Flowable fill refers to a cementitious slurry consisting of a mixture of fine aggregate or filler, water, and cementitious material(s), which is used as a fill or backfill in lieu of compacted earth. This mixture is capable of filling all voids in irregular excavations and hard to reach places (such as under undercuts of existing slabs), is self-leveling, and hardens in a matter of a few hours without the need for compaction in layers.Flowable fill is sometimes referred to as controlled density fill (CDF), controlled low strength material (CLSM), lean concrete slurry, and unshrinkable fill.

The energy crisis in the present day world has led us to the design of new energy efficient buildings. However the existing buildings consume a lot of conventional energy and minimizing them will help us to conserve them for future. Moreover it would help us to meet the Energy Efficiency standards.
The capital costs for this [...]

To perform an energy audit, several tasks are typically carried out depending on the type of the audit and the size and function of the building. Some of the tasks may have to be repeated, reduced in scope, or even eliminated based on the findings of other tasks. Therefore, the execution of an energy audit [...]

In this subsection some energy conservation measures (ECMs) commonly recommended for commercial and industrial facilities are briefly discussed. It should be noted that the list of ECMs presented below does not pretend to be exhaustive nor comprehensive. It is provided merely to indicate some of the options that the energy auditor can consider when performing [...]

NEW TECHNOLOGIES
The energy auditor may consider the potential of implementing and integrating new technologies within the facility. It is, therefore, important that the energy auditor understands these new technologies and knows how to apply them. Among the new technologies that can be considered for commercial and industrial buildings include:
1. Building Envelope Technologies
Recently, several materials and [...]

Soils are the fundamental resource supporting agriculture and forestry, as well as contributing to the aesthetics of a green planet. They are also a base from which minerals are extracted and to which solid wastes are disposed. In addition, soils act as a medium and filter for collection and movement of water. By supporting plant [...]

Types of Portland Cement
· Different types of Portland cement are manufactured to meet the requirements for specific purposes
· The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Designation C150 specifies the following eight types of Portland cement

Abu Dhabi developer plans Ghantoot city International Capital Trading to build multi-billion-dollar project covering 60 square kilometres.
Local developer International Capital Trading (ICT) is planning a major city in the Ghantoot area of Abu Dhabi, close to the Dubai border, which will cost tens of billions of dollars to develop.
The name of the project is not [...]

The underlying theme of the development will be to enhance Abu Dhabi’s natural wealth of water and beach frontage. The Development is a massive project and spreads over 5 square kilometres. The development includes construction of 11 precincts that will include hotels, marinas, parks, restaurants as well as leisure facilities. These precincts are known as [...]

Japan adores to be ahead of the whole world, its people will never get tired of these constant creations and inventions. The Japanese are always making something new, something really interesting and completely addictive. sun, sand and surf were everyone’s prescription for holiday paradise, but, in the south of Japan, they leave nothing to Mother [...]

UAE is not only advancing in common infrastructure but also specialized  infrastructure  which are energy efficient. It stands first in the category  by taking the initiative to create a city concerned with energy management. Chicago-based Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture is designing Masdar Headquarters.  Bob Forest, a partner at S+G is in Abu Dhabi [...]

When a soil mass is subjected to a compressive force, its volume decreases. The property of the soil due to which a decrease in volume occurs under compressive force is known as the compressibility of soil. The compression of soil can occur due to

Compression of solid particles and water in the voids
Compression and expulsion of [...]

1. The earthquake itself. Earthquake of 7.0 magnitude is huge (for the technicians out there, the Haiti earthquake was caused by a slip-strike fault). But when you have a 7.0 earthquake along with shallowness of the Haiti earthquake, things get a whole lot worse. Epicenter of Haiti’s earthquake was around 6 miles below the gound, [...]

One more marvelous project to be completed soon in UAE to make it a heaven for tourists, it is the Yas Island. The island is the site of a US$36 billion development project by Aldar Properties. It occupies a total land area of 2,500 hectares, of which 1,700 hectares will be claimed for development. The [...]

The Capital District

The new capital city for Abu Dhabi is the biggest single project budgeted at US $ 40 billion and it would be called Capital District . Of the 2030 plans for Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, which govern all developments in those two cities, the most significant is the Capital District, which will [...]

GATE – Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all -India Examination conducted by the six Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, on behalf [...]