I have been very busy since last August,2010 owing to my academic work, job and family commitments. Although work loadings in every fronts are mounting up, I thought time is right for recommence this blog which I really enjoyed in past. It simply keeps alive my appetite to learn.Unlike in previous writings, this time I am thinking of writing more ...
The concept of ‘Redistribution of Moments’ which is found in structural design is often not well understood, specifically among undergrads.Furthermore it is mostly confused with another widely used concept of ‘Moment Distribution’ which is an essentially a method used to find the BM & SF in structurally indeterminate Beams & Frames. The Redistribution of Moment is subjected only to moments ...
I think character or the personality of a person is a mixture of Attitude, Knowledge, Skills and Luck. In my way of thinking, the correct mixture of above should always make a strong character and it will make a person who withstands to various types of problems which he comes
It would be hard to find a person who has not gone across a bridge during his lifetime. But, have any of among you taken the trouble to look at the underneath of a bridge?, which helped you to cross over the river. Surely,
Last time I wrote that Civil Engineering is a half science plus half art. The artist feels something intangiable where he will convey that feeling to rest of us through his Art.Then how could Engineer become a half artist?..confused??Engineer feels the answer (which is an art) and then use his science to achive that answer ...that is an art..see the ...
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it. - Lao TzuWater is an important entity in our life.Still most of you may not aware that Civil engineers play a significant role when it comes to providing the drinkable water (palatable) to your tap. Water treatment is a highly developed area where so many civil engineers ...
This year (2010),the field selections of University of Moratuwa (UOM), SL, have depicted a different trend from its past consistent behavioral pattern. Even though, when considering the whole picture, it cannot be catogor
While we were having a beer, one of my Zambian friend, Earnest told me that their women are concrete machines (wow!!! Sure SL contractors think of importing few of them )While thinking of that good idea, i thought to write my n
Today I came across a good picture which you can see below, where it gives a different perspective to the subject matter of 'Women'. Although I' m not intended to find the validity of above, my simple intention is to appreciate the creativity an
There are so many Guinness records for the tallest entities which may fall in to the categories such as tallest man,tallest woman,tallest building etc.So,I thought it would be appropriate to discuss the details about the world tallest bridge through this blog.The world highest Bridge is 'Mill
During the time of my undergraduate, one of my professor took a great effort to teach us the difference between a mathematician and an engineer. To his credit, he almost did it in a 100%Mathematics is the paramount in engineering. But Engineering is not all about mathematics.The photos which received from a email gave me better way of presenting the ...
Even in a dry season , very few water paths are get dry as following one where not single drop of water can be found.This bridge is located in Mankulam - Mulathive road, where I worked as the Consulting Bridge Engineer in 2012A Bridge on a river where you can not find a single drop of water.While during the time ...
Last few days, I spent my working time mostly on reviewing the designs of concrete box culverts.As local practice is based on British codes, the most relevant document is identified as part 2 & part 4 of Bs 5400. The additional guidelines are provided by BD 31/01.Appendix A of BD 31/01 shows the diagrams on load cases which is to ...
I caught this video from FB post..........This video shows the importance of the correctly design HYDRAULIC JUMP at the spill.I can remember the effort of my Hydraulic Professor who took great effort to teach us the phenomena during my undergraduate studies. The hydraulic jump is designed to dissipate the energy of the water flow, so that it flows in safe speeds inthe downstream.
I came across this problem few months ago. Although the issue has been solved, still I think we can share our views on this.The problem occurred on 19m long pre tensioned PSC beam. The cracks, in the range of 0.2 mm – 0.5 mm, were noticed on the top flanges of the 19 m beams and near the two lifting ...
