A slope is an inclined boundary surface between air and the body of an earthwork such as highways, cut or fill, railway cut or fill, earth dams, levees and river training work. The slope stability analysis is crucial in engineering ...
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Construction of Wall Footings – Materials, and Dimensions
Wall footings are pad or spread and strip footings which are used to support structural or nonstructural walls to transmit and distribute the loads to the soil in such a manner that the load-bearing capacity of the soil is not ...
What is Drilled Pier? Construction of Drilled Pier
A drilled pier is a deep foundation system that uses a large diameter concrete cylinder constructed by placing fresh concrete and reinforcing steel into a drilled shaft. It is also called as a caisson, drilled shaft, Cast-in-drilled-hole piles (CIDH piles) ...
Underwater Soil Sampling- Equipment Types and Applicability
Underwater exploration is commonly required for the structures which are constructed in/under water. The foundations of the structures like bridge piers, pipelines, port structures, and oil well platforms have to be constructed with great caution considering every bit of information ...
Concrete Transfer and Placement Equipment-Practical Consideration
There are several types of equipment which are used to transfer and pour concrete after it has been discharged from a mixer. For instance, steel buckets, rail cars and trucks, chutes, tremie, belt conveyor, sprayed concrete, barrows, pumping, and concrete ...
Boring Methods for Soil Sampling for Soil Investigation
Boring methods are widely used for subsurface investigations to collect samples, in almost all types of soil, for visual inspection or laboratory testing. There are several boring techniques like auger boring, rotary drilling, wash boring, percussion drilling, auger drilling, and ...
What are the Serviceability Requirements of Foundation Structure?
Serviceability requirements are a set of conditions under which a foundation structure is considered to be useful. It is the second category of performance after the strength requirement. So, a foundation may be sound and perform well structurally, but it ...
Cofferdam- Types, Selection Criteria, and Applicability Conditions
A cofferdam is a temporary structure designed and constructed to support ground and keep groundwater or water above ground level away from an excavation. By and large, a cofferdam does not exclude water out of excavation completely since the construction ...