Unfortunately, soils are made by nature and not by man, and the products of nature are always complex… Transported soil: It is soil which is transported by means of natural agencies and…
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 sand. M-Sand has reduced the burden of demand on river sand for…
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 depths or the load coming from the superstructure is excessive. The way…
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 to the beneath soil. Here, types of foundations and their use cases…
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 cohesionless soil, it loses its all shear strength under the action of…
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 the following reasons, we can’t build high-rise or skyscraper buildings from steel….
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 concrete, it undergoes elastic deformation which is also simultaneous and equal to…
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 namely Elongation Index Test and Flakiness Index Test are used for selection…
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 properties and similar behavior. It is a sort of labeling of soils…
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 includes horizontal and vertical alignment. A wrong highway alignment could result in…
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 classified into two types namely, 1) Confined Aquifer and 2) Unconfined Aquifer…