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Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering is a profession of designing and executing structural works that serve the general public, like houses, buildings, roads, etc. A Civil Engineer is an engineer trained in the design and construction of public works, such as bridges or dams, and other large facilities.

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What type of simple machine would be used to lower an empty bucket into a well and then lift the bucket full water?

You could pull on a rope and use a pulley to do this, or you could wind the bucket up and down using a spindle with a leaver handle.

What is the difference between TMT Steel bar and deformed steel bars?

Tor steel is completely type of steel for which steel composition is decided. Unttill TMT is a coating only on upper surface to prevent corrosion. So we can say it is basic differance as we know.

What is maximum cantilever possible in r.c.c. beam?

ITS 5.5m TO 6m AS PER MY KNOWLEDGE AS POSSIBLE WILL BE SAFE & BETTER STABLE WHEN PROPER BACK ANCHOR IS GIVEN

Why vibrate concrete?

It removes air pockets naturally created in a poor which keeps out moister and improves the strength.

What is the main physical meaning of section modulus?

section modulus is a measure of the strength of a beam. The more the section modulus the more is the strength.

What is tensile load?

Think of a tensile load as a "pulling" force. A tensile load is the only type of load that can be taken by a rope, for instance.

What is the difference between a slide gate and a sluice gate?

Gate-leaf of slide gate move vertical or horizontal by means of screw hoist on its frame to open or close the waterway thus regulate the flow and it can be used as a type of sluice gate but other type of gates are also used as sluice gate like flapgate, radial gate,needle gate,automatic gate,fixed wheel type vertical gate etc. Also same type of gates when installed on diffrent structures called by that structure's gate like crest gate, head regulator gate, cross regulator gate, escape gate, etc.

How Bearing capacity of soil can be calculated from spt n values?

SPT n Values can help to calculate the Bearing Capacity of any soil specimen as they will combine to change the density of the soil by extracting various chemicals such as helium and hydrogen.

What is the difference between portland cement and type II cement?

  1. The portland cement is used in general construction.
  2. The type-II cement is used in general concrete construction exposed to moderate sulphate action. i.e.,
    • Concrete to be used in marine conditions.
    • Concrete to be used in the construction of sewage treatment works.

EFFECT of OIL on ASPHALT?

Depends on type and quantity of oil, but it tends to dissolve the bitumen binder and so destroy the asphalt.

What is the practical application of shear center?

The way I understand it is that the shear center is the point of a cross-section, where loads can be applied without causing torsion over the longitudinal axis (normal to the cross-sectional plane).

Nominal percentage of steel reinforcement in concrete?

2%....according to Bureau of Indian Standards, Concrete design code book - IS-456

What is fineness of cement?

Portland cement (often referred to as OPC, from Ordinary Portland Cement) fineness 300 - 500 m2/kg

What is spun pile and micro pile?

Spun Pile is the pile that they produced at the factory and bring it to the worksite.It is almost the same with Bored Pile,but in side is hole.

What what mpa strength is baged premixed concrete?

Bagged Premixed Concrete will achieve an mpa strength of around 20 mpa and is usually expected to reach this at 28 days.

The "Rapid Set" Premix Bagged products are only good for about for about 5 mpa.

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What is the longest Arch Bridge in the US?

I think it's the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia.

What are the safety precautions for using a cooker?

the gas that is emitted from a cooker is poisonous, if it leaks out and the cooker has not ignited, it could potentially kill you, also "obviously" gas is extremely flammable.

What are the different types of beams?

Tee beam, L beam & Inverted beam

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there are many other types of beam such as cantilever beam , simply supported beam . t beam . knife edge beam and many more