDA from all Pakistan Provinces March, 2018

Saad Iqbal | 🗓️ Modified: March 18, 2018 | ⏳ Read Time: 2 min | 👁 Post Views: 1200

WAPDA is currently looking for competent, dedicated, dynamic and self-motivated personnel for the following positionson contract basis extendable on account of satisfactory performance. Junior Engineering (CIVIL) in department of GM (C&M) Water Pay Scale: BPS (17)  No. of Post: 62  Qualification : B.Sc. (Civil Engineering) or equivalent from HEC recognized university  Note: The discipline will … Read more

9+ Uncommon and Rare Type of Beams you don\’t know

Saad Iqbal | 🗓️ Modified: March 18, 2018 | ⏳ Read Time: 4 min | 👁 Post Views: 1150

As a civil engineer and construction expert, you’d be familiar with a lot of common beam types and kinds but did you know there are a lot of uncommon types of beams you don’t know. Or in other words there are many uncommon types of beams you should know and in this post I’d be … Read more

Advantages and Disadvantages of PERT

Saad Iqbal | 🗓️ Modified: March 2, 2018 | ⏳ Read Time: 5 min | 👁 Post Views: 1258

PERT is an acronym of Program evaluation and review technique, it is a project network analysis that was developed by the U.S Navy in 1950s to facilitate the management of large and complex projects. The management of the project will involve the planning and the control of the projects. The individual components of the projects … Read more

What is Asphalt Prime Coat?

Saad Iqbal | 🗓️ Modified: February 26, 2018 | ⏳ Read Time: 5 min | 👁 Post Views: 1617

The shear strength of the final asphalt product is affected by the quality of the asphalt prime coat applied.  Asphalt Prime Coat is also termed as emulsified asphalt, water diluted asphalt and Cutback aliphatic spray. Recently I have got the chance of working on a highway project somewhere in a mountainous cold-weather region.  And I … Read more