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How To Calculate The Horizontal Distance Using With Auto Level Machine Now, let us go through the procedure so that we can calculate the horizontal distance between the two points, by only using an auto-level machine & leveling staff.       As you can observe in the above drawing, …

Calculate Center To Center Distance Between The Bars In Column – Beam And slab Let us calculate the C / C distance between the reinforcement bars for the column section drawing as shown below.     Given data : Column width = 480mm. Column depth = 300mm. Clear cover = 40mm. …

Design Of Strap Footing With Full Detail Design of Strap footing Introduction When  two  columns are reasonably close, a combined footing is designed for both columns as shown in below. When two columns are far apart, a strap is designed to transfer eccentric moment between two columns as shown in …

How To Calculate The Shuttering Area For Beam, Column And Slab Shuttering stands for a temporary structure formed to retain wet concrete that is poured in it to produce roofs and concreting walls in building structures. It supports and retains the liquid concrete until it achieves the required strength and …

What Is The Standard Size Of Column With Full Details Column has not fixed size. The column’s size depends on different aspects such as loads on column, material used in column etc. According to these aspects the size of column should be assumed or accepted as well as after that …

Civil Engineering Tips | Points to Remember For Civil Site Engineer Civil Engineering is one of the oldest and mother branches of engineering and also one of the most sought after career options in engineering. As we all know civil engineers are everywhere in demand. From municipal work to big construction …

How to Use Pile Load Test Data to Design Pile Foundations An expensive but very dependable option to find out the load capacity of a pile is the Pile Load Test. It is not the cheapest option, yes, but if your pocket has that kind of load bearing capacity, we …

Do’s And Do Not’s For Reinforcement Detailing DO’S-GENERAL Reinforcement Detailing Prepare drawings properly & accurately if possible label each bar and show its shape for clarity. 1.Cross section of retaining wall which collapsed immediately after placing of soil backfill because ¼” rather than 1-1/4” dia. were used. Error occurred because Correct …

Building Cinder Of Block Walls – Everything You Need to Know When you’re short on budget and need to do some light building work on your own, cinder blocks are a great choice. Made from concrete and coal cinders, they are lightweight and cheap. However, building cinder block walls does …

Footing Design Calculations – Shallow Foundation Determination, Area of Footing (a) Depth of Footing (d) Short form of Footing Designs Footing Designs Calculation – Shallow Foundation: Footing Designs Calculation Bearing Capacities of the Shallow Foundation from SPT: The bearing capacities of the shallow foundation particularly for top layer of cohesive …