Various defects occur during construction in deep excavations such as leakage through retaining wall, dewatering during excavation, retaining wall construction, pulling out used pile and over excavation. Measures used to tackle these defects are discussed in the following sections. Construction ...
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Why is Timber Construction Popular in 21st Century?
Timber is a favorite construction material from the historic time and now, one of the favorite construction material of the future. Timber construction material when compared with other construction material gain: High Insulation property The carbon-dioxide emission is less Highly ...
Types of Documents for Heavy Civil Construction Projects
Types of design and construction documents for heavy civil projects such as engineering design documents, bid documents, construction documents are discussed. Types of Documents for Heavy Civil Construction Projects Engineering Design Documents Generally, engineering design documents are divided into two ...
Factors Affecting Embankment Dams Design and Construction
There are number of factors that affect embankment dam design. That is why the designer needs to take these factors into consideration during the design. These factors will be discussed briefly in the following sections. Factors Affecting Design and Construction ...
Types of Failures Experienced by Different Construction Materials Used in Structures
Types of failures experienced in different structure is greatly influenced by the type of construction material used. The resisting capability of steel structure to a particular load action is not similar to that of a concrete structure for the same ...
ISO 9000 in Construction Industry
The present development strategies throughout the world demands formal quality management system as a necessary attribute for any business. The main objective of quality management system is to ensure that the management system to be proficient Professionally Operationally Commercially Contractually ...
Workforce Motivational Theories in Construction
The various incentive measures that are applied for workforce motivation in construction industry is based on certain theories which are explained here. Achievement of worker’s satisfaction by having a proper balance on the interrelated motivating factors brings higher performance and ...
Proprietary Trench Support Systems Used in Construction
Innovative trench support systems have been developed within the past two decades. New proprietary systems over the traditional methods have been used widely. These systems are more commercially demanded as they save the labor construction cost, site safety and time. ...