Author: Vinod Gopinath

Intelligent transportation system, Transportation Engineering

Intelligent transportation system – Components of Intelligent transportation system

Vinod Gopinath

What is intelligent transportation system?Intelligent transportation system is a hot topic among all civil engineering subjects that has gained popularity and many countries are successfully implementing it. With the rapidly exploding population, ITS has even become a mandatory technique in all countries. Here, we are going to read through the main components of the intelligent transportation system. We will swim through the benefits of intelligent transportation system in the middle, then to uses and challenges of ITS.

CONCRETE

Construction Joints in concrete – Construction joint types in slabs

Vinod Gopinath

Construction joints in concrete are a crucial and fundamental component of civil engineering and construction. Changes in temperature and moisture can cause concrete to expand and contract. Because concrete is weak in tension, shrinkage and volume change in concrete cause cracks.

beams, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

What is a Plinth beam? Plinth beam height and size

Vinod Gopinath

What is a plinth beam in construction? Plinth beams are horizontal structural elements that are built at the plinth level. It is the first beam built after the foundation has been completed. Furthermore, the plinth beam is an important component in a building because it serves as a foundation for brickwork as well as a moisture barrier, preventing moisture from entering the superstructure walls.

Hydrauilics, Irrigation

Furrow Method of Irrigation – Definition, Types and Advantages

Vinod Gopinath

Furrow irrigation is one of the surface irrigation methods. It is subdivided into straight furrows and contour furrow. I will explain the important details about each of them. Also, we will find out the construction method and advantages of furrow irrigation in the blog. Furrow method of irrigation is very much used for row crops like maize, jowar, sugarcane, cotton, tobacco, groundnut, potatoes etc.

Civil engineering

Glass fiber reinforcement concrete – GFRC Ingredients, Mix and Applications

Vinod Gopinath

Glass fiber reinforcement concrete or GFRC is made up of portland cement, fine aggregate, water, acrylic copolymer, alkali-resistant glass fibre, reinforcement, and additives. Glass fiber reinforced concrete or GFRC is a type of fiber-reinforced concrete. The glass fibres used in Glass Fiber reinforcement concrete give this distinctive compound its strength.

Architectural Finishes, GFRC

Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete- Fiberglass reinforced concrete Advantages

Vinod Gopinath

Glass fibre reinforced concrete or GFRC is a type of fibre-reinforced concrete. These are mainly used in exterior building façade panels and as architectural precast concrete. Somewhat similar materials are fibre cement siding and cement boards. They consist of high-strength, alkali-resistant glass fibre embedded in a concrete matrix. In this form, both fibres and matrix retain their physical and chemical identities, while offering a synergistic combination of properties that cannot be achieved with either of the components acting alone.

aggregate, Building Materials

Los Angeles abrasion Test on Aggregates

Vinod Gopinath

Los Angeles Abrasion test is to measure the abrasion resistance value of aggregates. Aggregate is the fundamental and essential component of concrete, flexible pavements, etc. More than 70 to 80 percent of the volume of concrete is aggregate.

CEMENT

Physical Properties of Cement – Significance and impacts

Vinod Gopinath

Properties of Cement like fineness,consistency,setting time,heat of hydration,soundness etc plays significant roles in maintaining the quality of structure.

Civil engineering

PCC Concrete – Plain Cement Concrete – PCC in Construction

Vinod Gopinath

PCC concrete of Plain Cement Concrete (PCC) is without reinforcement steel. Plain cement concrete (PCC) is high in compression and very low in tension. Plain cement concrete is commonly used over the ground to keep footing reinforcement from coming into direct contact with the soil. What do you mean by Plain cement concrete? How to select a concrete? What are the ingredients of plain cement concrete? Work procedure for placing plain cement concrete?

Environmental Engineering, Water pollution

What Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Measures?

Vinod Gopinath

Biochemical Oxygen Demand is a term all of us come across in most of the articles on water pollution. In this blog, I will walk you through Biochemical Oxygen Demand, its significance and measurement. Before delving into Biochemical Oxygen Demand we should first understand the concept of Dissolved Oxygen (DO), its significance and measurement.