Civil Snaps

CIVIL SNAPS – CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY Permissible Limits of Solids in water used for concreting Organics: 200mg/l Inorganics:3000mg/l Sulphates: 400mg/l Chlorides (RCC): 500mg/l […]

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEYING MINOR INSTRUMENTS MINOR SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS 1. HAND LEVEL A compact instrument used for reconnaissance and preliminary survey for […]

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEYING MINOR SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS – ABNEY LEVEL Used for measurements of slopes, tracing contours, setting grades and rough levelling […]

CIVIL SNAPS – STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS Shape factor of Standard shapes Shape factor of Rectangle: 1.5 Shape factor of Diamond: 2 Shape factor […]

CIVIL SNAPS – ENGINEERING GRAPHICS Drawing sheet size Paper Designation Trimmed size (in mm) Area (in sqm) Ao 841 x 1189 1 […]

CIVIL SNAPS – FLUID MECHANICS Rheological expression of Shear stress, In non-Newtonian fluid Dilatant fluid: A = 0; B = μ and […]

CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Drinking water standards Drinking water standards of Total dissolved solids ≤ 500mg/l Drinking water standard of alkalinity […]

CIVIL SNAPS – ESTIMATION Type of work and Expected out turn of the labour Earthwork excavation (ordinary soil) – 3 cum Earthwork […]

CIVIL SNAPS – MECHANICS OF SOLIDS   Isotropic: Same directional property from one point in all directions Orthotropic: From one point in […]

CIVIL SNAPS – HYDROLOGY Hyetograph: Plot between intensity of rainfall vs time Area under the hyetograph gives the total depth of rainfall […]