Green Rating Assessment of Building

Globally, large numbers of rating tools have evolved in a number of regions that are influencing property markets towards more sustainable p...

Types of Reservoirs

There are mainly 4 types of reservoirs: 1) STORAGE RESERVOIR Its main purpose is to store water throughout the year and utilise it for irrig...

What are special contracts?

There are certain special contracts which are used in some specific situations. They are: 1) Turn-key contract 2) Package contract 3) Negoti...

Yield of a Reservoir

The amount of water that can be supplied from a reservoir during specified period of time is called the yield of a reservoir. ex:- 25,000 cu...

What is Superadobe Technology?

Superadobe (sandbag and barbed wire) technology It s a large, long adobe. It is a simple adobe, an instant and flexible line generator. It ...

Ferrocement Construction

              Ferrocement or ferro-cement (also called thin-shell concrete or ferro-concrete ) is a system of reinforced mortar or plaste...

Types Of Contracts

                                      Types Of Contracts Lump Sum contract (Fixed price Contract) Unit price Contract Incentive Contract Cos...

How Historical structures are repaired?

Repair and Rehabilitation of Historical Structures Various structures that are being served by repair and rehabilitation are bridges, dams, ...

Bharat stage norms bs

               BHARAT STAGE NORMS (BS) Introduced in the year 2000, the Bharat norms are emission control standards put in place by the gove...

Portland Cement

                                  image source:  http://simipacific.com/ Roman builders used volcanic tuff found near Pozzuoli village near...

Intelligent Transporation System ITS

Are you fed up with the long queue infront of the Toll gates on National Highways, Long Traffic Congestions, collisions due to high traffic,...

Meaning of Sewer Appurtenances

    For effective operation and maintenance of the sewerage system, several sewer appurtenances are provided at regular intervals. List of d...

Alkali-activated materials (AAM)

Alkali-Activated Materials (AAM) (GEOPOLYMERS) Alkali-activated materials (AAM), also called geopolymers or inorganic polymers, have receive...

A new technology is impregnation of aggregates

Hydrophobization A new technology is impregnation of aggregates, which closes air gaps preventing water penetration with constant adherence ...

Hydrophobized Lightweight Aggregate Concrete

Hydrophobized Lightweight Aggregate Concrete Energetic modernization of exploited domestic resources has become a major economic activity in...

What is Aerogel?

Aerogel Aerogel is a synthetic, porous ultralight material derived from a gel, in which the liquid component of the gel has been replaced wi...

shotcrete

Accelerated sprayed concrete Sprayed concrete, also known as shotcrete, is a special type of concrete conveyed under pressure through a pneu...

Passenger Car Units (PCU)

Under mixed traffic flow, it is difficult to estimate the volume of roadway facilities. So, there is a need for converting the different veh...

Wordbook_Laitance

LAITANCE In  concrete , a weak, crumbly, and dusty surface layer caused by excessive water that has bled to the surface and subsequently wea...

Wordbook_Abutment

Abutment 1 the meeting place, joint or lap of two  adjacent components, parts of construction etc. 2 the planar joint formed by two surfaces...