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Quality of Surface and Ground Water Around Machenahalli Indutrial Estate Between Bhadravathi and Shimoga Cities, Karnataka, India
Abstract: This study is done to analyse the physic-chemical properties of surface and ground water around Machenahalli industrial area. About seven surface water and nine ground water samples were collected and analysed for physico-chemical parameters like pH, EC (Electrical conductivity), Ca, TH, Mg, Na, K2O, SO4, CO3, HCO3 Cl and TDS (Total dissolve solid). And these results were compared with the drinking water standards of ISI (2003) and WHO (2004).For the …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 36–40 Read article
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Effect Of Different Shapes Of Air Diffusers On Removal Of Chemical Oxygen Demand Of Wastewater In Activated Sludge Process
Abstract: AbstractOne of the challenges faced in activated sludge process is the low solubility of oxygen in wastewater, affecting the microbial activity due to mass transfer limitations and ultimately hampering the effluent quality. To overcome this limitation various types of diffusers have been in use but the configuration in which the aerators must be placed is still an open question. A series of experiments were conducted using different shapes of diffuser …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 9–14 Read article
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Extreme Value Analysis of Rainfall using L-Moments of Five Probability Distributions for Chandwa and Latehar Sites in Jharkhand
Abstract: Estimation of rainfall for a given return period is of utmost importance for planning, design and management of civil and hydraulic structures. This can be achieved by conducting Extreme Value Analysis (EVA) of rainfall that consists of fitting probability distributions (PDs) to the annual maximum series of rainfall. In this paper, a study on intercomparison of L-Moments (LMO) of five PDs viz., Extreme Value Type-1 (EV1), Extreme Value Type-2, Generalized …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 42–50 Read article
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Imperishable Sewage treatment plant - A case study of Surat, India
Abstract: In the 21st century, it is prominently observed that there is a major contamination of water resources in particular fresh water resources due to increase in the municipal, agricultural and industrial wastes. Moreover, in today's world, environmental pollution has become a hot topic. Water is becoming increasingly scarce, and many people fear that future conflicts will be fought over pure drinking water. Water scarcity not only causes problems for humans, …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 10–20 Read article
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Rainfall-runoff Relationship in Small Mountainous Catchments
Abstract: An event of stream danger was seen in a little watershed, where precipitation prompted a critical decrease in soil dampness content. This development of soil water can be perceived as sporadic motions as it streams into lower layers. This peculiarity includes a significant measure of water going through the dirt, contributing fundamentally to the general outpouring from the watershed. The precariousnessdriven stream hypothesis can depict this peculiarity, which emerges because …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 25–38 Read article
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Analysis of Steel Beam Column Joint by Using Cantilever Weight by using ANSYS
Abstract: The steel beam column joint is ideally pinned, semi rigid or fully rigid. As per previous study the semi rigid connections are subjected to moment rotation relationship joint of structure and the behavior of beam column joints in steel frames can be represented by its cantilever weight behavior which is primarily shown by the moment rotation relationship. During the past decade, extensive research has been conducted on the analysis and …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 23–29 Read article
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Seismic Behavior of RCC Buildings under Revised Seismic Zone Classification by BNBC
Abstract: This study aims at the comparison of provisions of earthquake analysis given BNBC 2017. The revised BNBC 2017 has divided the seismic zones of Bangladesh into four different categories such as Zone-1, Zone-2, Zone-3 and Zone-4 respectively. They have different seismic zone coefficients. Finally structural analysis and design of a typical G+10 storey school building situated in all four seismic zones is conducted to investigate the seismic behavior of that …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 21–28 Read article
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Study on High Rise (G+32) Cluster Shaped Building Under Earthquake with the help of IS 1893, UBC-97 and ASCE 7-10 codal provisions
Abstract: Modern high-rises, in low seismicity areas, are designed to withstand lateral loads.While high rise buildings would suffer structural damage, the shaking produced by the earthquake is a long period of slow shaking.The stability and stiffness of any structure is the major issue of concern in any high-rise buildings.This research is related to comparison of high rise G+32 cluster shape building under Seismic area with the help of different country codes …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 24–33 Read article
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Investigation on Clay Soil Stabilization using Plastic Powder
Abstract: A huge amount of black cotton soil or clayey soil is available all around the world which leads to a waste of land for construction uses, since it has expansiveness, swelling and shrinkage properties etc. So we have tried to resolve this problem by stabilizing the black cotton soil by waste material marble powder. This study impact with the effect of PP (PP) on expansive soil by conducting the laboratory …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 18–21 Read article
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Production of Dense Graded Cold Asphalt Mixtures with New Cementitious Material
Abstract: The energy revolution for offering sustainable energy supply and utilize in terms of economically and environmentally is interested evident for governments and industry. Cement is the main material for constructing the society’s buildings and infrastructures. Meanwhile, 5% of global CO2 emission is related to cement industry. Therefore, replacing of cement with one of the other sustainable materials is one of the main objectives of the climate change mitigation strategies around …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 15–22 Read article
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Experimental Study on Properties of Concrete with Phoenix Fibres
Abstract: In this paper, an attempt has been made to investigate the possibility of using phoenix fibre to improve the properties of concrete. The aim of this research is to investigate the properties of concrete with phoenix fibres of various percentages. Mechanical properties such as compressive strength, split tensile strength of concrete using phoenix fibre have been investigated. M20 grade of concrete has been used for this investigation. Mechanical strength tests …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 40–45 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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Economical Analysis of Lime and Fly Ash Stabilized Flexible Pavements
Abstract: India is experiencing tremendous growth in infrastructure including road network and highways. Roads are to be designed with good reliability to fulfill the long-term performance during the design period. Most of the time flexible pavements in India need to be constructed on problematic subgrade soil. Such subgrades have low California bearing ratio which leads to more pavement thickness. Decrease in availability of suitable sub-base and base course materials for highway …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 36–44 Read article
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A Comparative Study of Fly Ash Bricks Made with Blend of Clay Brick Waste and Stone Dust
Abstract: The growing environmental concerns and proper disposal of brick waste is a challenge for construction industry. Many research articles support the use of brick waste in construction materials as aggregates. Production of bricks using waste brick aggregate has environmental benefits by lowering the disposal problem and at the same time saving conventional resources. The present work focuses on the utilization of brick waste as a partial replacement of conventional aggregates …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 60–67 Read article
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Studies on Effect of Various Curing Methods in Glass Fibre Reinforced Geopolymer Concrete with 12 Molarity Alkaline Solutions
Abstract: Due to the increasing environmental impacts associated with ordinary Portland cement, need to develop alternative binders to make concrete, is steadily increasing. Geopolymer concrete is the result of the reaction of materials containing Alumino-silicate with concentrated alkaline solution to produce an inorganic polymer binder. Alkaline solutions used were Sodium Hydroxide and Sodium Silicate. This paper presents results of an experimental study on the compressive strength, flexural strength and split tensile …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Effect of pH on Shear Strength Behavior of Granular Soil
Abstract: In this research, the performances of pH value on shear strength behavior of granular soil have been studied. The shear strength of soil is an important term in most of the foundation engineering problems such as the bearing capacity of shallow foundation, slope stability of dam/embankment and lateral earth pressure on retaining walls. A series of direct shear tests were conducted on two types of dry granular soils (taken from …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 8–11 Read article
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Study of Mechanical Properties of Self-compacting Concrete
Abstract: Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) is a high performance concrete, it is able to flow under its own weight, completely filling formwork and achieving full compaction, even in the presence of congested reinforcement. Self Compacting Concrete has excellent high resistance to segregation and fluidity ensures a high level of homogeneity, minimal concrete voids and uniform concrete strength, providing the potential for a superior level of finish and durability to the structure. This …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 12–18 Read article
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Potable Water Quality Analysis of Akbarpura, KPK, Pakistan
Abstract: In Pakistan, supply of safe drinking water of international standard is very limited. Only around 30% population has access to piped drinking water, which has rarely been completely tested for health safety. About 70% population is drinking water of unknown quality. The only testing comes through human consumption and getting sick. This study is designed to investigate the water quality problems of Akbarpura, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. Samples were collected from the …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 19–27 Read article
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Spatial Crime Pattern using Geographical Information System: A Review
Abstract: The article describes the development of crime pattern analysis using geographic information system (GIS). Criminal activities nowadays continue to be a major concern in contemporary society in many countries around the world. Most nation are faced with unacceptable level of crime such as murder, raped, robbery, and many crime that gives bad effect to the communities in the country. Therefore specific studies need to be conducted to overcome this problem. …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 11–15 Read article
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Liquefaction Behavior of Clean Sand for Various Sample Sizes Using Triaxial Tests
Abstract: A total of 54 isotropically consolidated un-drained triaxial compression tests on various sample sizes were conducted to study the effect of sample size on liquefaction behavior of clean sand. Specimens were prepared using moist placement and dry deposition methods with different initial relative densities and tested for different confining pressures. It was observed that as the sample size increases, deviator stress also increases. Peak value of deviator stress increased as …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2014 · pp. 22–29 Read article