Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology
Volume 4, Issue 1 (2014)
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A Remote Sensing Approach for Monitoring Seasonal Variations in the Water Quality of Lake Guaiba, Southern Brazil
Abstract: Freshwater resources in the tropics are subjected to high rate of pollution due to algal blooms during the summer and due to particulate and organic waste discharge from urban areas during spring. Landsat TM images were used to calculate biochemical oxygen demand and turbidity of Lake Guaiba in Southern Brazil during 2010–2011. The results obtained were compared with the values derived from a yearlong sampling data which were analyzed in …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Effect of Fiber Hybridization on Compressive Strength and Water Permeability of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Abstract: The paper presents results of an investigation conducted to study the compressive strength and water permeability of hybrid steel fiber reinforced concrete (HySFRC). Steel fibers of different lengths, i.e., 12.5, 25 and 50 mm having constant diameter of 0.6 mm were systematically combined in different mix proportions to obtain mono, binary and ternary combinations. Mixes with no fibers were also cast for comparison purpose. Three fiber volume fractions, i.e., 0.5, …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 11–16 Read article
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Experimental Research on the Effect of Manufactured Sand as Fine Aggregate on Concrete Performance
Abstract: Currently, river sand obtained from natural resources is used as a fine aggregate in concrete works in the construction of buildings, bridges, dams, rigid pavements, etc., as a filler material in sub-grades and sub-bases of flexible pavements and in all other important structures in the field of civil engineering. In several districts, there are a few numbers of rivers that have only a shorter length, in such a way that …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 17–22 Read article
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Luxuriating the Dexterity of GIS into Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science
Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive and rigorous research about technological applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the fields of environmental engineering and environmental science. GIS is a geo-innovative intelligent system that is availed to get geo-spatial statistics, to map the geo-environment, to explore and model the geographic changes, and to envision earth geographically over a period of time. The utter geo-mapping technology of GIS is explored that displays indispensable …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 23–32 Read article
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Suitability of Crushed Ceramic Tiles as Fine Aggregates in Cement Mortar
Abstract: Recycled aggregates shall make a vital contribution towards the reuse of construction demolition waste which is otherwise dumped indiscriminately. The technical feasibility of utilization of crushed waste ceramic tiles as fine aggregates in cement mortar isstudied.Physical characterization and comparison of the ceramic fine aggregates (CFAs) with natural fine aggregates(NFAs) was carried out and strength properties of cement mortar with ceramic fine aggregate were studied.The result was promising for a replacement …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 33–37 Read article