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.

Metric Chain is a type of surveying chain that measures distances in meters and centimeters on the ground.

February 24, 2020 Transportation Engineering

Classification of Surveying Chains

In Surveying, linear distances are measured with chins and steel bands. Chains could be divided into the following 5 types

IS-800-2007 is a code to design steel structures.

February 4, 2020 Downloads

IS 800-2007 [PDF-Download] Code for Design of Steel Structure

IS 800-2007 is a code of practice for general construction in steel. It is a comprehensive code of practice for

February 3, 2020 Concrete Technology

Admixtures of Concrete (Concrete Technology)

Concrete admixtures are chemicals or minerals that modify the properties of concrete. Concrete admixtures have a very wide range of

January 14, 2020 Uncategorized

Civil Engineering Interview Questions for Professionals

Cracking Interview and Getting Your Desired Job Either you are appearing for the interview in a private company or preparing

January 10, 2020 Structural Analysis And Design

IS 875 Code to Calculate Load (PDF Download)

Beauro of Indian standards has designed IS 875-1987 to ascertain the different loads on the structure other than earthquake loads.

January 9, 2020 Bridge Engineering

Types of Bridges as per Different Criteria

The main purpose of any bridge is to reduce time and distance of journey between two places. There are many

January 8, 2020 Transportation Engineering

Basic Principles of Surveying | Fundamental Civil Engineering

Surveying is the art and science of locating points in horizontal and vertical planes on the surface of the earth.

January 8, 2020 Transportation Engineering

Types of Surveying (A Comprehensive Classification)

Surveying is a branch of engineering that deals with determining the relative position of different features on, above, or below

January 6, 2020 Transportation Engineering

Plane Table Surveying: Methods and Applications

Introduction to Plane Table Surveying Plane table surveying is a graphical method of surveying, and we can plot maps directly

January 6, 2020 Concrete Technology

Types of Cement, Their Properties and Applications

Cement is the only artificial material used in making concrete. In this age of advanced construction technology cement is available

confusion of a civil engineer after completing study

January 5, 2020 Uncategorized

Scope of Civil Engineering in India After BE/BTech

Civil engineering is the oldest branch of engineering. Civil engineering also gives very diversified opportunities after completion of BE/BTech Civil

January 5, 2020 Bridge Engineering

Parts of Bridge Construction (in Details)

A bridge has several substructures and superstructure parts. Different types of bridges have different procedures for erection as well as

Glass has found various applications in building construction. Glass is broadly used for architectural and aesthetic purposes.

January 4, 2020 Building Construction

Glass as Building Material (Types, Properties,& Applications)

Glass as a building material is brittle in nature and has very diversified applications. Glass is used for interior decoration

Indian standard 1343 2012 on prestressed concrete

January 4, 2020 Structural Analysis And Design

IS 1343 2012 PDF (Prestressed Concrete Code of Practice)

In the past century, a new form of concrete evolved called prestressed concrete. In prestressed concrete, initial compressive stress is

January 4, 2020 Uncategorized

why Manhole Covers are round in shape?

There are many reasons that manhole covers are round in shape. Each of them is described below. If covers are