STONEY CREEK BRIDGE

Stoney Creek Bridge


Stoney Creek Bridge is a 660-foot long truss arch bridge in British Columbia, Canada. It carries the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks 300 feet over the Stoney Creek, between Revelstoke and Golden. A wooden bridge was originally built on the site in 1885, and the current steel structure was built in 1893. A second set of arches was added in 1929 to handle heavier traffic. The original bridge was the tallest bridge in the world at that time. is a 660-foot long truss arch bridge in British Columbia, Canada. It carries the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks 300 feet over the Stoney Creek, between Revelstoke and Golden. A wooden bridge was originally built on the site in 1885, and the current steel structure was built in 1893. A second set of arches was added in 1929 to handle heavier traffic. The original bridge was the tallest bridge in the world at that time.

STRENGTH OF BRICK MASONARY

Strength of brick masonry

The permissible compressive stress in brick masonry depends upon the following factors:
1. Type and strength of brick.
2. Mix of motor.
3. Size and shape of masonry construction.
The strength of brick masonry depends upon the strength of bricks used in the masonry construction. The strength of bricks depends upon the nature of soil used for making and the method adopted for molding and burning of bricks .since the nature of soil varies from region to region ,the average strength of bricks varies from as low as 30kg/sq cm to 150 kg /sq cm the basic compressive stress are different crushing strength.

There are many checks that can be applied to see the quality of bricks used on the site.Normally the bricks are tested for Compressive strength, water absorption, dimensional tolerances and efflorescence. However at small construction sites the quality of bricks can be assessed based on following, which is prevalent in many sites.
• Visual check - Bricks should be well burnt and of uniform size and color.
• Striking of two bricks together should produce a metallic ringing sound.
• It should have surface so hard that can’t be scratched by the fingernails.
• A good brick should not break if dropped in standing position from one metre above ground level.
• A good brick shouldn’t absorb moisture of more than 15-20% by weight, when soaked in water.

PALM JUMEIRAH

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-BY ABHISHEK KUMAR

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CONCRETE ADMIXTURES

Concrete admixtures have their history for hundred of years. The latest generation is polycarboxylates or polymer based admixture, for further information visit our link :
http://civilengineerblog.com/introduction-polycarboxylates-concrete-admixtures/

 - BY ABHISHEK KUMAR

SOLAR ROADWAYS

Solar roadways :
Everyone has power. No more power shortages, no more roaming power outages, no more need to burn coal (50% of greenhouse gases). Less need for fossil fuels and less dependency upon foreign oil. Much less pollution. How about this for a long term advantage: an electric road allows all-electric vehicles to recharge anywhere: rest stops, parking lots, etc. They would then have the same range as a gasoline-powered vehicle. Internal combustion engines would become obsolete. Our dependency on oil would come to an abrupt end.
-by Abhishek Kumar

ROTATING TOWER (DUBAI)

Looks like a science fiction, but
seriously TRUE! 

Did you know that
there is a rotating tower in Dubai
which generates electricity for
itself?
Grab a look!

-BY ABHISHEK KUMAR

ROTATING TOWER,DUBAI

                                                       

GIS TOWER

GSI TOWER 

GSI Tower is designed by Sanzpont Arquitectura, and will be located in Cancun, Mexico. This 20-storey building will house a shopping mall, hotel and offices, and consists of 2 vertical bodies that meet at the top by 2 habitable bridges with an interior garden to form a large frame of the natural landscape. The Building is protected from the sun on the western face with a ventilated façade made of alucobond in the form of fish scales, indirect natural light is filtered inside between the horizontal louvers of its perimeter. In the eastern façade, the building skin is designed with a set of serigraph, sandblasted and transparent glass that take advantage of the natural views of the Golf Course and the Caribbean Sea. It gives the city an elevated public square that generates an urban green balcony. As an added value, the building allows the public to continue to rise even more, because it has a restaurant lounge at the top level. With all this, the vertical infrastructure integrates with the city life and urban environment . 
- BY ABHISHEK KUMAR