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  • Building Materials-Bricks, Cement Blocks………………

    Bricks The common brick is one of the oldest building material and it is used at present as a leading bui ...

    Bricks The common brick is one of the oldest building material and it is used at present as a leading building material and it is used at present as a leading building material of construction because ...

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  • Underwater Construction…………

    Underwater Construction During the construction of bridges, dams or any other structure where the foundat ...

    Underwater Construction During the construction of bridges, dams or any other structure where the foundation part of the structure is most likely to lie underwater, we have to opt for underwater const ...

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  • Trussed Roofs……

    Trussed Roofs When the span of the roof exceed 5m and where there are no inside walls to support the purl ...

    Trussed Roofs When the span of the roof exceed 5m and where there are no inside walls to support the purlins then trusses are provided at suitable intervals along the length of the beam. Spacing is li ...

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  • Asphalt……..

    Introduction Asphalt is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. It may ...

    Introduction Asphalt is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. It may be found in natural deposits or may be a refined product. It is a substance classed as a pitch ...

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  • Silt Excluders…………..

    About The idea of the silt excluder was first presented by Elsdon. Designed by Nicolson at Khanki head wo ...

    About The idea of the silt excluder was first presented by Elsdon. Designed by Nicolson at Khanki head works in 1934. The basic idea behind the design is that the lower layers of the flowing water car ...

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  • Method of Tunneling

    Method of Tunneling Fore-Poling Method Ancient method, used for running ground. Now replace by compressed ...

    Method of Tunneling Fore-Poling Method Ancient method, used for running ground. Now replace by compressed air tunneling method Slow, tedious method but safe. Skilled labors and strict provision requir ...

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  • Types of Pitched Roofs……………..

    Single Roofs Lean to Roof (Verendah Roof) Couple Roof Couple Close Roof Collar Beam Roof or Collar Tie Ro ...

    Single Roofs Lean to Roof (Verendah Roof) Couple Roof Couple Close Roof Collar Beam Roof or Collar Tie Roof Double or Purlin Roof Triple Membered or Framed or Trussed Roofs King Post Roof Truss Queen ...

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  • Sewer and Details……….

    Sewer Pipes Profiles Circular Egg-Shaped (inverted) Egg-Shaped Mouth-Shaped Square Trapezoidal   Sewer Pi ...

    Sewer Pipes Profiles Circular Egg-Shaped (inverted) Egg-Shaped Mouth-Shaped Square Trapezoidal   Sewer Pipes Materials Concrete, Reinforced Concrete, Prestressed Concrete Ceramics Asbestos Cement Cast ...

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  • Metro Railways in India…………..

    Mumbai Metro Railway The Mumbai Metro Railway system will cover a distance of 146km and link India’s fina ...

    Mumbai Metro Railway The Mumbai Metro Railway system will cover a distance of 146km and link India’s financial and entertainment capital with its suburbs. The government of the of Maharashtra and the ...

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  • Highway Geometric Design…………

    Definition of Geometric Design Geometric design of highways deals with the dimensions and layout of visib ...

    Definition of Geometric Design Geometric design of highways deals with the dimensions and layout of visible features of the highway. Geometric design fulfills the requirements of the driver and the ve ...

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