A Guide to Highway Construction & Engineering Concepts, History, and Operations
Highway construction and engineering includes planning, designing, and building of highways. History stands witness that good roads lead to prosperity …
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A New WPA For American Infrastructure
American infrastructure is rapidly degrading. Already old and decrepit relative to other nations with developed economic systems, a looming era of …
Continue ReadingGeotechnical Topics in Civil Engineering
Studying the behavior of earth materials is a vast subject that includes the study of soil properties, foundations, slopes, risk mitigation, and …
Continue ReadingFluid Mechanics Calculations and Example Problems in Civil Engineering
The widespread applications of fluid mechanics and hydraulics in civil engineering include transportation of fluids in pipes and in open channels, as …
Continue ReadingRockfall Hazard Rating System for Federal Highway Administration
Construction of highways and railways is challenging around mountains and steep slopes. Each require special study by geologists and geotechnical …
Continue ReadingHow is Geological Energy different than Biological Energy?
Before learning about the difference between geological energy and biological energy, and how energy flows in each, let’s take a detailed look at both …
Continue ReadingFlood Water Damage Cleanup for Infrastructure
Floods, rains, and other natural calamities are beyond human control. Despite advancements in technology, excessive water, and the complications it …
Continue ReadingSlipform Technique - A Method of Construction
The slipform technique of construction allows for the continuous pouring of concrete into walls of a structure and only stops when the full required …
Continue ReadingSOP - Street Sweeping Standards and Guidelines
Street sweeping and cleaning may not look like a technical job, but it is properly carried out in an organized and planned way in the US and Great …
Continue ReadingLandscape Design CAD Programs for Architects
The objective of this architect CAD software review is to provide insight about a few good architectural CAD packages out of the hugely crowded civil …
Continue ReadingScience and Technology in Tibet
A government in exile, a parallel government running in the mainland country, natives protesting across the globe against dictating forces, and yet …
Continue ReadingDesigning and Building for Blast Containment
Earlier blasts reminded us of demolitions of buildings in the US. But now, blasting reminds us of 9/11 and terrorist attacks. Post 9/11, governments …
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