Article: Civil Engineering News

April 12, 2010 by Civil-Guy
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A series of additional articles regarding civil engineering news gathered from various websites. I find it to be interesting and included 11 news articles (linking to the sites) just for reading pleasure and knowledge… [Read further...]

Considering Factors For New Road Construction

April 10, 2010 by Civil-Guy
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Before constructing any desired road, there are few factors that need to be consider carefully in choosing the right and yet convenient location of the new road. This is very important as proper planning with [Read further...]

3 Important Parameters of Water Quality

March 31, 2010 by Civil-Guy
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Water as we know it, very-very important and vital for our survival on this blue planet. An adequate supply of water (quantity) alone would not guarantee our well-being as the quality of water would be [Read further...]

Shear Force and Bending Moment as Structural Basics

March 29, 2010 by Civil-Guy
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Basic structural learning begins with an analyzing of a simply supported beam. A beam is a structural member (horizontal) that is design to support the applied load (vertical). It resists the applied loading by a [Read further...]

In The Lifes of Engineering Students

March 23, 2010 by Civil-Guy
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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 [Read further...]

Phase Relationships of Soil

March 15, 2010 by Civil-Guy
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Basic soil properties and parameters can be subdivided into physical, index, and engineering categories. One of the youngest disciplines of civil engineering, soil mechanics involving the study of soil, its behavior and application as an [Read further...]

Conversion Factors for Soil Testing

March 12, 2010 by Civil-Guy
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A good engineering practice is to comply factors of conversion into form of tables for easier reference. We oath to think to much inside our mind and will definitely forget it as we thought it [Read further...]

Subgrade, An Important Road Surface

March 11, 2010 by Civil-Guy
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Subgrade is one of the most crucial part of embankment fills or natural surface just below the sub-base or lower sub-base of road pavement and shoulder. The surface above the subgrade is known as the [Read further...]

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