Methods to find your coordinates on globe

A coordinate system that helps us finds the location on the Earth by using set of numbers and letters. Among these coordinates one of the number represents vertical position and other two numbers represent horizontal position. Commonly they are called latitude, longitude and elevation. Finding Your Coordinates Longitude Longitude is that geographic coordinates that specifies … Read more

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

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

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

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

Site Engineer, His responsibilities, Salary, Skills required

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 Engineer  “Site Engineer is a … Read more

25 key points for civil site engineer (MUST KNOW)

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 about site engineers, what are its responsibilities; … Read more