Articles and civil Engineering Notes

Geotechnical Engineering We all know that Geotechnical Engineering is a field of civil engineering which focuses on analyzing the geotechnical behaviors of soil and rocks. Usually, this type of engineering is involved in construction projects.  Engineers and Geotech engineering consultants will need to collect samples of the soil where a building or a structure is to be constructed. After having collected the soil samples, they will then analyze it in order to know if it is cohesive or not, and if the ground is stable or not. The ground needs to be stable in order for the structure to be built otherwise it might just collapse. However, these aren't just the things you need to know about Geotechnical Engineering . There are certain considerations that are involved. The understanding of the soil's behavior for the past 300 years has been centered on the mechanical principles and geological processes.  Later on, it involved mineralogy and the relevance of colloidal chemistry. A...

According to a comprehensive definition, Forensic engineering is the investigation of products, structures, materials, or components that don't operate properly, leading to personal injuries or damages to property. The results of failure are handled by the law of product liability. A  Forensic engineer is usually called to carry out investigations in order to figure out the causes of equipment failures, fires, accidents, structural collapses, and safety system defects. There are cases when a building collapses for example. People get injured and the property is damaged. This is when structural engineers are called to inspect and approve the causes. There is a wide range of methods available for use in order to evaluate evidence and confirm particular details. Everything depends on the circumstances of the investigation and what is expected to achieve. The basic steps of any forensic investigation include collecting data, failure technical review, failure profile development, form...

Waste Management is the disposal of wastes or handling of waste materials. There are several forms of handling of wastes since wastes can be generated in all sorts of ways ranging from ordinary household wastes to industrial generated wastes . The industrialization has brought a lot of good things and bad things as well. One of the negative effects of industrialization is the creation of solid waste. But as development and population increase, waste management also has become increasingly complex problems for many nations. The main objective of waste management is to efficiently handle the disposal of garbage without harming public health and the environment. However most, wastes generated are not properly managed thus causing environmental disasters and deaths for many people due to pollution(wastes). Common methods of a garbage disposal or waste management 1.  Recycling -    is the form of making a used or discarded material into another product. It comes into diffe...

Civil engineering Salary ( Civil engineering salary ) Civil engineering has become one of the most profitable jobs these days. Many students are taking admission to various top engineering colleges around the world each year. A civil engineer's job not only includes a whole lot of challenges and creativity, but it also promises a good salary and high positions. Civil is one of the toughest jobs, involving lots of fieldwork, research, and planning. An experienced civil gets a salary starting from around $75,000. A fresher engineer generally gets less salary than an experienced engineer. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, a Pennsylvania-based popular non-profit professional association, civil graduates got an average starting salary offer of $52,443, as recorded in April 2010. During the recession, when most professionals saw a declining salary range, civil engineers enjoyed a good hike, with engineering graduates having a 1.3% salary raise. Among the ...

Construction engineering generally involves whenever an airport, highway, dam, bridge, railway, or other large building projects goes up. Construction engineering is also seen in the design of the building and in the execution of the construction. While the design is an important part of the whole, While the design is an important part of the whole project, so they are choosing the right mix of materials and planning for all the different stages of construction. Students who undergo construction engineering courses must also do construction management courses so that they know what goes on at the construction site and could actually work as a construction manager . However, a construction manager could not work as a construction engineer as he has not had enough training in the design aspect. Rather, his training focuses more on the methods of construction and on people management. They are more concerned with delivering a quality project on time and at the required budget. So eng...

Global warming: It is almost unavoidable to live in this era and not hear anything about global warming . On the other hand, there are still a lot of people who have not got a clue about what global warming is and what steps they can take to prevent it. What comes to everybody's mind is: Why is global warming happening ? Human beings have been increasing the use of fossil fuels in order to heat their homes, run their cars, and also their factories. The burning of fossil fuels leads to the creation of gases and chemicals, called greenhouse gases , which are collected in the atmosphere like a thickening blanket.  They stay in the earth's atmosphere for many years. This massive air pollution which really is like a thickening blanket traps the heat of the sun and causes the planet to warm up. There exist some specific gases which are used in refrigerators and spray cans that can add to the collection of the gases already mentioned. Another thing people have done over the years is ...

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