Describe the installation procedure of Launched soil nails.

Q: How to determine the design loads.

A: The design load is defined as the maximum amount of loading that any structure is designed to…

Q: Describe the methods available for repairing cracked foundation walls.

A: Thin hairline cracks will usually be patched using a patching solution of vinyl concrete. May be…

Q: 1.Dents in railway culverts, what type observed on floors? Explain

A: Railway culverts: Railway culverts are used to carry the watercourses under the long-term way (or)…

Q: Give 100 types of concrete failure

A: Carbonation and chloride contamination of the concrete are the two most typical reasons of failure.…

Q: What is Procedures for bracing excavation sheeting?

A: Braced excavation are a kind of excavation done when the soil surrounding is loose and providing…

Q: Why do codes require steel hold-downs?

A: The STHD is an implanted strap-tie holdown offering high loads with a remarkable plan that gives…

Q: What are the basic components of the reinforcing earth construction?

A: basic components of reinforcing earth construction are : 1- Soil 2- Reinforcement 3- Skin

Q: Explain the main reasons for conducting pull-out tests for soil nails?

A: Solution: There are  four reasons for  pull-out tests for soil nails: (i) Finding the value of bond…

Q: Calculate the width of footing required

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Q: Why can’t the surface of a slab on grade be finished in one operation, instead of waiting for hours…

A: In order to reduce the stress and load on any concrete, it should carried out in layers and…

Q: What is the minimum thickness for a residential slab?

A: A concrete slab is normally used for the floor system of industrial or residential structures. It…

Q: Discuss the procedure for erecting pre-cast concrete units and the types of connections used?

A: Nowadays, construction industries, to avoid site work and site activity use the precast concrete…

Q: Define the punching shear failure ?

A: Punching shear failure

Q: Define when designing a water storage tank, should movement joints be installed?

A: Different types of joints are used in reinforced concrete water tank structures for various…

Q: What is Block or wedge failure?

A: The stability of the slope is basically regulated along the sliding surface by the ratio between the…

Q: What is ISOLATED SPREAD FOOTINGS ?

A: Isolated Footings : Isolated footings also known as pad or spread footings are commonly used for…

Q: Define the Mat Foundations ?

A: In engineering, a foundation is a building block that connects the floor to the ground, transferring…

Q: Explain Procedures for bracing excavation sheeting..

A: Procedure of the Bracing Excavation:

Q: Elaborately explain the term one-way slab in relation to reinforced slab design

A: Question : Elaborately explain the term one-way slab in relation to reinforced slab design.

Q: What is the Pile and Pier Foundations?

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Q: Describe about the Installation procedure of Excavation Bracing?

A: Deep excavations with vertical sides need lateral supports to prevent cave in of the soil and to…

Q: what is the type of slab ( (4 one way slab)?1. one way slab 2. two way slab Main Bar. Main Bar..…

A: In the construction of ceilings, flooring, bridges, and certain other buildings, a slab is used to…

Q: What is the punching shear failure?

A: Punching shear failure: Punching shear is also called as two way shear. It is the shear that is…

Q: Describe Pile Foundation.

A: Pile foundation is a kind of a deep foundation. It is simply a long cylinder or slender column…

Q: Describe Representative aspects of soil nail wall construction.

A: Soil nails are reinforcing, passive components that are sub-horizontally drilled and grouted in the…

Q: Explain the Construction method—stone column vibroreplacement procedure.

A: Vibro-replacement is a method of ground reconstruction, which may be used in bad ground conditions…

Q: How do you calculate minimum reinforcement ratio ( derivation )

A: Introduction- The minimum reinforcing ratio is the smallest amount of steel that should be…

Q: How does Hand-operated auger methods useful?

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Q: What is the difference between soil nailing and soil grouting?

A: Soil nailing is a technique for stabilising slopes and excavations by reinforcing and strengthening…

Q: What is grout?

A: Answer Grout- Grout is the process of injecting the paste of cement, sand, or other chemicals by…

Q: What is meant by COMBINATION FOOTINGS ?

A: Combination Footings or Combined Footings : 1. Whenever two or more columns in a straight line are…

Q: Define the term rakers?

A: The word "raker" is made from "rake" which refers to an angle of a slope which is measured from the…

Q: What is the difference between the two approaches in trust analysis: (a) method of joints and (b)…

A: The difference between the two approaches in truss analysis (a) method of joints and (b) method of…

Q: What are Footing Types

A: Footing- Footings are the lowermost supporting part of the structure known as substructure and these…

Q: Describe about the Launched soil nails installation procedure.

A: Soil nailing: Soil nailing is technique in which soil is reinforced with an cylindrical elements…

Q: What are the Effect of Foundation Installation below Finished Grade?

A: The foundation is an important element and most critical for any structure as it transfers the load…

Q: Define live loads ?

A: Live load refers to a load that do or can change over time such as people walking around a building…

Q: abutment and foundation seepage

A: Firstly the term Abutment means the substructure which are located at the ends of the bridge span or…

Q: The minimum size of a room for human habitation is six square meters with a least dimension one and…

A: The answers to the given questions are as under

Q: What are the Types of the Excavation Bracing?

A: Braced excavation is a technique in which a sheeting and bracing system laterally supports deep…

Q: What are ring spread footings ?

A: Ring Spread footings are one of the main type of spread footing wrapped into a circle.It is…

Q: What is batter piles?

A: A batter pile is a pile driven at an inclination to vertical to provide resistance to horizontal…

Q: Describe timber piles.

A: Pile foundation is a type of deep foundation. In this type of foundation the piles generally a…

Q: Question 8 A sample slab section view is shown below: *4010"EW 30 Felt Joint El. See What should be…

A: The second and third options are wrong because the reinforcements are shown in only one direction in…

Q: Describe Plate-bearing tests.

A: The Plate Bearing Test is defined as an insitu load bearing test of soil which is used for…