Category: Transportation

Projecting the Future of Transportation: A Look Ahead Over the Next Century

January 9, 2023March 16, 2023 Civil Vedant

Introduction Transportation nowadays is characterized by a blend of classic and developing technology. Cars powered by internal combustion engines (ICEs) are still the most popular on the road, however, the number of electric vehicles (EVs) is increasing. EVs are a more environmentally friendly choice because they run on electricity rather than gasoline and emit no…

Transportation

Bridge and Its types

December 18, 2022December 18, 2022 Civil Vedant

A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles, such as a body of water, valley, or road, without closing the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, usually something that can be detrimental to cross otherwise. Bridges are one of the oldest forms of technology and…

Processes of Manufacturing Bitumen

November 5, 2022November 5, 2022 Civil Vedant

There are four different ways to produce bitumen from crude oil. Bitumen production processes vary depending on feed conditions and product specifications. Distillation (Straight Run), Air Blowing , Blending , and Solvent De-asphalting are bitumen production methods. In this article, we are going to introduce bitumen production methods to…

Transportation

Pavement Failures – Rigid and Flexible Pavements

August 24, 2020February 28, 2021 Civil Vedant

Pavement is the medium for transport to travel from one location to another. Pavement provides the smooth surface and act as a navigation for vehicles. Pavements are of two types (i) Flexible Pavement and (ii) Rigid Pavement. Flexible pavements consists of mixture of asphaltic or bituminous material and aggregate placed on a good quality and compacted…

Transportation

Gradient and its types

August 23, 2020February 28, 2021 Civil Vedant

What is Gradient of road? The slope of the road pavement in the longitudinal direction is called gradient or grade. It may be expressed either as a ratio of rise or fall in a specified horizontal distance. When a road ascends 1 meter in every 20 horizontal distance it is called 1 in 20 upgrade…

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Bituminous materials and their classification

August 21, 2020March 1, 2021 Civil Vedant

Bituminous materials are the mixture of hydrocarbon of natural or hydrogenous origin or a combination of both found in gaseous, liquid, semi-solid or solid form and completely soluble in carbon disulphide. Bituminous materials may classified as : Bitumen :Bitumen is a hydrocarbon of either natural or artificial obtained during fractional distillation of petroleum. 1. Forms…

Transportation