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.

Is 456 is an Indian Standard Code for design of plain and reinforced concrete strictures.

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IS 456 2000 Plain And Reinforced Concrete-Code of Practice (pdf)

IS 456 2000 is the fourth revision after its first publication. It is based on limit state design though it

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IS 456 : 2000 Amendment no 5 July 2019(pdf)

IS 456 : 2000 is the Geeta for civil engineers and structure designers in India. IS 456 : 2000 got

IS 13920 - 2016 specifies the criteria for ductile detailing of structures

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IS 13920-2016 Ductile Detailing of Reinforced Concrete Structures Subjected to Seismic Forces

IS 13920 2016 is a comprehensive and detailed code for Ductile Detailing of Reinforced Concrete Structures Subjected to Seismic Forces.

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IS 4326 2013 (Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction of Buildings)

IS 4326 2013 is the latest code for Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction of Buildings. You can download IS 4326

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IS 10262-2019 [PDF] Guidelines to Concrete Mix Design

IS 10262-2019 is a comprehensive code to make concrete mix designs of standard and high-performance concrete. In this IS Code

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Building Construction by IGNOU (PDF)

This book on Building Construction by IGNOU would be helpful for Diploma civil engineering students, and undergraduate students too. Professions,

Building Materials Ebook By IGNOU PDF Download

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Building Materials EBook pdf by IGNOU (pdf)

The book on building materials is self-explanatory and easy to understand. It gives a basic idea to diploma and undergraduate

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[PDF] Building Materials by Duggal

Building Materials subject includes construction materials, interior decoration for furniture, for repair work, for improving building performance. Building Materials by

November 23, 2019 Geotechnical Engineering

Types, Origin and Nature of Soil (in brief)

Unfortunately, soils are made by nature and not by man, and the products of nature are always complex… Transported soil:

November 22, 2019 Concrete Technology

Manufacture Sand or M Sand(Its Making Process and Properties)

Manufacture sand, also popular as M-Sand, is made from grinding granite in factories. It is a cost-effective alternative to river

November 22, 2019 Geotechnical Engineering

Types of Pile Foundation (Explained in Detail)

Pile foundations are a type of deep foundation. They are adopted when firm ground strata are not available at shallow

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