Zack Wheeler

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Estates manager

Hi,

I am a civil engineering student from Maharashtra . I done many online course from iit through NPTEL .

I also done AutoCAD ,staad.pro153,blender.

I got idea of this website from my IIT lecturer.

Water content is determined by the Karl Fischer titration method and it consists of only water i.e moisture content. The results do not contain other volatile matter except the water.

Loss on drying (LOD) is determined by heating the sample... (More)

Hi, The difference between true meridian and magnetic meridian is called a decimation. It changes from place to place and also affect due to local errors. The difference between horizontal line and magnetic line of field is called as magnetic... (More)

Calculation of twisting moment:

When we try to rotate a steel bar then that moment is nothing but the bending moment.

The twisting moment is a special case of a bending moment.

The twisting moment is also called a... (More)

Answer to your 1st question:

Well, It totally depends on the design of retaining wall! Usually, flood water has not a high impact unless and until the dam collapses.

Random rubble masonry can sustain a high amount of pressure exerted... (More)

It is necessary to check the nature of the soil before you build your dream home. The ground where you are wanting to build your dream home, it is necessary to check the soil nature of it before starting construction... (More)

From my view M.Tech will be the best option after B.Tech because it holds many job opportunities with it. A candidate can get job easily in research and development organizations, manufacturing firms, and IT companies as project manager, Research Associate... (More)

Hi,

There is no best method for ground improvement, you should adopt as per the type of soil and your requirement of stabilization and bearing capacity.

Well, the steps of ground improvement techniques are according to the individual needs and... (More)

Predicting the height of the building:

Today, I will tell you one interesting and tricky technique applied to measure the height of a building without using any equipment expect tape.

1. Hand measuring:

The hand measuring technique is used to measure... (More)

For a civil engineer career options are as below.

1. Engineering- you can join design firm as a design engineer.
2. Construction – you can be construction engineer
3. Schedule Engineer/Planning Engineer (Project Controls)- After graduation you can do post graduation in NICMAR... (More)

Staircase width would refer to the side-to-side distance if you were walking up or down the stairs. This distance must be at least 36 inches and does not include handrails.

In the India we use following terms and general guidelines:... (More)

The fineness of cement is property of cement which indicate the particle size of cement and specific surface area and thus indirectly effect heat of hydration.

Importance/effect of fineness of cement;
1. Fineness of cement affects hydration rate hence the... (More)

I will provide you a list which causes the building to collapse.

Defective building design Faulty construction & More extra loads Failure of foundation Unexpected failure mode Soil liquefaction Demolition through explosives Earthquake Tsunami Typhoon and winds with high speed.... (More)

Soil density is expressed in two ways. Particle density and bulk density.

Particle density is around 2.65 g/cc

Bulk density is approximately 1.5 to 1.65 g/cc

Not more than 12% moisture content in the plaster walls before the application of paint.

If a building foundation sits on soft or filled-in soil, the whole building may fail in an earthquake regardless of the advanced engineering techniques employed. Assuming, however that the soil beneath a structure is firm and solid, engineers can greatly... (More)

Floor area ratio is defined as the ratio of the total floor area to the area of the land at where it is built.

We can write formula as,

FAR = gross floor area/total area of the plot

The term float is used in project management, and it means the time difference between the early start of construction activity and the late start of the activity.

There are two types of float.

1. Free float
2. Total float

Basically, it's a combination of cement and sand

For example- we can use it over a brickwork which will give good appearance and can also be used as a soundproofing agent

The shear strength is the maximum resistance or stress that a particular soil can offer against failure over its improper surface loading.

The main constituents of shear strength are :

• the structural resistance offered by interlocking of particles
• the frictional... (More)