Soil Mechanics includes the study of the behavior of soil, rock and underground water that are encountered in civil engineering practice. It includes the study of the classification and properties of different types of soils and rocks. It is a discipline of Civil Engineering involving the study of soil, its behavior, and application as an engineering material. It applies of laws of mechanics and... Source ..read more

Working on concrete sites and industrial warehouses mean we need pretty strong, rather indestructible shoes – at least indestructible for a long time and that are comfortable at the same time. There are a lot of trending shoes on the internet that are called “Indestructible” but you need to be careful with this. This is because we cannot judge the quality before we use them and a lot of the stores... Source ..read more

Type of foundation to be used depend on particular use cases. Following are the common types of foundations: 1. Isolated concrete foundation. These are used under individual columns. They can be square or rectangular in shape. 2. Strip or wall Foundation These foundations support load from two or more columns. They can be rectangular or trapezoidal in shape. Or two isolated bases joined together... Source ..read more

How to make a Retaining Wall with Blocks? These are the steps you need to take to make a good retaining wall with blocks: 1. Choose blocks depending on amount of soil to be retained. That means for a small height of less than 2 feet, you can choose less heavier blocks, than that required for say a 5 feet wall. Also decide the color and pattern matches with the surrounding and what you had in mind. Source ..read more

The Critical Path Method or CPM is one of the methods for calculating the duration and sequencing of activities (tasks) by focussing on critical activities- those that do not have margin for delay. However, other activities which have lot of float or slack can be adjusted for resource reasons. Also, the durations of many activities can be reduced to some extent. The reduction in duration of an... Source ..read more

Cancrete can be a very good material for outdoor patio areas. It can be cheap on the budget and it does not have to be plain or ugly. It is highly durable and costs lower in maintenance compared to wooden patios, which need to be replaced/ repaired due to worn out wrapping etc. There are textures with different colors available that can be added for extra effects and looking good matching with... Source ..read more

Brick Masonry veneer is a type of external wall finish with bricks which make a good external finish material. Since bricks are porous, they can absorb moisture to a large extent. Light wooden house frames can be faced with masonry veneer. Corrugated metal ties are inserted at regular distance to prevent masonry from falling away from the building and allow for thermal expansion or movement. Source ..read more

Gantt chart – also known as Bar chart- is a simple planning technique to plan any project in a given time frame. It is a simple method like any other chart based method, except that it it is shown on a Time Scale. It was first used in industrial production and popularized by Henry Gantt, hence the name. However, it was used even before that in industrial production in Europe. In fact... Source ..read more

Based on their popularity and features, the top three Construction Management softwares- 1. Procore 2. Buildertrend 3. CoConstruct 1. Procore Procore is a fast growing construction management solution for the construction industry. It is a cloud-based solution and it includes features for post bidding construction management on the jobsite. Its product features include drawings, meetings... Source ..read more

Lets take a look at the people associated with a construction daily report. They can be divided into two types: 1. Those who are responsibe for the creation of daily report, and 2. Those who are its recipients. The creation of daily reports is of course handled by those staff that are directly in charge of the resources on a construction site. Those include Foremen, Engineers... Source ..read more