The term Brownfield land is used for a land that has been developed previously, i.e. buildings and associated infrastructures have been constructed on...
Inspection Checklists for Construction of Urban Stormwater System
Checks that need to be carried at different stages of urban stormwater system construction includes checklist for excavation, trenching, pipes before ...
Methods to Check Verticality of Structure during Building Construction
Checking verticality works would encounter during building construction at several stages such as during installing vertical formworks of columns and ...
Site Factors Affecting Construction Cost of Heavy Civil Projects
There are several site factors that lead to increase construction of heavy civil projects. These factors are not the same from one project to another ...
Qualities and Properties of a Good Mortar for Masonry Construction
Mortar is a paste formed by the addition of water to the mixture of binding material and fine aggregate. It plays vital role in constructions. There i...
Types of Underground Drainage Pipes
Different types of pipes are used for underground drains construction. The properties of these pipes and type of drainage required decides the selecti...
Why is Timber Construction Popular in 21st Century?
Timber is a favorite construction material from the historic time and now, one of the favorite construction material of the future. Timber constructio...
Construction Defects in Deep Excavation and their Remedies
Various defects occur during construction in deep excavations such as leakage through retaining wall, dewatering during excavation, retaining wall con...
Types of Documents for Heavy Civil Construction Projects
Types of design and construction documents for heavy civil projects such as engineering design documents, bid documents, construction documents are di...
Workforce Motivational Theories in Construction
The various incentive measures that are applied for workforce motivation in construction industry is based on certain theories which are explained her...