Civil Engineering Forum

What is Underwater Concreting?

November 27, 2022 TeamCivil Construction

What is Underwater Concreting? Underwater concrete has been used for a long time now. The act of placing fresh concrete under water is called “Underwater Concreting”. As you can imagine, underwater concreting will impose multiple

Nanotechnology in Civil Engineering

November 27, 2022 TeamCivil Concrete, Materials, Structural

Nanotechnology in Civil Engineering Recently, we started to hear the term “Nanotechnology” more frequently than we used to. Nanotechnology and its applications in construction and civil engineering are getting popular due to the breakthroughs that

Antifreeze Admixtures for Concrete

November 26, 2022 TeamCivil Concrete, Durability, Materials

Antifreeze Admixtures for Concrete Casting concrete in cold weather is a difficult challenge that face contractors every year. Cold weather concreting refers to performing the construction activities in cold weather. These construction activities include placement,

Alkali Aggregate Reaction (AAR) in concrete

November 26, 2022 TeamCivil Concrete, Durability

In this post, we will talk about a damage that happens to concrete and this damage is not mainly due to the detrimental materials in the environment. But, this damage is due to using materials

Does Air Entrainment Affect Concrete Strength?

November 26, 2022 TeamCivil Concrete, Properties

Effect of Air Entrainment on Concrete Strength

Entrained air in concrete is a crucial topic when speaking of concrete serving in locations exposed to freezing-thawing cycles. We have a detailed article that discuss this topic. You can check it here. ENTRAINED AIR

Improving the Ductility of Reinforced Concrete Elements

November 25, 2022 TeamCivil Concrete Design, Structural

Ductility is a very important aspect to look for when designing a structure, especially for lateral load. But, what is ductility? According to the book, ductility is defined as: the ability of reinforced concrete members

Uses and Applications of Reinforced Concrete (RC)

November 24, 2022 TeamCivil Concrete

Applications of Reinforced Concrete: Concrete is the most commonly used construction material in the world due to the numerous benefits it provides such as the high versatility, adaptability, fire resistance, etc. Concrete has a strong

Concrete Ductility

November 24, 2022 TeamCivil Concrete Design, Structural

Ductility is simply a way to measure of the ability of a material (any type of material) to resist deformation when subjected to load. With that said, this is very important in civil engineering in