Various factors such as brittle columns, stiffness elements, flexible ground floor, short columns, shapes, sizes, number of storeys, type of foundation, location of adjacent buildings, structural layouts etc. affects the degree of damages to buildings during earthquakes. These factors which ...
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Laser Crack Measurement System for Pavements – Application and Advantages
Laser crack measurement system is highly developed technological methods of inspecting pavements which has been used extensively around the world. Advantages and applications of laser crack measurement system for pavements are discussed.
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 ...
Precautions for Bored Piles Construction and Inspection
There are several precautions that need to be considered while inspection and construction of bored pile foundation is preceded. These precautions will be discussed in the following sections. Fig.1: Bored Pile Construction Precautions for Bored Piles Construction and Inspection If ...
How to Mitigate Human Induced Vibrations in Reinforced Concrete Structures?
Human induced vibration may create serious serviceability problems in reinforced concrete structures. There are several modern strategic projects that have suffered from such problem for instance Millennium Bridge in London-UK. The bridge suffered from lateral synchronous excitation. The bridge had ...
How to Prepare Engineering Report of Foundation Investigation?
According to Eurocode 7, engineering report of foundation investigation need to be prepared and submitted to the client or owner as part of design process. The report should consider all information and data from historical records, site observation, trial pits, ...
Operations in Embankment Dam Construction
Construction of Embankment Dam The construction operation of embankment dams is divided into four major groups of construction activities which include: Material source development activities Foundation preparation activities Fill construction operation Ancillary works construction activities Fig.1: Embankment Dam Construction Material ...