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Civil engineering is as old as mankind and still ever expanding with aim to serve humankind better than yesterday. A civil engineer is indispensable to humanity and in never ending service of mankind.
Causes, effects, and remedies of dampness in building
Definition: The penetration of moisture into the building components is called dampness. Obviously, this is a very unwanted phenomenon in
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SP 24-1978 is a design aid for Indian standard code of practice for plain and reinforced concrete, say IS 456-2000.
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The Bureau of Indian standards has stipulated SP 23(1982) to aid IS-10262, a code of practice for concrete mix design.
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SP 34:1987 is code designed as a handbook for concrete reinforcement and detailing. You can download SP 34:1987 with this
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SP-16 is a comprehensive guide to design aids for reinforced concrete to IS-456:2000. You can download SP-16 pdf from this
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IRC 6-2014 is for calculations of loads and stresses for road bridges. Download IRC 6-2014 with this link Further downloads
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IRC 5-2015 is code for general features of road bridges which stipulates different criteria. You can download IRC 5-2015 (standard
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IRC 78-2014 (standard specifications and code of practice for road bridges) is a detailed guideline for foundation and substructure for
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This IS code is stipulated for Improving Earthquake Resistance of Earthen Building-Guidelines. Download IS 13827:1993 PDF Here You may wish
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This Indian standard code is Improving Earthquake resistance of Low strength Masonry Buildings Guidelines Download IS 13828:1993 [PDF Download] You
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Ready mix concrete is a type of concrete which is mixed at any manufacturing unit. It is then transported to
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In 1928 AD, Eugene Freyssinet introduced a revolutionary material, the prestressed concrete. In prestressed we overcome the limitation of concrete
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FSI is the abbreviation of the Floor space index, Whilst FAR is for Floor area ratio. Floor Space Index is
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Chains could be divided into following 5 types as per units of measurement Metric chain Revenue chain Gunter’s chain Engineers
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