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Improving Highway Safety Through Smart Cars and Smart Highways

Author: Haseeb Jamal / Date: Jan 22, 2017 / Tags: Traffic Engineering
Driver error is the cause of 90 percent of all police-reported car crashes in the United States. Currently, U.S. research is focused on countering vehicle collisions. Initially, these could be infrastructure-only systems that rely solely on roadside warning devices to signal drivers. Ultimately, the emerging systems could evolve into cooperative systems that

Types of Concrete Joints in Buildings and their Characteristics

Author: Haseeb Jamal / Date: Jan 22, 2017 / Tags: Types of
These are structural separation between building elements that allow independent movement without damage to the assembly. Expansion joints are designed to safely absorb the thermal expansion and contraction of various construction materials, to absorb vibration. They are commonly provided in bridges, railway tracks, piping systems, and other structures. Control

How to Build Small Dams - Design and Construction

Author: Haseeb Jamal / Date: Jan 21, 2017 / Tags: Small Dams, How To, Design of
Dams built up on small scale by compacting successive layers of earth, using the most impervious materials to form a core and placing more permeable substances on the upstream and downstream sides. A facing of crushed stone prevents erosion by wind or rain, and a suitable spillway, usually of concrete, protects against catastrophic overflow of the dam. Small

Hoover Dam Design, Construction and Facts

Author: Haseeb Jamal / Date: Jan 21, 2017 / Tags: Design of, Construction
Hoover dam is America's most famous landmark, completed in 1935. It was the most colossal structure in the world at that time. This great American icon was to be the largest and heaviest dam, producing the largest amount of Hydro electric power in the world. 21000 men took part in its construction and of them 112 laid their lives to complete this megastructure.

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