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CIVIL SNAPS – GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
May 18, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS : GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING   Vertical Stress Distribution According to Bousinesq’s theory the vertical stress (σz) at point P, which is at […]

CIVIL SNAPS – FLUID MECHANICS

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
May 16, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – FLUID MECHANICS   Types of flow   Type of flow Reynold’s no comparison Pipe flow Open channel flow Laminar flow […]

CIVIL SNAPS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
May 13, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING   Curve Resistance   The loss of tractive force due to turning of vehicle on a horizontal curve […]

CIVIL SNAPS – FLUID MECHANICS

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
May 11, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – FLUID MECHANICS   Hydraulic Jump   Types of Hydraulic Jump Froudes Number Undular 1 < Fr1 < 1.7 Weak 1.7 […]

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEYING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
May 9, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEYING   Checks in Traverse For closed traverse, checks include Sum of interior angles = (2N – 4)90 degree Sum […]

CIVIL SNAPS – GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
May 6, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING   Area ratio Area ratio is the most critical factor which affects sample disturbance It indicates the ratio […]

CIVIL SNAPS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
May 4, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING   Coefficient of longitudinal friction CIVIL SNAPS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING       The Race 🏃 is NOT […]

CIVIL SNAPS – CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
April 29, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY   Vee bee consistometer test It is the time required for remoulding from conical shape to cylindrical shape […]

CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
April 27, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING   Physical characteristics of sewage     CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING       The Race 🏃 is […]

CIVIL SNAPS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
April 25, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING   Traffic density Number of vehicles occupied in a section of unit length of road at an instant […]

CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
April 20, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING   Biological water quality parameters     CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING     The Race 🏃 is […]

CIVIL SNAPS – CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
April 18, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY   Estimating yield of concrete If the proportion of concrete is a:b:c, i.e, if a parts of cement […]

CIVIL SNAPS – GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
April 14, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING   Methods of Improving the Bearing Capacity of soils By increasing the depth of foundation. By draining of […]

CIVIL SNAPS – IRRIGATION ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
April 13, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – IRRIGATION ENGINEERING   Irrigation Supply Canal Outlets Non modular outlet: It is one in which the discharge depends on the […]

CIVIL SNAPS – HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
April 11, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – HIGHWAY ENGINEERING   Camber Cross Slope to drain off the rain water from road surface Types of Camber Barrel Camber: […]

CIVIL SNAPS – HYDROLOGY

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
April 8, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – HYDROLOGY Flood Routing It is the technique of determining the flood hydrograph of a section of a river or channel […]

CIVIL SNAPS – HYDROLOGY

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
April 4, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – HYDROLOGY   Geological Formations of Ground water Aquiclude: It is a solid impermeable layer underlying or overlying an aquifer. It […]

CIVIL SNAPS – GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
April 1, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING   Spacing Of Bore Holes   PROJECT BORING SPACE (m) One storey building 25 – 30 Multistorey building […]

CIVIL SNAPS – STEEL STRUCTURES

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
March 30, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – STEEL STRUCTURES   Column Splice A column splice means the joining of two parts of a column. The splicing of […]

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING MATERIALS

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
March 28, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING MATERIALS   METAMORPHIC ROCKS Rocks formed by the metamorphism of igneous and sedimentary rocks when they are subjected to […]

CIVIL SNAPS – ESTIMATION

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
March 25, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – ESTIMATION Sanction Administrative sanction It is the formal acceptance by the department concerned. The approximate estimate and preliminary plans prepared […]

CIVIL SNAPS – ENGINEERING GRAPHICS

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
March 21, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – ENGINEERING GRAPHICS   Classification of T – Square   NOTATION DIMENSION USED WITH T0 1500 ± 10 mm D0 T1 […]

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
March 18, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING CONSTRUCTION   Advantages of Steel trusses over Timber trusses The components of steel trusses can be easily obtained in […]

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
March 16, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING CONSTRUCTION   Centering for Arches A temporary structure is required to support brick, stone or concrete arches during their […]

CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
March 12, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING   Biochemical Oxygen Demand   It is the oxygen required for biological decomposition of organic matter present in […]

CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
March 11, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING   Self Cleansing Velocity   It is necessary to maintain to minimum velocity of flow at which no […]

CIVIL SNAPS – IRRIGATION ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
March 7, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – IRRIGATION ENGINEERING   Average Delta Values of Crops   CROP AVERAGE DELTA (cm) Rice 120 Wheat 40 Cotton 50 Tobacco […]

CIVIL SNAPS – HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
March 4, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Components of Road Surface Sub Grade The top of the ground on which the foundation of a road […]

CIVIL SNAPS – RAILWAY ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
February 28, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – RAILWAY ENGINEERING Track Imprest A stock of all the usual materials such as rails, sleepers, fish plates, fish bolt, spikes […]

CIVIL SNAPS – CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
February 25, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY   Compaction Factor   Compaction factor Workability criteria 0.7 to 0.8 Very low workability 0.8 to 0.85 Low […]

CIVIL SNAPS – RAILWAY ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
February 21, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – RAILWAY ENGINEERING Ballast It is the granular material which used in packing under and around the sleeper for transferring the […]

CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
February 18, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING   Fumigating Plume Most dangerous plume contaminants are coming down to ground level They are created when atmospheric […]

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING MATERIALS

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
February 16, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING MATERIALS Commonly used vehicles in paint Linseed Oil Most commonly used vehicles in oil paint It is extracted from […]

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
February 14, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Cantilever or needle scaffolding: This type of scaffolding is useful under the following circumstances: The proper hard ground […]

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEYING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
February 11, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEYING   Terms used in levelling   Level surface: Curved surface parallel to mean spheroidal surface of earth, it is […]

CIVIL SNAPS – GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
February 9, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING   Foundation Settlement The vertical downward movement of the base of a structure is called settlement and its […]

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEYING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
February 7, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEYING   Temporary adjustments in surveying equipments   Compass survey: Centering, levelling, Focusing of prism (Only in prismatic compass) Plane […]

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEYING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
February 4, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEYING   Angles in compass survey True bearing/ azimuth: Horizontal angle between true meridian and survey line, is constant for […]

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEYING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
February 2, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEYING   Types of survey Topographical survey: To plot natural features such as rivers, valleys, lakes etc. Cadastral survey: To […]

CIVIL SNAPS – GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
January 31, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING   Activity of Soil It is a measure of water holding capacity of clayey soils The change in […]

CIVIL SNAPS – STEEL STRUCTURES

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
January 28, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – STEEL STRUCTURES   Lug Angles Length of the end connection of a heavily loaded tension member may be reduced by […]

CIVIL SNAPS – IRRIGATION ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
January 26, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS –IRRIGATION ENGINEERING Gravity Dam A gravity dam is a solid structure, made of concrete or masonry constructed across a river […]

CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
January 24, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS –ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Types of bacteria Aerobic bacteria: Bacteria those which require oxygen for their survival Anaerobic bacteria: Those which flourish […]

CIVIL SNAPS – STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS!

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
January 21, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS Column analogy method It based on the analogy between the fixed end moments induced in a fixed […]

CIVIL SNAPS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
January 19, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING   Test on Bitumen   TEST USED TO DETERMINE Marshall Test Design of bituminous concrete mix Penetration […]

CIVIL SNAPS – CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
January 14, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY   Chemical composition of cement   CaO Controls strength and soundness 60 – 65% SiO2 Strength, excess […]

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEYING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
January 12, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEYING   Different types of chain   Type of chain Length Links Metric chains 20 m /30 m 100/ […]

CIVIL SNAPS – FLUID MECHANICS

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
January 10, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – FLUID MECHANICS Critical State Flow In critical state flow: Froude number is equal to unity The specific energy is […]

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEY

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
January 7, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEY   Errors in chaining Cumulative Errors: Systematic errors if not checked, they have serious effect on accuracy. They […]

CIVIL SNAPS – HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
January 5, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – HIGHWAY ENGINEERING   Rigid pavements It reduces the stress concentration and distributes the reduced stresses uniformly to the area […]

CIVIL SNAPS – HYDROLOGY

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
January 3, 2022

CIVIL SNAPS – HYDROLOGY   Types of Precipitation Cyclone: It is a large low pressure region with circular wind motion (anti clockwise) […]

CIVIL SNAPS – STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
December 31, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS   Effective Length   End Conditions Effective Length Both ends Hinged L Both ends fixed 0.5L One […]

CIVIL SNAPS – CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
December 29, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY Water Cement Ratio Important properties of water to be used for cement concrete are: Content of organic […]

CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
December 27, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Waste Stabilization pond: Provides long detention period during which the waste gets stabilized by the action of […]

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
December 22, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING CONSTRUCTION   Type of Timber Floors   Type of Timber Floors Span Ground timber floor 2.4 m Single […]

CIVIL SNAPS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
December 20, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING   Drainage of tunnels Pre-drainage or preventing the entry of excess water from entering the tunnel before […]

CIVIL SNAPS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
December 17, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING   Camber It is the slope provided in transverse direction to drain off rainwater Prevents the entry […]

CIVIL SNAPS – FLUID MECHANICS

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
December 15, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – FLUID MECHANICS   Critical Hydraulic Gradient The Hydraulic gradient at the critical condition when the soil particles just begin […]

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
December 13, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING CONSTRUCTION   Garnet Hinge: A hinge with an upright bar and a horizontal strap used for doors and […]

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
December 10, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – BUILDING CONSTRUCTION   Trestle Scaffolding In this type, the working platform is supported on the top of movable arrangements […]

CIVIL SNAPS – ESTIMATION

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
December 8, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – ESTIMATION   Cement required for 1 cubic meter of concrete   Mix Kg/cu.m M25 (1:1:2) 610 M20 (1:1.5:3) 400 […]

CIVIL SNAPS – GRAPHICS

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
December 6, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – GRAPHICS Drawing Pencil   Tip of Pencil Lead Uses Cylindrical Shading / Hatching Conical Lettering & Dimensions Wedge / […]

CIVIL SNAPS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
December 3, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING   Marshall mix design criteria for bituminous concrete   Test property Specified Value Marshall stability, Kg 340 […]

CIVIL SNAPS – REINFORCED CEMENT CONCRETE

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
December 1, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – REINFORCED CEMENT CONCRETE   Proportions for Nominal Mix Concrete For any nominal mix shall be proportionately increased if the […]

CIVIL SNAPS – FLUID MECHANICS

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
November 29, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – FLUID MECHANICS   Hydraulic Co-Efficients   1. Co efficient of velocity It is defined as the ratio between the […]

CIVIL SNAPS – FLUID MECHANICS

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
November 26, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – FLUID MECHANICS   Flow Through Syphon Syphon is a long bent pipe which is used to transfer liquid from […]

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEY

Civil Snaps
By Team Civilianz
November 2, 2021

CIVIL SNAPS – SURVEY   Computation of Area   1. Average Ordinate rule     2. Mid Ordinate rule     3. […]