The meaning of soundness of cement is the ability to withstand temperature changes. If cement doesn’t possess good soundness then
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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.
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Software save time, effort and cost of a project. Even without software, it is not possible to perform analysis of
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A staircase in a building is provided to facilitate vertical movements. At present there are many types of staircase being
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Application Of FEM In Civil Engineering The present advancements in Finite Element Method is because of Hrennikoff and McHenry. Actually,
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Top 11 most useful civil engineering blogs
This exclusive list of ‘blogs on civil engineering helps you to explore horizons of civil engineering and expand your knowledge.
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In every university and college, the final year students of engineering have to accomplish a case study or dissertation work
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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 the Indian standard code of practice for plain and reinforced concrete, say IS
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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 [PDF] Download
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 [PDF Download]
IRC 6-2014 is a standard for calculations of loads and stresses for road bridges. This standard stipulates criteria for calculations
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IRC 5-2015 [PDF download]
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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