Similar to the constant head permeameter, there is one more test called falling head permeameter in which fall of head is related to the permeability of the soil sample, Before going to the detail of what the test is we must understand what is permeability? So by general or lay man terms; permeability may be defined as;
Ability of material to allow water to pass through it
Soil in…
Drawing is language of engineering, with words you can’t explain that much things precisely which you can with drawings. In Civil Engineering, the drawing is a necessary skill that requires aesthetic as well as technical skills. Civil Engineering Drawing consists of…
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, situated at approximately 40 km from twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, had received its charter as an independent University in October 1993, prior to which it was the campus of University of Engineering and…
Although about Structural Engineering there are alot of books being written and published, but that scattered knowledge and information needs useful arrangement so that structural designers and professionals might not get difficulty in finding the required information in a short span of time. This book titled \”Structural Engineer\’s Pocket Book\” written by Fiona Cobb is…
The following paragraphs will explain a thing that will let anyone to easily say at the end that the problem always born while taking the solution within itself. The problem we were trying to get the rid off is basically “Water Scarcity” problem, it defines the shortage…
Acronym of Extended 3D Analysis of Building Systems, is a software by a Computers and Structures,, Inc. (CSI); a Berkeley, California based engineering software company founded in 1975. CSI ETABS is an engineering software product that can be used to analyze and design…
A pile is a long slender foundation member, made either of timber, structural steel or concrete which might be cast-in-situ or driven and acts as a structural member to transfer the load of the structure to a required depth in deep foundations carrying a load which may be vertical or lateral or lateral plus vertical
Pile Foundation
Uses of Piles
As far as deep foundations are concerned…
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…
Global Warming and Climate Change efftects, reasons and differences
November 29, 2013
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…
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 recycled material generally used…
Structural Analysis and Design (STAAD) is also some time referred as STAAD Pro. For Professional. As the name suggests it is a design computer program that deals with the designing of structure beams steel or concrete or any other material; generally STAAD and ETABS runs…
Now You might want to live in a boat if so? Here is how you can!
November 15, 2013
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…
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 some bright, exceptionally good and outstanding…
Site Engineers Play an important role for the success or failure of any project; they are the front force of any construction or consultant company, they have to face harsh weathers, large amount of man power; and they comes in direct execution of any project; to know more…
Before understanding the duties that is performed by site engineer we must know who is site engineer. Basically Site Engineer as the name suggests is the king of the site, if site is a building than it is the site engineer on which this building is standing.
Who is Site…
How many times as a civil engineer, you have to test a concrete? Hunh! So many Times! But most of the time you find concrete cubes and cylinders being crushed by Compression Testing Machine (CTM) in the laboratory. Now that broken cylinder or cube is useless for you, although you can recycle it but even then a recycled material can never meet the standard of first class material. Think about…