Use of Fly ash in Concrete & Its Benefits and Effects

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

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

What are Star Rates? Re-measurement Contract – Requirements (MUST Know)

The valuing of variations in any project are lifeblood of a project provided they are properly settled in terms of fair and properly evaluated Star Rates. So actually you want to know “what are star rates”.   In unit price contract the Bill of Quantities (BQ or BOQ) is provided by the employer through his consultants … Read more

Advantages and Disadvantages of PERT

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