Boston Dynamics’ famous robot dog, Spot, is widely known for its versatility. After demonstrating its ability to pull trucks, work on oil rigs, and even herd sheep, the canine-like bot is now surprising everyone with its role on construction sites. ...
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Minimizing Corruption in the Construction Industry: Strategies and Approaches
The construction/engineering sector is identified as the most corrupt sector in the world. Malpractices like extortion, bribery, and fraud in construction projects can have a damaging effect on the developing as well as the developed countries. As per the American ...
How to Protect Metal Roof Panels in Cold Climates?
It’s a well-established fact that metal buildings are strong and durable and serve as an excellent option for cold and snowy climates. However, to ensure maximum advantage, roof maintenance and snow removal should be performed regularly. A number of factors ...
Outrigger Structural System for High-Rise Building: All You Need to Know: Explained With Video
Outriggers are interior lateral structural systems provided to improve the overturning stiffness and strength of high-rise buildings. It is a lateral load resisting system that is located within the building. The whole system consists of a core structure connected to ...
A New Drone-based System to Assess Aging Infrastructure Projects
Canada-based infrastructure technology company, Niricson, has developed a unique drone-based data collection and damage-assessment system to inspect and detect problems with aging infrastructure. The system was recently put into use for inspecting dams for BC Hydro and could soon play ...
Materiality in Architecture: 7 Eco-Friendly Materials to Look Out For
Materiality in architecture is a concept which deals with the selection and application of different materials or substances in the construction of a building. The concept of materiality has recently gained traction as a result of advances in the field ...
All You Need to Know About Directional Boring
Directional boring or horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is a trenchless technology employed to install underground pipes without affecting the area above the borehole. Directional boring is used for the installation of utility pipelines and conduits. Most underground boring contractors use ...
Design Procedure of Reinforced Concrete T-beam with Example
T-beams are formed when reinforced concrete floor slabs, roofs, and decks are cast monolithically with their supporting beams. Generally, formworks are placed for the bottom and sides of the beams and soffit of slabs. Bent up bars and stirrups of ...
How to Estimate Preliminary Sizes of Concrete Elements?
Estimation of preliminary sizes of concrete elements is crucial for the design of structural concrete elements. Initially, the designer has to determine the loads to proceed with the design works that involve calculating the dimensions of concrete members and required ...
How to Consolidate Concrete in Congested Reinforced Concrete Members?
Consolidation of fresh concrete in congested concrete members should be performed using proper concrete pouring and compaction procedures. Otherwise, the concrete element suffers from strength deficiency and durability loss due to problems like honeycomb and poor concrete cover in addition ...