Hunter May

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Commercial energy assessor

I have completed civil engineering 2018 pass out and I have 1.5 year experience as a civil engineer

Water tank still designed by working stress method because of the advantages of working stress method.

Following are the advantages of working stress method:

• Working stress method is a very simple method.
• Due to its simplicity, it is still used... (More)

Schedule of Rates(SOR):

Actually, the schedule of rates is not mandatory, and it’s only to explain the basic rates. The market rate can be a little different.

District Schedule of Rates(DSR) is also known as Schedule of Rates(SOR).

District Schedule... (More)

Skin reinforcement is the secondary side face reinforcement provided when the depth of the section exceeds 750 mm.

As per IS 456, it is a minimum of 0.1% of the Gross CS area and should be provided equally on both... (More)

pile foundation most recommended with the property of soil. this foundation mostly used in weak soil at the surface.

Up to 20mm of aggregate is used in RCC structures, because of ease in pouring of concrete due to increase in workability.

Vibration with the help of vibrating needle must be done in a good manner if the size of... (More)

Volume batching does a not accurate result. The voids are present in a large amount which affects the result. Literally, nowadays volume batching is avoided even for small projects.

• Slump- Low to high
• Less strength at 7 days and 28... (More)

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• Sprit levelling is the measurement of elevation difference between two adjacent points by measuring the vertical distances wrt perpendicular to gravity.
• A horizontal plane sight tangent to the level surface is easily established utilizing a spirit level. In spirit... (More)

When it comes to backfill, the best material is a combination of gravel and native soil. By combination, I don’t mean mixture. But, the retaining wall must be backfilled to a thickness of at least 15 cm by gravel of... (More)

Pointing :- It is the art of finishing the mortar joints in the exposed brick or stone masonry with suitable cement or lime mortar, in order to protect the joints from weather effects and also to improve the appearance of... (More)

When the tank is on the ground

1. Water pressure acts on the tank walls when the tank is full

When the tank is below the ground,

1. When the tank is full, the resultant of the soil and water pressure acts... (More)

Strap footing:

It is necessitated when a certain column footing has to be restricted in width becuase of unavoidable interference or boundary limitation.

Strap footingis a type of combined footing & it is also named as cantilever footing.

Strip footing... (More)

Difference between DPC and CBR test:

Here, some important differences between DPC and CBR test are listed below;

(Also refer the above diagram for a clear understanding of the above concept)

• Actually, the DPC test requires less time to perform... (More)

When a soil consolidates (decreases in volume due to loss of water), it undergoes 3 stages. Immediate or elastic compression, which is the first stage and is due to distortion. Then there is primary consolidation where excess pore water pressures... (More)

Crushing Strength

Appearance

Appearance should be decent and color should last long

Durability

For making them durable, natural bed shall be precisely noted. The stones ought to be organized in such a structure, that the natural bed ought to be... (More)

Bacterial concrete is also known as Bio concrete or Self healing concrete, which is invented under the head of Henk Jonkers. It resists the alkalinity and mechanical stress in concrete.

Generally Cohnii and Filla bacteria are used for making this... (More)

From my point of view, MS-Project is the best from all other software it gives you a user-friendly interface and easy accessibility

I'm not a civil engineer, but I'm guessing it's for grading gravel for large projects.