What is the need of Soil Testing before Construction?
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What is the purpose of doing CBR Test?
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Purpose of California bearing ratio test: The main purpose of the California bearing ratio test is the measurement of a soil resistance penetration before reaching its highest ultimate value of a shearing Basically, 2 California bearing ratio value is designed as a ratio in % of range 0 to 100. TheRead more
Purpose of California bearing ratio test:
- The main purpose of the California bearing ratio test is the measurement of a soil resistance penetration before reaching its highest ultimate value of a shearing
- Basically, 2 California bearing ratio value is designed as a ratio in % of range 0 to 100.
- The important operation of conducting the California bearing ratio test are same of variations of various soil conditions and various type of construction.
- California bearing ratio test is used for the evaluation of subgrade strength of road and pavement
- California bearing ratio value used as an index of soil strength and its bearing capacity
- The results obtained from the CBR test are used with the Imperial curves for the determination of the thickness of pavement and various component layers of pavement.
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what is the effect of dewatering on the soil?
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Potential Groundwater Impacts of Dewatering · Contamination Dewatering can cause the advancement of hydraulic gradients that are additionally fundamental for drawing out water towards wells. Dewatering close to a site with a background marked by contamination in groundwater can bring out hydrRead more
Potential Groundwater Impacts of Dewatering
· Contamination
Dewatering can cause the advancement of hydraulic gradients that are additionally fundamental for drawing out water towards wells. Dewatering close to a site with a background marked by contamination in groundwater can bring out hydraulic gradients that can convey the dirtied groundwater towards the dewatering framework and cause contamination. By and large, polluted water requires filtration. To evade this issue, the best technique is to introduce screen dividers and vertically separate regions utilizing bentonite seals.
· Geotechnical Damage
Dewatering can make the ground lose coherence; the result leads to ground settling. If the ground settling is vast, it can harm close by building and structures. When groundwater is removed from the soil, it makes the soil pack and squeeze. It can likewise also caused by small soil & shallow grounds being removed with the groundwater through well.
This effect can be diminished by a better plan and the utilization of good filtration and groundwater treatment that keep the particles from being separated.
· Impacts on Water Features
Things that depend on the water like rivers, lakes, and springs have a cozy relationship with groundwater and are, in this way, influenced by dewatering and groundwater control by prohibition. It is essential to keep in mind that groundwater and water-dependent things have eco-systems and fill in as territories. An unfriendly impact of these water bodies will have a huge -ve effect on the earth.
· Water Resource Depletion
When groundwater is removed for longer periods and in huge amounts for personal or commercial use, it can conceivably bring down groundwater levels and reduce yields. This exhaustion brings about a decrease in significant water assets for other people. An answer to this issue can be an artificial recharge method that infuses release from siphon water back in the ground.
Conclusion
It is crucial to perceive and decrease the effects of dewatering and groundwater control on the earth as dependable residents of the world. We should embrace great construction dewatering treatment system design, examination strategies, and better groundwater remediation innovation to alleviate these issues before it is past the point of no return.
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explain the process of conducting BOD test in laboratory.
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Biological oxygen demand(BOD): Biological oxygen demand is one of the clinical procedures which is used to determine the amount of dissolved oxygen which is needed by aerobic biological organisms in a body of water to director organic material is present in given water samples and certain temperaturRead more
Biological oxygen demand(BOD):
Biological oxygen demand is one of the clinical procedures which is used to determine the amount of dissolved oxygen which is needed by aerobic biological organisms in a body of water to director organic material is present in given water samples and certain temperature for a specific period.
Biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand are different processes.
To assess the quantity of surface water for the biological oxygen demand test and other purposes then it is important to understand the characteristics of dissolved oxygen content in water and wastewater.
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explain briefly about pile foundation and in which type of soil it can be used?
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Pile foundations are habitually used for large structures and in certain situations where the soil at shallow depth is unsuitable to withstand excessive settlement & resist uplift. Thank You.
Pile foundations are habitually used for large structures and in certain situations where the soil at shallow depth is unsuitable to withstand excessive settlement & resist uplift.
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Which software can be used to make a easy 2D plan?
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Various planning software is available in the market half key features 2D drawing and 3D modelling. ArchiCAD is an architectural CAD software developed by Graphisoft which allow us to do 3D as well as 2D drafting visualisation for building model and this is the best 2D software. Apart from that, theRead more
Various planning software is available in the market half key features 2D drawing and 3D modelling.
ArchiCAD is an architectural CAD software developed by Graphisoft which allow us to do 3D as well as 2D drafting visualisation for building model and this is the best 2D software.
Apart from that, the following software we can also use:
- Infornia
- Floorplanner- we can create a 2D 3D floor plan
- Plan floor creator
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What safeguards do you use to avoid mistakes in drawing a plan?
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Hi Nikeeta, Nice to read your answer to your question. I would like to add some significant mistakes that freshers civil engineers/architectures make while drawing plan The plan is not co-ordinated - In many construction companies, due to lack of coordination between architectural drawing with electRead more
Hi Nikeeta,
Nice to read your answer to your question.
I would like to add some significant mistakes that freshers civil engineers/architectures make while drawing plan
- The plan is not co-ordinated – In many construction companies, due to lack of coordination between architectural drawing with electrical and electric drawing with mechanical for electric wires. Conduits, etc., which leads to a massive problem in the forward lane.
- Incomplete Plan: If an inexperienced engineer is going to draft complex building structures, many issues arise. Complete construction plans consist of multiple sheets, including architectural, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, structural engineering, and possibly other disciplines. The more complex the project, the more sheets of drawings there will be. When the plans are not complete, it increases the risk for the lender.
- Detail lacking: To reduce time, some architects/engineers will skip some of the drawings’ details. Rather than drawing the details of a roof edge dimensions or a window detail, they’ll add vague notes about what that portion of the construction will contain. That leads to significant problems for site engineers and results in error in structure. Once the contractor is on-site, and they have to attempt to interpret the puzzling notes into actual construction, they will generally have questions about exactly how that is to be done.
- The wrong set of PCR values: The planning process produces various progress sets of drawings, from the original conceptual design drawings to progress collections of construction drawings. Ultimately, the “for construction” set that the contractor will use to build the building.
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It is necessary to check the nature of the soil before you build your dream home. The ground where you are wanting to build your dream home, it is necessary to check the soil nature of it before starting construction work. Soil testing is first done to test the bearing capacity of the soil. The physRead more
It is necessary to check the nature of the soil before you build your dream home. The ground where you are wanting to build your dream home, it is necessary to check the soil nature of it before starting construction work.
Soil testing is first done to test the bearing capacity of the soil. The physical and chemical configuration of the soil is checked during this process. The soil must be able to withstand the load of the structure. The nature of soil decides the bearing limit as well as guarantees to decide the structural adjustment. The nature of soil relies on different factors, for example, climate, environmental change and for as far back as years the land was sent for what reason and what was there before.
The length and depth of the footing are decided during the foundation relying on the nature of the soil. The water level of the soil can only be resolved from soil testing. In light of the soil testing results, the nature of the material can be chosen. For instance, because of dampness the zone is lead to corrosion, at that point it is essential to pick just corrosion safe TMT Bars for the construction.
A soil test is a very significant step in construction before it starts. If the soil testing isn’t done, at that point the structure will be presented to various failures and the final result could be lethal.
Types of Soil Testing for Construction
Gravity Test
Moisture Test
Atterberg Limits Test
Dry Density Test
Proctor’s Compaction Test
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