Civil Engineering Ascent

Civil engineering is as old as mankind and still ever expanding with aim to serve humankind better than yesterday. Civil engineering is divided into many subjects of study viz structural analysis and design, Geotechnical engineering, Transportation engineering, Water resource engineering, Town and country planning and Environmental engineering. Civil engineering is amongst the core branch of engineering and is indispensable to humanity in never ending service of mankind.

November 19, 2019 Geotechnical Engineering

Types of Foundation for Building Construction and Their Applications

Foundation is often referred to as a substructure of a building. Foundations transfer the load coming from the superstructure safely

November 19, 2019 Geotechnical Engineering

What is Soil Liquefaction? (Process, Causes, and Mitigation)

Soil liquefaction is a process in which, during an earthquake or application of dynamic load to the loose, saturated, and

November 18, 2019 Building Construction

Why We Use RCC Instead Of Only Steel?

Why We Make Buildings Of RCC Instead Of Steel? Though steel has higher compressive strength and tensile strength, due to

Post tensioning equipment for prestressed concrete.

November 16, 2019 Structural Analysis And Design

Types of Losses of Prestress in Prestressed Concrete

Losses in case of Pre Tensioned Prestressed Concrete Loss due to Elastic Shortening: Suddenly, after applying the prestress to the

November 16, 2019 Concrete Technology

Flakiness Index Test and Elongation Index Test on Aggregates

Coarse aggregate constitutes the biggest part of concrete. It is desirable that aggregates are of desired properties. Two shape tests

November 15, 2019 Geotechnical Engineering

Objectives and Requirements of Soil Classification System

Soil classification is the arrangement of soils into different groups such that soils in a particular group have similar engineering

November 15, 2019 Transportation Engineering

Types of Highway Alignment and its Requirements

The position and the location of the centerline of the highway on the ground is called highway alignment. Highway alignment

November 15, 2019 Hydrology

What is Aquifer, Aquiclude, Aquitard and Aquifuge?

Aquifer, Aquiclude, Aquitard, and Aquifuge are geological formations, classified based on their water storage and water carrying capacity.Aquifers are further