Forensic Engineering: The Dee River Bridge and I-35W Overpass Failures
Determining the cause of structural failures is the challenging discipline of forensic structural engineering. Determination of civil and criminal …
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What is Excavator? How Excavator Works?
An excavator is extremely useful for the construction industry, and can perform gigantic tasks that may not be possible by the human effort. Thus, the …
Continue ReadingThe Application of Calculating Moment Of Force And Its Importance To Structural Design
One of the fundamental engineering analyses performed for structural applications is determining the moment of force. Unexpected twisting or turning …
Continue ReadingUse Of Cone Crusher In Construction
Cone crushers reduce large rocks into smaller sizes for further use in construction. Several types of crushers are used for this purpose, and the cone …
Continue ReadingWhat Is A Crane?
There are several types of cranes that are used in the construction industry, in the lifting of heavy consignments, and in the manufacturing industry …
Continue ReadingWhat is Coning of Wheels?
Coning of wheels is a method of beveling the wheels to avoid depreciation to the wheels and rims. Normally the wheels are conned by a cone of …
Continue ReadingPretensioning and Postensioning of Prestressed Concrete
Portland cement concrete is a strong, dependable, and relatively inexpensive construction material. Until it is stressed under tension, that is. …
Continue ReadingWhat is Rail Stress?
Track clasping has forever been an erratic occurrence resulting in expensive derailments. This article actually describes a method of calculating the …
Continue ReadingTraffic Congestion, Bottlenecks, And Using Computer Models For Solutions
What is the best method for traveling from point A to point B? This is but another timeless question in civil engineering that transportation …
Continue ReadingAsphalt Multi Integrated Roller (AMIR)
A modern Asphalt Multi Integrated Roller has been introduced for road construction that assists in the prevention of asphalt cracks that are developed …
Continue ReadingCost Effective Maintenance Now Enhances Roadway Safety and Performance Later
Ever hit a pothole at 70mph? To paraphrase Ben Franklin, do a little preventive work now and save a lot of curative work later. Applied to roads and …
Continue ReadingEngineering Facts about the Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge has been incorporated with all the requisite safety aspects. The effects of enormous wind forces have been taken into account …
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