Roles and responsibilities of a civil engineer in the Mauritian society – including the importance of good and clear communication. Good and clear communication is fundamental in the civil engineering sector, in fact for any other profession where information needs to circulate from one individual to the other. Especially, in Mauritius where there is an abundance of cultures with a variety of languages. As stated by Rose Johnson (2017), good communication skills help to reduce the barriers erected
Prior to attending University as a Civil Engineering student, there were plenty of natural disasters, including earthquakes, and flooding that stole human lives and left destruction and havoc for the survivors in my country, not only due to the strength of those disasters, but simply due to the weakness of our structures, including our buildings, bridges, roads and etc. I was obsessed with that immense toll in our country that was due to a simple negligence and lack of knowledge. Consequently, I
Naveen Varma Program Meng Structural Engineering Intake Winter 2018 University: University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada While reasoning my intentions to pursue my Masters in the field of Structural Engineering, I would like to brief you on my career till now. I am a person who has always had a profound passion and fascination for areas requiring an analytical and logical approach. While visiting the Construction sites with my uncle who is a civil engineer by profession enable me to
have been living in Peru, where people are shocked when they hear that as a woman I studied civil engineering at university. Certainly, this shows the antiquated thought process in Peru’s culture, where civil engineering is not seen as a suitable career path for a woman. I must mention that my choice of major started way back at my uncle’s house, where I first saw a laboratory of geotechnical civil engineering. Its machines and the work done impressed me significantly. I really longed to understand
A STUDY OF BEHAVIOUR ON STONE COLUMN IN HOMOGENOUS SOIL S.Sandhya rani Post graduate student , civil engineering department, K.S.R.M college of engineering , kadapa. rani.sandhya030@gmail.com P.Suresh Praveen Kumar Assistant professor , civil engineering department , K.S.R.M college of engineering , kadapa. potulasuresh@gmail.com Abstract: In the modern civilized world ground improvement technique is a great concern to the geotechnical engineers. Stone columns are found effective, feasible and economical
No building structure on this planet is earthquake proof, only its resistance to earthquakes can increase. Numerous studies have been conducted on earthquake resistant constructions to minimize damage when an earthquake occurs. But what is an earthquake? According to United States Geological Survey (n.d.), Earthquake happens when two blocks of earth suddenly collide from one another resulting to ground shaking and radiated seismic energy and it is caused by volcanic activity and earth’s sudden stress
Abstract The construction industry is large and diverse, with lot of companies and professional bodies. This makes it thought-provoking to develop a common vision and priorities. Activities in the industry are always term as project and these projects must be procured and managed thus making the concept of procurement and project management inevitable in the construction industry. This paper will begin by briefly introducing the reader to the construction industry and try to find and give appropriate
Construction Workers by Skill Category Male Female Unskilled 23.5 58.8 Semi-skilled 23.5 35.3 Skilled 41.2 2.9 Highly skilled 11.8 2.9 Source: GEFONT, Search for Alternatives, 2003 In order to obtain a working license for carrying out any public civil engineering projects, an entrepreneur should first submit an application to the District Development Committee (DDC). DDC then analyzes the document of the applicant company focusing mainly on its financial and technical qualification. Once DDC approves
for innovation and vast opportunity for improvement. Civil engineering is one such science which is a gamut of technologies. All through my adolescent and adult years I have been insistent on one thing. It has been my endeavour to fill all my personal activities and pursuits with passion and joy. This approach has also brought important decisions before me. I finished my undergraduate study in civil engineering and my decision to opt for engineering as my career option has given away the most practical
INTRODUCTION The roads having traffic less than 500 vehicles per day and connecting the rural areas are generally called low-volume roads or rural roads (Sinha, et al., 2002) (Gallegoa, Moyab, Pinie´, & Ayugad, 2008). Whilst the works described may be used any country in planning low-volume rural roads, the data are used from Nepal in this study. Road networks in Nepal are classified as strategic road network (SRN), urban road networks and rural road network (RRN). Strategic road networks are road