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What is the manual way to locate pcc and rcc footing and columns in site without total station , can anyone tell me the way in details and thanx ( by setting axis as per drawings then .... (
asked Dec 22, 2016 in Civil Engineering by Homi88  
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i am thinking for construction of a 2 storey building but i have a doubt about how much depth should be digged out and is which type of foundation is good enough for building where the site is adjacent to the main road and the site is 130sqmts
asked Dec 19, 2016 in Building Construction by krishnalakkimsetti  

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Can concrete alone be used to install big signboard
asked Sep 29, 2016 in Civil Jobs by Bbkr_sadiq  

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Please explain methods of valuation of environmental damages
asked Mar 1, 2016 in Urban Town Planning by umadhavi  

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What is heat of hydration and its flow chart?
asked Feb 1, 2016 in Concrete Technology by Dhavan  

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what is the use of throat in the venturimeter?
asked Aug 21, 2015 in Fluid Mechanics by mfby2k  

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The copper pipe has an outer diameter of 2.50 in. and an inner diameter of 2.30 in. if the allowable shear stress in the pipe is 2 ksi, what portion of the tube needs to be reinforced length = 25 in
asked Aug 20, 2015 in Civil Engineering by mfby2k  

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DESIGN STEPS FOR A PYRAMID R.C.C ROOF SLAB
asked Aug 12, 2015 in Reinforced Concrete by mfby2k  

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  • rcc
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The distance between two stations was measured with a 20 m chain and found to be 1000 m.
asked Jul 29, 2015 in Surveying & Levelling by mfby2k  

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Explain the procedure of calculating the area of survey field carried out with the help of chain & cross staff.
asked Jul 29, 2015 in Surveying & Levelling by mfby2k  

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Describe the purpose of surveying
asked Jul 2, 2015 in Engg. Materials by mfby2k  

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Which is the best cement ultratech or coromandal king in PPC segment...and most important WHY???
asked Aug 4, 2019 in Engg. Materials by vi  

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How to calculate slope level for two way ramp if the ramp is linear at start,curved at mid and linear at end .
asked Jul 24, 2019 in Surveying & Levelling by Nawabzada200  

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where is the steel bars fixed in beams and columns?
asked Jul 21, 2019 in Reinforced Concrete by kavish  

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What type of structure can I use to replace a retaining wall
asked Jul 20, 2019 in Civil Engineering by crevtch  

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RCC highway road can sustain what intensity of earthquake before developing major cracks
asked Jul 5, 2019 in Concrete Technology by satyendraarya  

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Pipes embedded in wall
asked Jun 8, 2019 in Reinforced Concrete by sychern  

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What are the disadvantages in substituting a beam made of spruce wood for one made of oak wood?
asked May 31, 2019 in Engg. Materials by Gabriela  

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I am doing UG final year project in GeoTech regarding soil liquefaction on QUAKE/W. I am not able to operate on this software properly. If someone can please share a hand. would be much obliged.
asked May 24, 2019 in Civil Engineering by Asif  

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  • geotechnical

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Name and differentiate between three methods of hazards identifications in the work place
asked May 20, 2019 in Civil Engineering by jnegumbo  

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Why anchorage length is equals to Ld plus 10dia. for beam steel in exterior columns as per Is 13920?
asked May 15, 2019 in Reinforced Concrete by Venu  

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A 7-inch non-reinforced concrete pavement is subjected to a wheel load that produces a bending moment of 3,500 lb-in per inch of slab.
asked May 9, 2019 in Civil Engineering by sandyman91  

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How to repair corrupted edb files ?
asked May 7, 2019 in Urban Town Planning by johnjorge  

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What would be the best way to solve a railroad issue in the middle of my city?
asked Apr 28, 2019 in Railway Engineering by kb19  

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why trusses are not employed for short span
asked Apr 22, 2019 in Structural Engineering by Aparna  

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Study of pressure exerted by liquid at rest is termed as
asked Apr 1, 2019 in Fluid Mechanics by Mumtaz Khan  

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Does a civil engineer use trig notations for polar coordinates?
asked Mar 30, 2019 in Civil Engineering by rsoong  

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how much yield strength and ultimate strength of 40 grade and 60 grade?
asked Apr 3, 2018 in Civil Engineering by faraz Memon  

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  • rcc
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calculating the water content
asked Nov 13, 2017 in Civil Engineering by sooraj  

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Effect of carbonation of concrete is
asked Nov 8, 2017 in Concrete Technology by Dinesh Kumar  

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