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Is structure engineering troubling you?
Do you face problems in solving even the basic problems?

If yes then look no further as engineeringcivil.com along with Er. Gobind Khurana and Er. Abhimanyu has taken an initiative to help civil engineering students in structure related queries. We are thankful to Er. Gobind Khurana, Er. Abhimanyu and Vincent T. H. CHU for being a volunteer in helping other engineers in solving problems related to structure design in R.C.C and Steel.

Expert 1
Name – Er. Gobind Khurana
Qualification:
1. Bachelor of Civil Engineering From Thapar University Patiala
2. Master of Structure Engineering from Delhi University.
Work Profile: Currently working as Consultant for structural problems in R.C.C and STEEL Design.

Expert 2
Name – Er. Abhimanyu
Qualification:
Bachelor of Civil Engineering From Thapar University Patiala
Training at site in Unitech ( during 6 month summer training)
Work Profile : Presently working as associate design engineer for Fluor Daniel India Pvt Ltd. Area of work is structural steel design and concrete foundations for both static and dynamics analysis ( mainly in oil and gas industry)

Expert 3
Er. Vincent T. H. CHU obtained the degree of civil and structural engineering in the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of the monthly column “The Civil FAQ” in the Hong Kong Engineer published by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and is the author of the civil engineering monthly columns “The Civil Q&A” and “The Civil Corner” on the websites on World Federation of Engineering Organization and the University of Science and Technology (American Society of Civil Engineers – International Student Group) respectively. He is the recipient of the Ombudsman’s Award 2007 under complaint-related category and Young Engineer of the Year Award 2008 (Merit) organized by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He is also the author of the engineering book “200 Question and Answers on Practical Civil Engineering Works”, “Civil Engineering Practical Notes A-Z” , “Ask Vincent Chu (Common FAQ on Practical Civil Engineering Works)” and “The Underlying Reasons in Practical Civil Engineering Works”.

So if you have any query regarding the concerned matter, just drop a comment and we will try to solve it as soon as possible.

3,932 comments on "Ask An Expert"

anand barve says:

how to preapare early strength concrete.

anand barve says:

which factor to be consider for the preparation for M.40 mix design of cocrete. Material metal 1 and metal 2 cement flsh ash, N.sand, c.sand

Saioga says:

Please what could be the possible causes of a cube failing a crushing test after all conditions of making the cubes were met?

MAMTA says:

How one can design for Anchor Bolts embeded in concrete?

Srinivas says:

MS ROUND
WEIGHT (KGS ) = 3.14 * 0.00000785 * ((diameter / 2)*( diameter / 2)) * LENGTH.
Example : A Round of 20mm diameter and length 1 metre then the weight shall be.
3.14 * 0.00000785 * ((20/2) * ( 20/2)) * 1000 mm = 2.46 kgs / metre or 2.46 kgs / mm

vipul bansal says:

sir, i want latest edition BSR for rajasthan for study purpose…….i cant find it any where…if u have soft copy of that then plz mail me
thank u in anticipation….

M Dinesh Gupta says:

Sir, I am presently pursuing BTech in Civil engineering– 3rd yr.
i would like u to suggest books especially for the designing of residential buildings.

A R Vinayak Das says:

Sir I’m a practicing engineer. Recently I came to hear about a new building material called Aero brick, but I can’t find the detailed specifications and other physical properties of the above said material. So please help me out to get the details of the material.
With Regards
A R Vinayak Das

S.THAMIZHARASAN says:

i want to know the maximum water absorption limit of concrete sir .

Harendra Sharma says:

Sir,
Why reinforcement bars are made circular?

Yusuf Ozovehe says:

Sir, Pls what formula do I use to evaluate volume of laterite used on an irregular road under construction. Thank you.

victor says:

sir pls i need your help in telling me the best engineering course i have to go for among the list below

1:civil engineering
2: mechanical engineering
3:computer engineering

thanks…………..

Emmanuel says:

Emmanuel. Can a Mechanical Engineering Person With Structure Knowledge work in the Building World.

rajesh says:

can i use portland slag cement for structural works

Vincent T. H. CHU says:

To rajesh

Sure.

ashiq arif says:

will tsunami affect palm jumeirah?

kathirvel says:

i am kathirvel v final year. my area of interest is environmental engineerin…i need your help sir, in choosing my career. i dont know what to do… help me sir…

ali osman says:

i want to find seasonal runoff coefficient by using only precipitation and peak discharge, in fact rational formula could give it to me but i have a problem my basins are large basins and i don’t have any data different from these,

Vincent T. H. CHU says:

To sabarish

I try to reconstruct your question. Do you mean to find out peak runoff for a large catchment by using Rational Method?

Rational Method is suitable for small catchments only because the time of concentration of small catchments is small. In Rational Method the peak runoff is calculated based on the assumption that the time of concentration is equal to the rainfall duration. For small catchments, this assumption may hold true in most circumstances. One of the assumptions of Rational Method is that rainfall intensity over the entire catchment remains constant during the storm duration. However, in case of a large catchment it stands a high probability that rainfall intensity varies in various part of the large catchment. In addition, for long duration of rainfall, it is rare that the rainfall intensity remains constant over the entire rainstorm and a shorter duration but a more intense rainfall could produce a higher peak runoff. Moreover, a reduction of peak runoff is also brought about by the temporary storage of stormwater like channels within the catchment.

For large catchment, I would suggest breaking it up into smaller catchments so that it is easy to determine the appropriate runoff coefficients.

holly says:

I’m looking for all kind of specifications/information regarding the Shock Transmission Units.
Thank you in advance.

kousikan c s says:

sir,
please let me know which cement is good for home roof rcc.
opc or ppc

sabarish says:

ppc is best

Wijesundara says:

Sir let me know the mix design for paving block with strength 50 Kn/mm2 which can be produce by hydraulic press vibro machine

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