Essays on Construction

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...

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...

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...

Clay bricks are traditionally made by shaping, drying and firing a mixture of clay and sand to a temperature in the range of 900–1100 °C. (Jackson, 1984) The ceramic properties of clay bricks are primarily determined by the mineralogical composition of raw clay and fired...

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...

Introduction I did a project titled “Study on job hazard analysis in materials handling at various construction projects” in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering at KSR college of Engineering under Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,...

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...

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...

“This building has been a companion in my journey; the soaring free-standing stone walls appeared to me as the social barrier and isolation resulting from my long history of drug abuse while the frame of sky they enclosed was my hope for a brighter future....

"More concrete is used than any other man-made material in the world.[1] As of 2006, about 7 cubic kilometers of concrete are made each year—more than one cubic meter for every person on Earth.[2] " this briefly shows how concrete greatly affects our lives since...

“Architecture should speak of its time and place but yearn for timelessness”. (Frank Ghery) One of the most interesting treatise of Christopher Alexander is “The Timeless way of Building” that was first published in 1979. The author of the book Christopher Alexander himself is an...

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 the recent years, the construction industry continues to be troubled by the time, budget, and quality constraints. The search for better strategies to improve each aspect has resulted into the proposal of innovative approaches that pursue to combine construction materials and methods to optimum...

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,...

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...

Did you know that the crossbow was actually invented in 700 BC? The crossbow was invented in Ancient China during the Zhou dynasty, just about the year 700 BC. A Chinese text, from around 200 BC, credits Mr. Ch’in of Ch’u for creating the crossbow....

Portable is a term usually referred to electronic devices. The thing we usually don’t know is that it is not only used with electrical media but also with automated systems. Portable buildings are the latest trends of technology in our construction industry produced by many...

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,...

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...