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Identification of Groundwater Potential Zones using Remote Sensing and GIS: a case study of watershed, Maharashtra, India.
Abstract: Water is one of the vital source for all livings beings for their survival. Water is needed for many activities like agriculture, industries, domestic, drinking and many other purposes. If we consider the earth as a whole, water covers the major portion of the earth. But among the total water on the earth, fresh water reserves are very less that is only 2.5%. Also the water availability is unevenly distributed …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 14–24 Read article
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A Review on Assessment of Groundwater Quality for Irrigation and Domestic Purposes
Abstract: AbstractWater is the basic need without which life does not exist in the earth. It is well known that major portion of the earth is occupied by water, out of it only few amounts are fresh water and meant for drinking and other purposes like agriculture, industries, etc. Water occurs in the earth in different forms like surface water, groundwater, glaciers and seawater. Among which the groundwater serves the majority …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 33–38 Read article
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Scientific Investigation of the Ancient Water Bodies (Baravas) from Akkalkot Taluka, Solapur District, Maharashtra: Special Emphasis on Tirth and Jeur Region.
Abstract: Ancient water bodies (Baravas), are the step wells of modern culture. These traditional and important structures are neglected by many researchers for water planning aspect. So, this study explores the architecture of stepwells (Baravas), built traditionally in the western Maharashtra for storing and utilizing the groundwater. Step-wells are the constructions up to 3 to 5 store down from ground level comprising a water-body, which majorly are attractively planned. Above stated …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 29–38 Read article
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Partial Replacement of Cement by Kota Stone Slurry in Mortar
Abstract: AbstractKota stone is one of the lime stones which is found in Kota, Jhalawar, and Chittor districts of Rajasthan. It is a very fine-grained siliceous calcium carbonate rock of sedimentary nature. During cutting and polishing process, a lot of material remains unused, and this waste may be called as Kota stone cutting and polishing waste. The disposal of Kota Stone Slurry (KSS) from the Kota stone industry is one of …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 8–13 Read article
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High Mechanical and Fracture Strength SCC Using ChoppedFiber
Abstract: In this article, the development of Self Compacting Concrete is progressive point of interest in the historical backdrop of development industry bringing about overwhelming utilization of SCC worldwide are explained. It has numerous benefits over typical cement regarding improvement in efficiency, lessening in labor and general cost, fantastic completed item with great mechanical reaction and durability. The fibers utilized as a part of the examination are 12 mm since quite …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 41–43 Read article
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Comparative study of various castellated beams with and without stiffeners
Abstract: use of the castellated beams has its own benefits as its reasonable gives additional strength by almost the same amount of material easily erectable. Studies associated with them demonstrate that quantifiable reduction in the weight of the structure is accomplished by allowing web openings without reducing structural strength or necessities of serviceability. They are made-up by cutting I section in the zigzag design to make shapes like circular hexagonal rectangular …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 5–10 Read article
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Experimental analysis of quaternary cement binder
Abstract: As concrete structure emitted large amount of carbon dioxide in the environment, to reduce these emition, need to minimize use of cement by using supplementary cementious material such as fly ash, silica fume, rice husk, ground granulated blast furnace slag etc. As quaternary blended cement concrete is prepared by replacing of cement with cementious material is good option for this. In this research quaternary blended cement concrete prepared by using …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 12–17 Read article
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Experimental Investigation on Concrete with Replacement of Fine Aggregate from Scrap Tyre Rubber Dust
Abstract: Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world in which cement and aggregates are the main constituents. This has led to continuous and increasing demands of natural materials used in the construction. Present study aims to explore the potential utilization of scrap tyre rubber in various Portland cement concrete categories for the production to study the structural behaviour of concrete, and to help partially solving environmental problem …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 5–9 Read article
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Combined Effect of Ceramic Waste and Metal Fiber Waste on Splitting Tensile and Flexural Strength in Pavement Concrete
Abstract: India is a prodigious country, with a huge population almost second in the world, will increase from China by the middle of this century. In India, majority of the population is much younger, which have advantage of having substantial work force and epic development opportunities. India’s 12th Five Year Plan is pivoted on the growth of infrastructure facilities such as roads and highways, railways, ports and shipping, power stations, irrigation …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 32–39 Read article
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Green Concrete Using Fly Ash and Silica Fume
Abstract: Recycled coarse aggregate can also be used by partially replacing natural concrete aggregates, so that construction and demolition waste can be further used for aggregates in new construction. Recycled coarse aggregate includes brick, tile aggregates, crushed stone aggregates, glass aggregates, and demolished aggregates. In this paper, different recycled aggregates are used by 40 and 60% replacement with natural aggregates of size 20 mm. Granite stone, brickstone, concrete debris are used …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 57–62 Read article
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Strength Based Comparative Study of Green Concrete
Abstract: Green concrete may be a revolutionary topic within the history of concrete trade. It is a kind of concrete that resembles the standard concrete however, the assembly or usage of such concrete needs minimum quantity of energy and causes least damage to atmosphere. Recycled coarse mixture may be employed by partly substitution natural concrete aggregates, so construction and demolition waste may be more used for aggregates in new construction. Recycled …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 63–67 Read article
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Experimental Investigation of Mortar Using Stone Crusher Dust, Fly Ash and Rice Husk Ash
Abstract: Enormous development of infrastructure raised the issue of sustainability as the large quantities concreting require the huge amounts of constituting materials, the aggregate and cement. Research to explore new alternatives and investigate uses of available industrial and other waste material is very important. In this work two ingredients of concrete fine aggregates and cement are partially replaced by waste materials and the strength property of mortar is investigated. Test results …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 8–12 Read article
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Utilization of Rice Husk Ash and Fly Ash in Construction Industry
Abstract: This experimental work is an effort to try to develop the awareness and importance of waste management and its utilization in productive manner among the people. In today’s more environmentally conscious world, a more responsible approach to the environment is to increase the use of by-products of one which is disposed off as waste as raw material for construction industry. Substitution of OPC cement by rice husk ash and fly …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 13–28 Read article
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Papercrete: An Efficient Use of Waste Paper
Abstract: These days CO2 emission from construction sites because of cement use is a global issue. In order to address environmental effects associated with cement manufacturing and constantly depleting natural resources, there is a need to develop alternative binders to make concrete industry sustainable. On the other hand, more waste paper ends up in landfills or dump sites than those recycled due to which all countries are facing a serious challenge …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 54–59 Read article
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Pervious Concrete-A Tool for Sustainable Pavement Technology: A Review
Abstract: Our planet earth is on its path to a deadlock due to its present-day development strategies. In the present scenario soaring pressure for the application of green technologies in developments to protect the nature from the adverse effects of construction industries have been endeavored by the goal of sustainable development and advancement in environmental management. Worldwide construction industries are geared towards Green concrete construction and sustainable development techniques. As a …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 12–17 Read article
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Impact of Salinity Ingression Prevention Structures (Bandharas) on Different Landuse Categories in Abdasa Taluka of Kachchh Region, Gujarat-India
Abstract: Kachchh has a coastline of 406 km that faces various problems due to the salinity ingression and some developmental initiatives like ports, industries, etc. To check salinity ingression in the adjacent land of coastal areas, Government of Gujarat has taken some corrective measures in which construction of bandharas is one such attempt to prevent ingress of salinity along the coastal belt of Kachchh. For this activity, the government has invested …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2013 · pp. 49–61 Read article
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Corrosion Behavior of Steel in Reinforced Concrete
Abstract: There are many environments where steel is exposed to different types of cement as well as different water cement ration along with variable PH of water mixed during the preparation of concrete. Deterioration of steel in such environment causes corrosion and its rate depend upon the type of cement and type of environment because it not only corrode steel but also affect the concreting material as it contains various chemical …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 66–74 Read article
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Paper Waste for Bricks Production Evaluation of Paper Waste as An Alternative Aggregate in Bricks Production
Abstract: This study focused on the use of paper waste to partially replace ordinary Portland cement for producing a new lightweight concrete, otherwise called papercrete. The objective was to evaluate its effect on some hardened properties of papercrete. A laboratory experiment was conducted where paper waste was added in varying proportions of 20%, 30% and 40% as partial replacement for cement. After combining with sand, cement and water, the mixture was …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 29–39 Read article
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Experimental Investigation of EAFS Aggregate Concrete by Partially Replacing Cement with Single Blended SCMs Fly Ash, GGBS and UGGBS for Sustainable Concrete
Abstract: This study represents research work on the effect of electric arc furnace slag (EAFS) aggregate containing concrete with the utilization of different secondary cementitious materials (SCMs) in single blending, which is the extension of our previous work to optimize EAFS aggregate in concrete. We found 50% EAFS aggregate replacement performance comparatively better as compared to natural aggregate. A total of 12 concrete mixes were cast in different single blended SCMs …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 28–35 Read article
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Auxiliary Battery Backup System Generated from Locomotive Vehicle
Abstract: AbstractDue to rapid development in developing countries there is a gap between the demand and generation of power. As the demand is bridges, the development will have increased so that a gap persists. So, load shedding is reported by power supplying authorities is specially so in remote areas, in north eastern India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and central African countries where thick forests are a deterrent for drawing power lines. To overcome …
Published in Recent Trends in Sensor Research & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 1–4 Read article