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Passenger Car Unit - Definition & Examples

Author: Haseeb Jamal / Date: Jun 09, 2017 / Tags: Definition, Traffic Engineering
It is a vehicle unit used for expressing highway capacity. One car is considered as a single unit, cycle, motorcycle is considered as half car unit. Bus , truck causes a lot of inconvenience because of its large size and is considered equivalent to 3 cars or 3 PCU. Volume: Number of vehicles crossing a point on the road during a specific time period. It is carried out for:

A Documentary Video on Concrete - Science of Concrete

Author: Haseeb Jamal / Date: Jun 08, 2017 / Tags: Videos
Concrete is a composite material composed of coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that hardens over time. In its simplest form, concrete is a mixture of paste and aggregates, or rocks. The paste, composed of portland cement and water, coats the surface of the fine (small) and coarse (larger) aggregates. Through a chemical reaction called hydration, the

Writing Small Dam Project Inception Report

Author: Haseeb Jamal / Date: Jun 08, 2017 / Tags: Small Dams, Project Planning
Introduction: This is the foremost part of the report and hence a summary of the whole project, its clients, funding and the team working on it should be provided here very briefly. This intro may also contain background of the inception report, who created it, using what tools, information and sources and the limitations (if any) of this report. Project Background: It is the

Methods of Natural Seasoning of Wood

Author: Haseeb Jamal / Date: Jun 08, 2017 / Tags: Wood Seasoning, Wood, How To
The basic principle is to stack the timber so that plenty of air can circulate around each piece. The timber is stacked with wide spaces between each piece horizontally, and with strips of wood between each layer ensuring that there is a vertical separation too. Air can then circulate around and through the stack, to slowly remove moisture. In some cases, weights can be placed

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