Reading time: 1 minute Drones in construction are advanced unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with cameras and sensors that revolutionize how construction sites are surveyed and monitored. These ...

Reading time: 1 minute The Pelton, Francis and Kaplan turbines are water turbines that are rotary machines which convert kinetic energy and the potential energy of the water into mechanical energy ...

The hydrological cycle is involved in the total earth system. The total system can be classified into three important zone: Atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. Atmosphere forms the gaseous ...

Reading time: 1 minute Today many people that are building or remodeling their houses choose to use eco-friendly building materials. An eco-friendly building material is one that increases the ...

Reading time: 1 minute Compressive strength test on bricks are carried out to determine the load carrying capacity of bricks under compression with the help of compression testing machine. Bricks are ...

Reading time: 1 minute Seismic zones in Indian subcontinent is divided into four seismic zones (II, III, IV, and V) based on scientific inputs relating to seismicity, earthquakes occurred in the past ...

Reading time: 1 minute There various parts of a retaining wall and design principles of these retaining wall components based on different factors and material and methods of construction are ...

Reading time: 1 minute Lateral Load Distribution of Frame Building In a two-dimensional moment-resisting frame, each joint typically has a maximum of three degrees of freedom: displacement in ...

Finally, to determine bearing capacity under strip footing we can use qu = c’Nc + Df Nq + 0.5 B Ny By the modification of above equation, equations for square and circular footings are also given and ...

Reading time: 1 minute In an era when sustainability has become an important benchmark for forward-thinking buildings, it's inspiring to see how far architecture and design have come in the pursuit of ...

Reading time: 1 minute What is a Foundation in Construction? Foundation is the lowest part of the building or the civil structure that is in direct contact with the soil which transfers loads from the ...

Reading time: 1 minute There are various types of leveling used in surveying for measurement of level difference of different points with respect to a fixed point. This is useful in various civil ...