Download AASHTO Soil Classification Excel Spread Sheet [XLSX]

Saad Iqbal | 🗓️ Modified: January 5, 2018 | ⏳ Read Time: 3 min | 👁 Post Views: 1665

AASHTO stands for American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Developed in 1992 a comprehensive soil classification system that helps field engineers in estimating the general properties and characteristics of the soil encountered during the foundation preparation and other relevant construction works.  After the first publication the classification system has undergone several revisions.  Download … Read more

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

Iamcivilengineer is the world’s fastest growing Civil Engineering community over the internet serving the construction industry for more than a decade. We have introduced from time to time various startups and products that have helped the construction professionals and individuals. We are reaching from high-five firms and world class multinational companies to individual civil engineers … Read more

Difference between Ordinary Portland Cement, Portland Pozzolana & Portland Slag Cement

Saad Iqbal | 🗓️ Modified: January 1, 2018 | ⏳ Read Time: 4 min | 👁 Post Views: 1028

Ordinary Portland Cement: – OPC is produced by finely grinding OPC clinker obtained from the cement kilns. This cement on hydration produces C-S-H gel (Calcium – Silicate – Hydrate) Gel, which provides cementation property and is the primarily responsible for strength is cement products. Along with C-S-H gel it also produces Ca(OH)2, which does not … Read more

What is Compass Surveying?

Saad Iqbal | 🗓️ Modified: December 15, 2017 | ⏳ Read Time: 6 min | 👁 Post Views: 1952

Compass surveying can be defined as the method of surveying in which the directions of the survey lines is determined by means of a compass and also by using tape or a chain. This measurement is directly done on the surface of the earth. The use of compass as a navigator is a practice followed … Read more

What is Plum Concrete?

Saad Iqbal | 🗓️ Modified: December 7, 2017 | ⏳ Read Time: 6 min | 👁 Post Views: 1693

The word plum means large stones which are termed as boulders or coarse aggregates if technically speaking. The plum concrete is actually an economical variation of mass concrete. It is one of the many different types of concrete. The use of plum concrete is preferred if the required thickness of PCC is excessive or large. … Read more