Category: Civil engineering

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.

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.

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.

bricks, Building Materials

Testing of Bricks – Top 8 Test on bricks to ensure quality

Vinod Gopinath

Testing of Bricks is performed both on the job site and in the laboratory. A variety of test on bricks is performed to verify their suitability for use in construction. Bricks are one of the oldest and most significant building materials due to their longevity, dependability, strength, and low cost.

Civil engineering

How to Design a Progressive House that Grows and Transforms?

Vinod Gopinath

The progressive house design of a house is the one that admits change; a house that grows as your needs change… You can definitely find one in nova city skymarketing .

Civil engineering

Ecological House – How to Build with Materials that Society Throws Away

Vinod Gopinath

Ecological house or Earthship House models are passive, bioclimatic, and self-sustaining designs. An architecture that promotes the reuse of waste materials and energy independence.

Civil engineering

Interior Design: 3 Key Points and 3 (Common) Mistakes to Avoid

Vinod Gopinath

Interior design is the art or practice of strategizing and managing the planning, design and execution of architectural interiors and their finishes and furnishings. When we decide to build our home, a path begins that generates proposals in a much larger spectrum than what refers to the house itself.