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RCC is an acronym for Reinforced Cement Concrete. Plain Cement Concrete is weak in tension. While mild steel is stronger in tension and weaker in compression. To overcome this limitation concrete is…
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SP 6 is an explanatory handbook on the design of steel structures by Beaurau OF Indian Standards. You can download SP 6 PDF with the following link.SP 6 PDF Download Other Relevant…
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In steel structures, as in an RCC structure, some common types of connections are beam to column connections, beam to beam connections, connections of transverse stiffeners with the beam, connections of lacing…
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There are many types of fluid flow that exist in nature that are important for study. They are explained here. Uniform Flow and Nonuniform Flow Uniform flow: This one is the fluid…
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It is the goal of every civil engineer and structure designer to design and create buildings that are Earthquake Resistant. The buildings designed by a structural engineer should suffer minimal damage during…
IS 1893 part 1 2016 Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures
IS 1893 Part I 2016 is the Indian Standard Code of Practice for civil engineers and structure designers. It inscribes Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures. You can download IS 1893…
Download NBC 2016 – Volume 1 & Volume 2 [PDF]
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IRC 112: 2011 Code of Practice for Concrete Road Bridges PDF
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Download IS 3370-2009 Part 1/2/3/4 [PDF]
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Water Cement Ratio – Explained in Detail
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