Compressible soils, such as clayey soils, take time to consolidate as these type of soils have low permeability characteristic which slows down the flow of water out of the soil (Consolidation, in layman’s term, means the process of extracting water from the soil matrix in order to harden it for supporting or bearing loads from […]
Pipe Joining and Repairing Technology of Steel-Reinforced HDPE Pipes
Published in April 1st, 2008
Posted by admin in Engineering
Electrofusion welding, butt welding, flange connection, and double spigot & socket jointing are used in joining HDPE pipes and fittings. The joint is as strong as or even stronger than the main pipe. Leakage is unlikely to occur at the joint.
1) Electrofusion welding. Electrofusion welding technique is widely used for jointing polyethylene […]
Geotextile-Bamboo Fascine Mattress in Swampy Areas
Published in March 29th, 2008
Geotextile-Bamboo fascine mattress is being used for the 3m. embankment built over 20.4 miles long swampy area within Pyin Win and Min Pyin (Rakhine state), which is part of highway linked Yangon and Kyaukphyu . The swampy area consists of 6m. very soft bluish grey clayey silt with decayed wood underlain by soft and medium […]
Getting the Best Education in Engineering from the Best Engineering School
Published in March 15th, 2008
Making short film videos can be really fun. It digs out all the creativity, patience, and the technical inputs in you. You can see samples of a variety of short films or videos ranging from topics A to Z on Youtube to get an idea. One very interesting short video about life, love, heartache, mortal […]
Design of Simple Truss
Published in February 26th, 2008
Posted by admin in Engineering
Truss is a structural component for roofing in houses, bridges, cranes, towers and many more. Each element is made of wood or steel designed to withstand loads in order to maintain the integrity of the whole structure. Truss is designed using the static equilibrium method of analysis with the criteria that summation of all forces […]
Program Interface (ProgInt Version 2) for HDM4 and TPMS
Published in February 20th, 2008
ProgInt Version 2 - Program Interface Software (made by the owner of The Online Matrix) is a specialized tool for HDM4 (Highway Development and Management) and TPMS (Thailand Pavement Management System) analysis. The input files of the software are obtained from the ARRB Hawkeye 2000 System (Road Laser Profiling Machine) survey data text files results […]
Rigid Pavement Management System Overview
Published in February 1st, 2008
The RPMS module contains databases of Road Inventory, Road Condition, Maintenance History, and Budget/Cost that are used for the performance analysis, prioritization analysis, and treatment strategy analysis that can be incorporated with GIS Application system. Reports of the database information and the results from the analysis modules can […]
Geotextile
Published in January 10th, 2008
From the word itself, it means a textile for geo (earth). It is not an ordinary textile that is used for clothing and dresses but it is a textile designed for geotechnical engineering applications. Geotextile is one of the geosynthetic materials that can be used in various engineering applications namely slope stability reinforcement, drainage, […]
Ground Penetrating Radar
Published in January 3rd, 2008
There are various equipment used in geophysical surveys. Among those equipment is the so-called Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). The GPR, which uses radio waves, is capable of detecting soil profiles at any depths depending on the radio frequency that is being used. Higher frequency GPR is more accurate in the detection of the profile […]
Road Laser Profiler
Published in January 3rd, 2008
Road condition survey for the road maintenance management system is a very tedious and risky task that uses the conventional method particularly when it is done in a numerous road network. The conventional way uses visual inspection and surveys are conducted by manual measurements in the middle of highway. To complete the task, more manpower […]
The Engineer’s Transit
Published in January 3rd, 2008
Posted by admin in Engineering
In locating points, leveling, and lay-outing, the engineer’s transit is the instrument that could do all these things. But unfortunately, in this modern world, things are changing so fast. New technologies are coming out which can do even more accurately and more efficiently. So, modern engineers don’t have the idea of the basic operations of […]
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