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Civil Engineering Experience: What Do Civil Engineers Do?

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Civil Engineering Experience: What Do Civil Engineers Do?  Have you thought about the profession of a civil engineer, but did not know exactly what a civil engineer does? What does a civil engineer do? If you are still looking for answers, keep in mind that civil engineering is an overly broad topic and there is no specific short answer to this. However, if you are interested in learning more or considering it as a career, you should know that civil engineering is one of the oldest of all engineering disciplines. Structural engineers design the physical built environment. For example, streets, bridges, buildings, water and sewer pipes, storm drains, canals, dams, levees, canals, etc. The list goes on and on, and if you are studying civil engineering, you will be taking many courses that cover a wide area. They usually focus on a specific sub-discipline.  What are the sub-disciplines of Civil Engineering? Some universities may name their fields of study slightly differently, bu...

The key points of being a civil engineer.

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The key points of being a civil engineer The key factors of being a civil engineer Construction civil engineers have a terrific deal of duties of their discipline. They are immediately liable for the control and making plans in relation to building reservoirs, dams, homes, railroads, airports, bridges, and highways. Not handiest do they use resources in designing, however, in addition, they participate in estimating fees, scheduling, making plans, acquiring materials, deciding on gadgets used, and controlling fees. In the sector of creation civil engineering, the layout of the technique of creation, evaluation, science, and arithmetic are all essential. What is more, is that creation civil engineers are entirely liable for among the homes and systems you operate on a regular basis. The bridges you power over, the tunnels you power through, the dams you see, the houses you stay in, the organizations you operate, and the airports you fly out of. There are few quantities of obligati...

Construction Cost of a 750 Sqft House Slab in the Year 2021

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How to find out the Construction Cost of a 750 Sqft House Slab in the Year 2021? Here we go for the steps we need to take care of for finding the Construction Cost of a 750 Sqft House Slab in the Year 2021 Volume Calculations Table-1 Material Calculations Qty of Cement Required Please Note: Always Use M20 (1:1.5:3) Grade of Concrete for Slab Total Ratio = 1+1.5+3 = 5.5 Now, converting the quantity from cum to kg, we need the density of the cement in the unit of the kg/cum, and the density of the cement is 1440kg/cum As we know that 50 kgs of the cement make 1 bag, hence, 3567.942 kgs in bags will be 71.359 bags Qty of Sand Required To convert the cum of sands in cft, we have to multiply the quantity by 35.314, hence, the sand required in cft will be 131.248 cft Qty of Aggregates Required Converting the cum to cft, we should multiply the quantity by 35.314, hence, the aggregates required in cft will be 262.496 cft Qty of Reinf Steel Required Considering the qty of steel, 0.5% to 1...

Estimating the Construction cost for 1000 sqft Plinth Area

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Estimating the Construction cost for 1000 sqft Plinth Area For the Year 2020-2021 Hello, friends today we are going to see how to estimate the construction cost for a 1000 Sqft plinth area for the year 2020-2021. Before going to proceed towards the process for the estimation, we are going to know the thumb rules which will be helpful for us to identify the construction cost. Construction cost per unit as per the classification of the construction type Table - 1 Thumb Rule - % wise role of various construction components on the total costing of the construction Table - 2 Estimating the Construction cost for 1000 sqft Plinth Area We are going to estimate the construction cost for Class-B Type Construction with minimum rates as shown in Table 1 (Estimating with Minimum Const. Rates per Unit | Class B Type) Table - 3 Now we have seen that as per  Table - 1, for Class B Type Construction and for 1000 Sqft area we required around Rs.11,00,000.00 for construction. Moving further towards t...

Units of various items observed during work | Estimates and cost calculations

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Units of various items observed during  work | Estimates and cost calculations Units for the Earth Work All the units in the earthworks are to be measured in the unit of Cubic Meter, i.e. m3, except the following; the work of the surface dressing, leveling, cleaning, etc. are to be measured in the unit of the Square Meter, i.e. m2; Cutting of the trees (Girth Specified) is measured in the Nos; For the earthwork, the normal lead and normal lifts are 30m and 1.5m respectively. Units for the Concrete Work All the work of the concrete is measured in the unit of Cubic Meter, i.e. m3, except the following; Lime concreting work that is carried at the roof terrace are measured in the Square Meter, i.e. m2; Screed concrete work is also measured in the Square Meter, i.e. m2; Sometimes PCC is also measured in the Square Meter, i.e. m2; We can say that those work under concreting where thickness is lesser, then it can be measurable in the unit of  Square Meter, i.e. m2. Units for the...

12 basic things you should know about the civil engineering

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About Civil Engineering, Did you know these about? 12 basic things you should know about the civil engineering. 1. The weight of the Reinforcement Steel is calculated with the help of the formula, D2/162. Where D is the diameter of the reinforcement. 2. For the cube test two types of specimens either cubes of 15cm X 15cm X 15cm or 10cm X 10cm x 10cm depending upon the size of aggregate are used. For most of the works cubical molds of size, 15cm x 15cm x 15cm are commonly used. 3. The concrete cubes are filled into the 3 layers 4. The slump cone is filled into the 4 layers 5. The minimum % of the steel used in the column is 0.08% of the gross area 6. The maximum % of the steel used in the column is 6.00% of the gross area 7. The minimum % of the steel used in the beam is 1.00% of the gross area 8. The maximum % of the steel used in the beam is 2.00% of the gross area 9. The minimum % of the steel used in the slab is 0.70% of the gross area 10. The maximum % of the steel used in the slab...

The common abbreviations used in civil engineering

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With this article, we will know the most common abbreviations used in civil engineering. Let we start, The most common abbreviations used A.A.S.H.T.O – American Association of state highway Transport Official. A.C.I – American Concrete Institute. A.R.E.A – American Railway Engineering Association. A.B – Anchor Bolt or Asbestos Board AC – Asphalt Concrete A.S.C – Allowable Stress of concrete. A.S.T.M – American society for testing materials AC – Asbestos cement. AE – Assistant Engineer APM – Assistant Project Manager B.M – Benchmark B.M – Bending moment. BLK – Block Work BOQ – Bill of Quantities BRW – Brick Retaining Wall BWK – Brick Work B.O.F – Bottom of Foundation BHK – Bedroom, Hall, Kitchen C.I. Pipe – Cast iron pipe. C.I. Sheet – Corrugated Iron sheet. CL- Centre Line CRW – Concrete Retaining Wall CBW – Concrete Block Wall CIP – Cast in Place CMU – Concrete Masonry Unit CJ – Construction Joint CC – Centre to Centre CC – Cemen...