Facts about the Eiffel Tower
The history and design aspects of the Eiffel Tower are interesting for engineers even today. Wrought iron was used for the construction of Eiffel Tower with the employment of scaffolds.…
Structural Steel Construction Material
Various types of steel are used depending upon the application. The main content of structural steel after iron is carbon. Structural steel sections are normally utilized for the construction of…
Facts about the Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge has been incorporated with all the requisite safety aspects. The effects of enormous wind forces have been taken into account by an accurate design of the…
Asphalt Multi Integrated Roller
A modern Asphalt Multi Integrated Roller has been introduced for road construction that assists in the prevention of asphalt cracks that are developed by the use of conventional steel rollers.…
Stresses in the Railway Track
Track clasping has forever been an erratic occurrence resulting in expensive derailments. This article actually describes a method of calculating the stresses in the railway track and adopting the same.…
Coning of Wheels
Coning of wheels is a method of beveling the wheels to avoid depreciation to the wheels and rims. Normally the wheels are conned by a cone of semi-angle. It is based on…
Cone Crusher
Cone crushers reduce large rocks into smaller sizes for further use in construction. Several types of crushers are used for this purpose, and the cone crusher is an important type that is…
Cranes
There are several types of cranes that are used in the construction industry, in the lifting of heavy consignments, and in the manufacturing industry for lifting and movement of heavy…
Excavator
An excavator is extremely useful for the construction industry, and can perform gigantic tasks that may not be possible by the human effort. Thus, the excavator has increased the speed…
For The Shear Stress of It
A continuing series of articles on fundamental structural engineering analyses. Stress Isn't Always Normal The last article discussed tensile and compressive stresses as useful structural engineering calculations. These are examples…
