Essays on Construction

Background Indonesia has long been using English as a high power language as a language of modern communication, while the national language is regarded as a force of unifying the nation and local languages as carriers of ‘tradition’ or ‘historical’ identity (Lie , 2017). Indonesia...

1. Introduction Polished concrete, discovered about 14 years ago and has taken its path to history as a sustainable and low-maintenance paving option in almost all market segments. We have all walked on a polished concrete surface in recent years. It is such a popular...

Foamed concrete Advantages Foamed concrete is divided into two term; self-properties and construction benefit. Term of self-properties for foamed concrete such as: Low density and high strength Typical densities of foam concrete are between ranges 350 to 1600 kg/m3 and the compressive strengths of 28...

Ceramic capacitor These capacitors are used in everyday products ranging from audio to RF. Their values range from a few picofarads to around 0.1 microfarads. These act as a dielectric and have a fixed value always. It is built of two or more alternating layers...

Types of claims There are several types of claims that occur during a lifecycle of a construction project. Typically, these claims can be classified into three main categories: Changes in the scope of work. Change of work order claims Extra item and variation claims Damage...

Structure and Levels of the Profession of the Engineer (Civil Contracting Engineer) There are two major branches of Civil Engineering, Contracting and Consultant engineering. Engineers who specialize in construction will often work as project managers. They are responsible for the time management of the project...

Rolling Hills is an excellent location west of Disney near Splendid China in the sought after Formosa Gardens area of Kissimmee. It`s a quiet spot away from the traffic of Hwy 192 but still very close to everything. Situated close to shops, restaurants and supermarkets...

Every hydraulic system has a minimum number of basic components regardless of its design and function. The fundamental components of the hydraulic system include pump, reservoir, directional valve, check valve, pressure relieve valve, selector valve, actuator, and filter. An open center system has fluid flowing,...

The Thai–Burma railway which also called the Death Railway. The Thailand-Burma Railway and the Burma-Siam Railway and the similar names, was a 415-kilometre railway connecting Ban Pong, Thanbyuzayat and Thailand, Burma, create by the Empire of Japan in 1943 to sustain its influence in the...

Aluminium MMCs are extensively used in aircraft, aerospace, automotive and different other fields. Aluminium is preferred as a matrix material in MMCs because of its good engineering properties such as low density, better fabric ability etc. The manufacturing techniques of the aluminium metal matrix composites...

The ancient Egyptian construction and architecture (dates back to five thousand years Before Christ), is considered as one of the most important civilizations that was influential throughout the history. The Arabic Republic of Egypt is a country that includes many interesting ancient architectural temples, pyramids,...

Earthquake-proof Buildings After the massive earthquake near Japan one wonders if it’s possible to build an earthquake-proof building? The answer is yes and no. There are of course, engineering techniques that can be used to create a very sound structure that will endure a modest...

The costing method that is commonly practiced by construction industry is contract costing. Contract costing is a technique that is used to track the cost of a specific contract with a specific customer. When two parties enter into a contract, for example, a construction company...

The Golden Gate Bridge, one of northern California’s main attractions, is said to see about 110,000 people a day. The 8,981 ft. suspension bridge was originally named after the “Golden Gate” strait, which is the body of water that sits below the bridge. What the...

Spanning Tree Protocol, also known as STP, was produced in order to obtain a methodology where bridges can obtain layer 2 routing with redundant and loop-free operation. Spanning tree protocol is defined as a protocol where two bridges interconnect two computer network segments and allow...

ADVANTAGES FABRICATION AND DESIGNING PROCESS: The material allows for considerable flexibility is term of design. FRP can be field –fabricated using simple carpenter’s tool’s with carbon and diamond tip blades. No torches or welding are required. The light weight of the material allows for easier...

A fluidized bed reactor (FBR) is a type of reactor device that can be used to carry out a variety of multiphase chemical reactions. In this type of reactor, a fluid (gas or liquid) is passed through a granular solid material (usually a catalyst) at...

Rubber There are two reasons behind this being low first one is most of the tyre firms get 150 days credit for buying the rubber from international market which is not the case if they buy it from domestic growers. And the second reason is...

There has always been a need to become a digital enterprise in the manufacturing sector as we need to take a step towards Industry 4.0 and secure the competitiveness with scalable solutions. Same is the case in that of Siemens and rather, this is the...

The paper being critiqued by Purwaningrum and Muraki is about redesigning elementary school chairs for easy carrying and moving after observing them. They stated that chairs that can easily be moved are essential when changing classroom settings. It would encourage children to be engaged in...

The cascade seems to rundown the mass of a room and over the floor, anyway the take the path of least resistance is an apparition – an advanced display at another intuitive exhibition hall in Tokyo. The bloom filled cascade is the works of art...

In automobile field, the present situation is to exchange the current material used in the vehicles to advanced bio material. To make it eco-friendly and improve in energy, weight reduction plays major role in it. For the suspension in heavy vehicles leaf spring is used...

Concrete (Links to an external site) is a material that is widely used in various building structures making it a very important in construction industry. It is inexpensive and strong. It is easy to make, it is made by using all natural ingredients and because...

Offshore Engineering is that branch of Engineering that deals with the designing and construction of the structures amidst the oceans. These structures are to be in stationary position and must be able to resist the extreme weather conditions in an Ocean Environment. The atmosphere that...

This article is of much importance to the people who are associated with manufacturing and designing fields, but other businesses can also make use of the following information. The main aim of any business is to ensure the clients are satisfied with the work they...

This Novel by Michael Kimmel, Guyland, is solely about the life experiences of men roughly through the ages of 16 and 25. A handful of these young men where interviewed to see the way the handle the big transition into manhood. The transition to manhood...

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) is a store that we are all familiar with today. Bed Bath & Beyond started out with a bang in 1971 and has continues to expand since then. Recently, BBBY has had some serious competition especially in the e-commerce platform....

In my opinion I feel both the commercial industries should be responsible and alter what they put in product to keep us Healthy and we as consumers of the product should be more alert to the items we are purchasing. As a child my grandmother...

Video creation is a favored industry. It’s a huge amount of amusing to make video content, and the general hotness of the space draws in many individuals into the business. Nowadays, the capacity to make quality video content is winding up increasingly commoditized. So making...

A static shape that extends above a take-off climb floor within three km of the inner edge of the take-off climb side have to be marked. Tall homes or towers have to be marked with low, medium or excessive intensity obstruction lighting. Obstacle lighting and...