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It involves waste water management and air pollution control, recycling, waste disposal, radiation protection, industrial hygiene, environmental sustainability, and public health issues as well as a knowledge of environmental engineering law. It also includes studies on the environmental impact of proposed construction projects.
A Presentation on Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia By- Nawal Kishor Dwivedi General Facts 6rd tallest building in the world as on March 2014 Tallest building in world from 1998 to 2004 Preceded by International Commerce Center, Hong Kong ,China Surpassed by Nanjing Greenland Financial Complex ,China Location : KLLC , Jalan Ampang of … Read more
Forensic Structural Engineering and Structural Failure Investigations by Akshita Choudhary Introduction Forensic Structural Engineering: It is the application of the engineering sciences to the investigation of failures or performance problems and is Highly specialized field of engineering practice. It Requires engineering expertise and knowledge of legal procedures. From an engineering perspective, forensic engineering deals with … Read more
Response and Rescue operation in Bhuj Earthquake India Search and rescue operations International Community – Response Response within the country First impressions of shelters Health initiatives Bhuj Earthquake India Read Here Search and rescue operations All sizes and hues, relief equipment, personnel and rescue teams with their equipment. Transportation trucks at times were not available … Read more
Green Buildings for Quality Living Introduction Green buildings are eco-friendly, resource efficient and are very energy efficient and are designed and commissioned to ensure they are healthy for its occupants. They are more comfortable and easier to live with due to low operating and owning costs. Merits Lower operating costs (by 30%- 40%) Improve occupant … Read more
Earthquakes Outline What is Earthquake Types of Seismic Waves Effects of Earthquakes Site Selection Building Construction Materials Building Planning | Earthquake Resistant Buildings Earthquake Resistant Techniques Summary and Conclusion What is Earthquake? Earthquake is a sudden tremor or movement of the earth’s crust, which originate naturally at … Read more
Fundamentals of Prestressed Concrete Bridge (with solved example) Introduction: In prestressed concrete, a prestress force is applied to a concrete member and this induces an axial compression that counteracts all, or part of, the tensile stresses set up in the member by applied loading. In the field of bridge engineering, the introduction of prestressed concrete … Read more
Bhuj Earthquake India Earthquake: Gujarat, India 7.9 on the Richter scale. 8.46 AM January 26th 20,800 dead Earthquake: 8:46am on January 26, 2001 Epicenter: Near Bhuj in Gujarat, India Magnitude: 7.9 on the Richter Scale Geologic Setting Indian Plate Sub ducting beneath Eurasian Plate Continental Drift§ Convergent Boundary Specifics of 2001 Quake Compression Stress between … Read more
What is Geophysics and Geology – Definition & Techniques Geophysics Geophysics is the physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also the study of the Earth using quantitative physical methods. The term geophysics sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth’s shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and composition; its … Read more
Theory Of Boundary Layer Introduction When a real fluid flows past a solid boundary, a layer of fluid which comes in contact with the boundary surface adheres to it on account of viscosity. Since this layer of the fluid cannot slip away from the boundary surface it attains the same velocity as that of the … Read more