The endless traffic jams and the increasing number of vehicles in cities have compelled humankind to look for alternatives other than roads. Apart from air travel, a growing number of engineers and enthusiasts have discovered a huge potential in underground ...
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Hydraulic Trailer Technology: Changing the Dimensions of Transportation System
Transportation of overweight and over-dimensional consignments weighing more than several hundred tons is a big challenge for heavy-duty freight haulers. Sharp curves, steep inclines, frequented motorways, bridges, subways, and narrow streets have to be maneuvered, and adjustments have to be ...
World’s Longest Immersed Road/Rail Tunnel Takes Shape
Works have begun on the much-awaited Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, connecting Denmark and Germany. The 18 km long tunnel will descend to a depth of up to 40 m beneath the Baltic Sea and will be the world’s longest immersed tunnel for ...
Bogibeel: Construction of the Longest Rail-Road Bridge of India
The 4940 m long Bogibeel bridge is currently the longest rail-road bridge in India. It is built on the mighty Brahmaputra river in Assam, 17 km away from Dibrugarh, and connects the city with the Dhemaji district. This two-tier bridge ...
Tunneling Failures – Causes and Remedies [PDF]
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Tunneling is one of the most intricate and expensive projects in engineering and construction. With increasing demands and the emphasis on reducing the travel time between any two places becoming a priority, the risks and challenges involved in the construction ...
How to Lay Geosynthetic Fabric in Highway Construction? [PDF]
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Geosynthetics are extensively used in highway construction as they play the role of a separator, filter, reinforcement, stiffener, drainer, barrier, and the protector of pavements. Geosynthetic materials are planar, polymeric (synthetic or natural) materials used in contact with soil/rock and/or ...
Application of Lasers in Highway Engineering [PDF]
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In this era of technology, the use of lasers has a very vast application in highway engineering. It is used for various purposes like road profiling, pavement surface deflection, bridge deflection, speed checkers, etc. These techniques have eased human efforts ...
Intelligent Compaction [PDF]: Benefits and Limitations
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Intelligent compaction is the compaction of road materials, such as the layers of soils, aggregate bases, or asphalt pavement materials, using advanced vibratory rollers armed with a unified measurement system, a computer reporting system, GPS-based mapping, and Optional Feedback Control ...