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What Is Survey Levelling | Important Terms Related to Levelling | What Are Different Types of Levelling | Types of Trigonometric levelling

CivilJungle

Introduction of Survey Levelling. Survey levelling is the method by which we measure the elevation of one land with respect to others. It can also be defined as a method to find out the difference of elevations of different points on the earth’s surface. It helps surveyors and engineers to level, design, plan, and construct a building by making the land suitable for construction.

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#96:  Payment Bond Sureties and "Pay-if-Paid" Subcontracts

NH Construction Law

It is often said that a payment bond surety may assert all of the contractual defenses to payment enjoyed by its principal. If the principal is a general contractor with a “pay-if-paid” clause in its subcontracts, must a subcontractor wait for the general contractor to be paid before it can collect on a payment bond? I promised elaboration on this question in an earlier blog (# 8).

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What Is Tie Beam | Tie Beam Details | Advantages of Using Tie Beam | Tie Beam Reinforcement | Why Is Use Concrete Tie Beam

CivilJungle

What Is Tie Beam? The beam which connects two or more columns or rafters in a roof or roof truss or in any height above floor level to make the whole structure more stiff and stable at the foundation level is called tie beam. Tie beams are mainly provided at roof truss and floor level and a plinth. They cannot carry any vertical load such as walls etc.

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Definition of Shear Force and Bending Moment | What Is Shear Force | What Is Bending Moment | Relation Between Loading, Shear Force & Bending Moment

CivilJungle

Definition of Shear Force and Bending Moment. Shear Force. Shear force is the unbalanced vertical force which is acting on to the right or left of the section. It’s also termed as aligned forces pushing one part of the body in the specific direction, and the other part of the body is another direction. Sometimes, a crack is developed in a body from the parallel shear force acting in a different direction at another point of the body.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.