Recent development in concrete technology, especially during the last decade, has made it possible to produce the Higher Strength Concrete on commercial scale. The advantages of using higher strength concrete are numerous ...

In the flat slab-on-column construction, high transverse stresses are concentrated at the slab-column connection, which lead to a non-ductile, sudden failure and results in the accidental collapse of flat slab buildings. ...

Jehangira bentonite deposits occur at 33o59’56” latitude and 72o12’47” longitude in the Survey of Pakistan topographic sheet 43 C/1. These deposits are spread over an area of 26 Sq. km and average depth of the bed is ...

There is trend of using Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) rods as reinforcing bars in reinforced concrete. This type of rebar provides a solution to the problem of durability of ordinary steel bars in reinforced concrete, ...

Self Compacting Concrete (SCC) is a development of conventional concrete, in which the use of vibrator for compaction is no more required. This property of self compacting concrete has made its use more attractive all over ...

In design practice, dynamic structural analysis is carried out with base of structure considered as fixed; this means that foundation is placed on rock like soil material. While conducting this type of analyses the role ...

Many highway bridges become functionally obsolete due to inadequate width long before they become structurally deficient. Since widening almost always is more economical than complete replacement, there is a need to make ...

RCC columns are common in low or medium rise masonry buildings and bridges. These old masonry buildings, bridges and other structures have outlived their durability due to continues environmental effects or these are ...

Concrete being the most widely used material in civil engineering for infrastructural development. The improvement and further development of this material has always been on tips of civil engineers in their research ...