A Rubber-tyred metro is a form of rapid transit system that uses a mix of road and rail technology. In this the vehicles have wheels with rubber tyres like a bus, but using a set of two parallel concrete or... (Continue reading)
The particle shape of aggregates is determined by the percentages of flaky and elongated particles contained in it. For base course and construction of bituminous and cement concrete types, the presence of flaky and elongated particles are considered undesirable as... (Continue reading)
Geotextile is defined as a permeable textile material used in contact with soil, rock, earth etc as an integral part of civil engineering project, structure or system It may be of natural materials such as jute,coir,cotton etc. Or of synthetic... (Continue reading)
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM Why it’s Needed? Traffic congestion-insufficient road development-growing number of vehicles. Low speed, increased accident rates, increased fuel consumption, and increased pollution. Impossible to build enough new roads or to meet the demand. These explore the concepts that... (Continue reading)
Ground Freezing • Ground freezing is a process of making water-bearing strata temporarily impermeable and to increase their compressive and shear strength by transforming joint water into ice. • Freezing is normally used to provide structural underpinning; temporary supports for... (Continue reading)
Kansai International Airport is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, off the shore of the cities of Sennan and Izumisano and the town of Tajiri in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. (It should not... (Continue reading)
Advanced Traffic Engineering Highway System Design Manual of Transportation Research The transportation Experience- Process, Planning & Development Handbook of Highway Engineerign Tolerable Movement Criteria for Highway Bridges Transportation Engineering Management of Roadway Bridges Highway Design Manual Airport Engineering... (Continue reading)
Composite structures of steel and concrete FUNDAMENTALS OF FOUNDATION DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION Bearing capacity of Foundations Water Resource Engineering Construction Management Bridge Engineering Airport Engineering... (Continue reading)