Civil & Structural Engineering

What is a QA/QC Engineer? QA stands for Quality assurance & QC stands for Quality control. QA/QC is the combination of  quality assurance ,  the process or set of processes used to measure and assure the quality of a product, and   quality control , the process of ensuring products and services meet consumer expectations. Quality assurance is process-oriented and focuses on defect prevention, while quality control is product-oriented and focuses on defect identification. In recent times nearly all reputed construction companies have separate QA/QC departments. In terms of quality assurance, it is essential to submit a method statement, work procedures, checklists, Inspection & test plan, Project quality plan, and many more other documents to the clients to assure them that for the excellent quality to meet their expectations. QA/QC Engineer Duties and Responsibilities in Construction Industry: Accountable for the quality and workmanship of e...

Before taking up Civil Engineering as an option you need to have to look on the advantages and disadvantages of being civil engineer in real world as sometimes this job really test your physical and mental Strength. Advantages :  I would say the advantages of being a Civil Engineer are very many in comparison to the disadvantages. Here are the details: As a Civil Engineer you can get employed in Govt or Private sectors or you can start your own consultancy firm or get into contacting where you can become self employed and also give livelihood to a certain number of people. As a Civil Engineer the structure you help build, be it a house, factory, bridge whatever gives you immense job satisfaction, if you play your part with honesty and integrity. The people you construct houses for will remember you all their life and this makes you do your work honestly. As a Civil Engineer you get to meet lot of people and work & interact with a lot of people. The exposure you gai...

BEARING CAPACITY OF SOIL & SUITABILITY OF FOUNDATION It is very known fact that all structures whether they are buildings, dams, bridges etc. are built on soils. Foundation of each structure must required transfer its load on large area of soil. So, that the foundation every structure should be so designed that the soil below does not fail in shear nor there is the excessive settlement of the structure. Our method of foundation design is based on the concept of bearing capacity. The Soil tends to deform when stressed due to loading. The soil deformation depends upon factors like water content, bulk density, angle of internal friction and the manner in which load is applied on the soils “The maximum load carrying capacity of soil per unit area which the soil or rock can carry without yielding or displacement is termed as the bearing capacity of soils” The Soil properties like density shear strength permeability etc., affect the bearing capacity of soil. Normally, Dense ...

Engineers play a very vital role in the world of building and constructing things up. And in these careers of engineers, there are many different kinds. We will be focusing today on two sorts of engineering fields. One is  civil engineering  and the other is structural engineering. In this piece of reading, we will be specifying out their differences and also some similarities in different aspects. What is the Difference Between Structural Engineering and Civil Engineering? Civil Engineering and Structural Engineering have several differences. Sources of main differences between structural engineering and civil engineering are  definition ,  education ,  type of work ,  jobs , etc. In the following table the main differences between Civil Engineering and Structural Engineering are given: Aspects Civil Engineering Structural Engineering 1 Definition In civil engineering, the engineers do the job of dealing with the planning of design, cons...