In today’s topic, I’m expanding the previous topic regarding geotechnical investigation in construction or civil engineering project. Nevertheless, by taking a different twist of presentation with this series of 8 nos. of videos obtained from world’s most famous media stream, Youtube.

Recap: Site or geotechnical investigation is a process of site exploration consisting of boring, sampling and testing so as to obtain geotechnical information for a safe, practical and economical geotechnical evaluation and design.

Basic Operation of Soil Investigation

The basic operation of rock core drilling performed at site…

Geotechnical Investigations of Enlarged Cotter Dam

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AnuLab SPT Test at MG Road Agra for Soil Bearing Capacity

The standard penetration test (SPT) is an in-situ dynamic penetration test designed to provide information on the geotechnical engineering properties of soil. The test procedure is described in the Indian Standard IS: 2131-1981 British Standard BS EN ISO 22476-3 and ASTM D1586. The Standard Penetration Tests aims to determine the SPT N value, which gives an indication of the soil stiffness and can be empirically related to many engineering properties. The test is conducted inside a borehole. A ‘split spoon’ sampler is attached to the bottom of a core barrel and lowered into position at the bottom of the borehole. The sampler is driven into the ground by a drop hammer weighing 68 kg falling through a height of 76 cm. The number of hammer blows is counted. The number required to drive the sampler three successive 150mm increments is recorded. The first increment (0-150mm) is not included in the N value as it is assumed that the top of the test area has been disturbed by the drilling process. The SPT N is the number of blows required to achieve penetration from 150-450mm. The hammer weight, drop height, spoon diameter, rope diameter etc. are standard dimensions. After the test, the sample remaining inside the split spoon is preserved in an airtight container for inspection and description. (By ANULAB Agra)

To Build a Tower: Part 1 – GeoTechnical Drill

The first first step in designing a radio tower is the foundation. This requires determining the quality of soil where foundation will be built & installed. Soil test was done by a radio-controlled drilling rig. This test went 40′ in depth, with samples “spooned” every 5′. This site was designed for Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative (mbc-va.com), by RAF Wireless (rafwireless.com). It will be a 192′ monopole, located in Appomattox VA & will support Last Mile fiber connectivity for Digital Bridge’s WiMAX deployment around Appomattox, called BridgeMAXX.

Water Water Everywhere – Civil Engineering @ University of Limerick

This video clip shows Year 2 Civil Engineering @ University of Limerick students undertaking a site investigation as part of a geotechnical study. The Problem Based Learning (PBL) project involves the design of an earthen dam that could be used to store water or hold back flood-waters. The work involves the assessment of on-site soils for use in the construction of an impermeable dam and the analysis and design of the dam and supporting ground. The design is verified by construction and testing of a trial embankment on the site. Visit University of Limerick for more information on our course.

Geoprobe Direct-Push Sampling – Soiltest Italia

The direct-push approach for characterization of the shallow unconsolidated sub-surface is a rapidly developing methodology that deploys hydro-geological, geotechnical, and geophysical tools in the sub-surface. Direct-push methods for deployment of various sampling instruments in the subsurface present a viable alternative to traditional drilling. Soiltest Italia is specialized in geological surveys for environmental purposes.

CPT (Cone Penetration Test) – Soiltest Italia

Soiltest Italia is the foremost contractor for onshore in-situ soil testing in Italy. An acknowledged specialist in CPT, Soiltest Italia also offers a worldwide consultancy and training service. The cone penetration test is an in situ testing method used to determine the geotechnical engineering properties of soils and delineating soil stratigraphy. CPT test methods are governed by ASTM standard D-3441 “Standard Test Method for Deep, Quasi-Static, Cone and Friction-Cone Penetration Tests of Soil.” CPT is a geotechnical technique for determining soil strength parameters of near surface soils to depths of approximately 60 m.

Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link Geotechnical Investigations

Jens Kammer, a Project Manager of Geo-technology at Femern A/S, provides information on geotechnical investigations necessary for the planning of the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link a video by Femern A/S. For further information on the project, visit our websites at Femern.

Hopefully the 8 numbers of videos will gives you some clue and further understanding on how site investigations are performed at site. To geotechnical…cheers…

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Engineering students life could be most memorable, sweet, stressful, silly sometimes, and so forth. There is nothing beat the life’s of hitting the books during the study period as it is considered the painful road of success. For most students especially the engineering geeks should learned to chill out a bit rather than to take things forcefully.

Today’s post featuring the ten videos obtained from world’s famous media stream. Enjoy…

Construction Management Careers 3

First lets look at one of the commercial done by students in one of their project. It is quit obvious that the model should and will be female…cute huh…

Nobody by Wonder Engineering Girls

The engineering female students could still looking feminine and graceful during their school days. Yup…before hitting the dirt…

Sir Ghori (for Civil Engineers – UET)

We all have our own favorite teacher or lecturer. We even adore their characteristics as well…

Me and the Quality Engineer

The engineers work in providing quality of workmanship is very important and more than that…actually…

Real Nebraska – College of Engineering

A real interview to find out why the students choose to dig their way and interest in these particular engineering disciplines…

Blue Ball

Being silly sometimes is normal for students, but it is better if they could share the silliness together. One for all, all for ball…

Unimas Civil Engineering Student (batch 06/07)

When the students goes for their practical or industrial training, they often suspect a wonderful things thought by the books. They didn’t expect this…eventually…

Civil Engineer Career Information : Civil Engineer’s Funniest Moment

This famous professional engineer have something to share…his funniest moment…

Happy Birthday DAD!

Who has an engineer dad? You should be proud of him and show your love to him like this dudes. I love the remix song…awesome dude…!

Engineering Week Student Video

Engineers are the future maker of civilization. Respect that fact, and be proud of who you are and made of…

Hopefully the 10 numbers of videos will cheer you up, enjoyable and could learn something from it. Thank you…

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Construction works could be hard and exhausted but it would not stop the workers from having a bit of their enlightenment moments at workplace. It is important to keep the balance between work and stress within the construction environments. Below are some of the construction life moments as it is fun and could be…

Using Coconut for Foundation
For a start, here is the method that has been used traditionally by the Indian construction workforce for foundation and it works…

German Construction Worker Skills
This talented German construction worker will show you his talent in juggling and more than meets the eye…

Bored Construction Workers
Bored at work with nothing to do eh…? Well, they will show you how to get rid of the boredom situation…

DIY and Construction Video
Some of the funniest moment…not much to say…enjoy…

The X-treme Catapulting; MINI John Cooper Works
Now this is an extreme stunt and do not try this elsewhere especially at construction site…

Politically Correct Construction Workers
Most people thought that construction workers are serious and not friendly. Says who…?

Sexy Pranks Construction Workers
This is normal behavior of the workers at site…as they liked to prank… Is it big deal…?

Construction Accident – Workplace Safety
“Safety First”…that is the message for all workers at site and beware of…

Bad Day at Construction Site
Unexpected event could occur anywhere at site no matter what you do…

Funny Prank with Construction Workers
Who says the workers could not be as romantic as the rest of the guys out there…?

Construction Cat Calls
This two old buddies discuss something during their lunch break…

Female Construction Worker
Is it true that the construction world only meant for male…? Find out the truth…

Hopefully the 12 numbers of videos will cheer you up, enjoyable and could learn something from it. It would hurt the productivity of the work if we are happy from within…

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When I was surfing through one of most famous media stream, I came across with a few time-lapse construction of building projects. It means the footage  or the period of construction process were recorded down in videos form. So, here are the 10 numbers (top rating) of time-lapse construction videos for your viewing pleasure. May we learn something valuable from this videos and enjoy…

Time-lapse Construction: Loveland, Colorado

This movie shows the construction of a building in Loveland, Colorado that was built from August 2005 – May 2006. For more information about this video, please visit www.foundphotography.com

Cooper Union Academic Building – Time Lapse Construction

This is two and a half years of construction at about 4 frames per day up until May 24, 2009. The new Cooper Union Academic located in Cooper Square in the East Village of Manhattan will be a LEED platinum certified “green” building. The Cooper Union celebrated 150 years of tuition-free education this year. Check back in a few months for an update. Props to Elnerdo for the programming needed to pull 10000 still frames for this video. Advance the Science.

Building Walt’s Dream: Disneyland’s Construction (Part 1)

Archival footage of the park’s birth; Using time-lapse and traditional eye-in-the-sky photography, this is a dazzling piece of history, presenting how the fearless construction crews had Disneyland up and running in just under a year. Again: just under a year. commentary by Tony Baxter, Ed Hobleman, and Walter Magnuson, who discuss the frantic construction of the park. Courtesy of Walt’s persnickety insistence to document everything.

Building Walt’s Dream: Disneyland’s Construction (Part 2)

Archival footage of the park’s birth; Using time-lapse and traditional eye-in-the-sky photography, this is a dazzling piece of history, presenting how the fearless construction crews had Disneyland up and running in just under a year. Again: just under a year. commentary by Tony Baxter, Ed Hobleman, and Walter Magnuson, who discuss the frantic construction of the park. Courtesy of Walt’s persnickety insistence to document everything.

Burj Dubai Construction – Time-lapse

The construction from Januari 2005 till September 2006 with music of Tiësto… The tallest building in the World, Burj Dubai (Dubai) was just recently opened for public on January 4, 2010.

Eleven Times Square — Time Lapse Construction

This video was taken over the entire construction period during the building of 11 Times Square in New York City.

William Smith Building (WSB), British Geological Survey, Keyworth

The construction project started in December 2007, was occupied by BGS staff in May 2009 and is due to be officially opened on the 25th June 2009. The William Smith Building (WSB) is the newest addition to the British Geological Survey (BGS) headquarters in Nottingham. At 3000m², the WSB is the largest wooden-framed open-plan office building in the UK . The WSB was built to the highest environmental standards, within the two-year timescale and just under the £7m budget. It incorporates cedar …

Hoover Dam – Construction Time-lapse Video

This is a copy of the time-lapse film at shown at the Hoover Dam visitor center.

Trustees Fountain – Time Lapse Construction

The Trustees Fountain at Wright Circle was dedicated on March 27, 2009 at East Carolina University.

Big LEGO Towers Construction

Bjarke Ingels Group’s (Copenhagen, Denmark) LEGO Towers project built over five weeks using 250,000 pieces of LEGO bricks.

As a conclusion, construction works may take up few years for completion as it may depend on the scale of that particular project. A lot of sweat and guts were shattered for the comfort of the end users…

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Tell Me How – Civil Engineer

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A Day in the Life – Civil Engineer

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Great roles in civil engineering in local govt, for Palmerston North City Council, New Zealand (5 min.)

Civil Engineering – Clemson Graduate School

[www.grad.clemson.edu] – Graduate student Travis Collins discusses his research in Civil Engineering at Clemson University.

Civil Engineering at Melbourne – James Danatzis

What’s it like to study Civil Engineering? 4th year student at the University of Melbourne, James Danatzis, talks about what he’s discovered.

Do you interested to become the next future generation builders? What say you…?

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Hi everybody… What a long holiday that I took recently…and hope not to late to wish our Christian Brothers and Sisters, joyful and blessed Christmas 2009. In today’s topic, I’m expanding the previous topic regarding materials used in construction or civil engineering project. Nevertheless, by taking a different twist with a series of videos obtained from world’s most famous media stream, Youtube.

Fundamentals of Building Construction

Now in its Fifth Edition, this essential textbook has been used by thousands of students annually in schools of architecture, engineering, and construction technology. The bestselling reference focuses on the basic materials and methods used in building construction, emphasizing common construction systems such as light wood frames, masonry bearing walls, steel frames, and reinforced concrete. New introductory material on the processes, organization, constraints, and choices in construction …

On The Blok

You’re watching Episode 01: The Pitch. Private sneek preview of the future in construction materials. The Raw Material of the BLOK • Recycled EPS • Cementations Binder • Water + Additives The Applications for the BLOK • Basements • Stem Walls • Walls • Columns • Retaining Walls • Decorative EPS Concrete and MileniumBlok: PHYSICS • THE HIGHEST WIND LOAD/TORQUEING RESISTANCE • FIRE RESISTANT TO NON COMBUSTIBLE • GOOD INSULATOR WITH SOME MASS • LOW VAPOR DIFFUSION RESISTANCE = “BREATHING”/ NO MOLD …

Construction: Concern Mounts Over Legislative Delays

www.ntv.co.ke You could find yourself on the wrong side of the law if you construct a building using modern materials that are yet to be recognized by law. This is because the Cabinet is yet to approve a new set of laws for the construction industry that would allow the use of such materials. Housing Finance Managing Director Frank Ireri says the use of such materials is gaining credence due to environmental concerns and the lower prices involved.

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