The "C I V I L"ian

Facts in a box is what this blog aims at. You can find interesting civil stuff all around and this is just a platform to share some of them.

Saturday, 16 August 2014

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"AROUND THE BUILDING IN 15 DAYS..."

This Hotel has an unlikely story - as all its 30 floors were built in just 15 days... Not a single worker was injured in constru...
MAKE WAY..FOR THE PLANE'S COMIN'..

GIBRALTAR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT is an unusual airport. Do you know why? This is the only airport where the runway actually interse...
Can we ever visit the centre of the Earth????

There's a famous book 'Journey to the centre of the Earth' written by French author Jules Verne...
BIGGEST INDOOR THEME PARK

Ferrari is on its way to astonish their fans with a more breath taking experience to have at their new proposed building - Ferrari theme p...
POOF!!! VANISHED!!

Can you believe a Harry Potter inspiration in Civil Engineering ??? :D It's not yet done... But just a thought..An idea which ma...
HOW LONG WILL THE EIFFEL TOWER STAY?

Check out this interesting column from Yale Magazine. http://www.yalescientific.org/2011/05/secrets-of-the-eiffel-tower/
SOME TYPES OF PILES

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The Christchurh Art Gallery, New Zealand

Earthquakes can cause liquefaction of soil. As a resultant, excessive settlement of soil can occur. An example is given in the image. ...
A Building just got printed in 3D!!

3D printing had been revolutionising the age of complex designs and manufacture from the late 1980s. It started at the very basic level an...