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Civil Engineering | Knowledge | Basic information about Civil engineering

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Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment. This includes works such as roads, bridges, buildings, and water and sewage systems. Civil engineers are responsible for creating and maintaining the infrastructure that supports modern society and play a crucial role in ensuring that our communities are safe, efficient, and sustainable.   The field of civil engineering requires a strong foundation in mathematics and science, as well as a thorough understanding of engineering principles and techniques. Civil engineers use advanced technology, such as computer-aided design (CAD) software, to plan and design their projects. They also work closely with other professionals, such as architects and construction workers, to ensure that projects are completed safely and efficiently. There are many subfields within civil engineering, including structural...

Column in construction | Types of columns | History | Importance of columns

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  Column Columns come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and they are employed in many portions of structures. A column is a vertical structural element that mostly carries compression loads. It may carry loads to a floor or foundations from a ceiling, floor slab, roof slab, or beam. Columns commonly have bending moments along one or both cross-section axes. Different types of columns used in building construction will be described in this article. Column Types in Building Construction Columns are classed depending on a number of factors, including: 1.        Based on Shape 2.        Based on Construction Material 3.        Based on Types of Reinforcement 4.        Based on Types of Loading 5.        Based on Slenderness Ratio 1.      Based on Shape A.       Column, Square ...

Brick work | Brick Masonry | Brick work advantages and distadvantges

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  Brick work | Brick masonry Brick masonry is a long-lasting building material. It is constructed by systematically putting bricks in mortar to form a solid mass that can sustain applied loads. There are many different types of bricks and mortars that can be used to build brick masonry. The link between bricks in brick construction is created by filling joints between bricks with sufficient mortar. Because mortar has such a big impact on the performance and durability of a masonry structure, extra consideration should be used when mixing and applying it. Class of brick 1.        First class ·          Lime mortar cement is utilised. ·          Bricks have a sharp surface and edges. ·          The thickness of mortar joints is limited to 10mm. 2.        Second class ·    ...

Civil Engineering

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Introduction We are going to talk about What Civil Engineering is, what is the purpose of the career and what kind of work civil engineers do. So what is Civil Engineering? Civil engineering involves facilities, installations that people generally use, so this means that the profession involves finding out what is required and making it happen. So, it includes the analysis, planning, design, construction and maintenance that is the whole life cycle of different facilities that people use. These could be government facilities, these could be for businesses, industries like factories, shop floors and so on and facilities that are used by the general public like bridges, roads and other such installations. So, here we see some examples of facilities that are created managed by civil engineers, high rise buildings, office towers, residential buildings, factories, schools, airports and other transportation facilities like tunnels subways and also ...