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One - World Solar Power In 2015 when the world came to gather in the Paris Declaration and took Oath for taking steps for reducing the overall Earths temperature by 1-2 degree Celsius, India proposed a vision under the leadership of Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi called " One Sun One World One Grid" wherein the countries which are in the region of tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn will come to gather and build a worldwide grid for the availability of electricity. As far as India is concerned, I have seen many - many solar projects started and even huge projects which have also been completed with the working time. The world now comes under this vision and take steps to decrease the temperature and not rely on the non-renewable source such as fossil fuels. Steps : In 2015 when they started this organization, till now as far as 64 nations have signed and started building infrastructures, wherein 86 nations have signed the petition. The world looks forward to Indi...

Capital Gate The Capital Gate Building is 160 meter high, 35 stories tall building in Abu Dhabi with an incredible tilt of 18 degree which is around 4 times the Leaning Tower of Pisa. This is also recorded as the most leaning man-made structure in the world in the  Guinness Book of World Record.  The tower is built near the  National Exhibition center of Abu Dhabi and is the tallest building in the city.  Engineering: The tower with such tilt and design was to be designed with the utmost care. The tower is a combination of the  reinforced concrete core, the steel structure of the outer floor design, and glass covering. The Reinforced Concrete Core was constructed such that the core was tilted in the opposite direction of the tower's tilt so as when the tower is constructed the weight of the tower adding on the tilting side will bring it in the vertical direction and maintain the design, such concept are also used in pre-stressed concrete. The steel str...

New Parliament House The Triangular Building The current plan of the revamping Central Vista is a huge revamp project of changing the face of capital of India where all the important and big decisions. The Central Vista Revamp Project has a plan for the new Parliament Building which will be just behind the Old Parliament House of India. The Old House is now falling short for new ministers and MP's and thus the New Parliament Building was in need and then comes the plan of building a new Parliament house. The New Building will be of Triangular shape which will house the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and the Joint House Meeting Hall. The cost of the building is estimated at 922 crores. More Detail On Click Here: Central Vista Revamp The New Parliament will be capable to house 900 Lok Sabha MP's and in all 1300 in the hall which will be used for Joint Meeting Sessions. The Architect of New Parliament is Bimal Patel, the in-charge of the redesign of Central Vista. The same architect is b...

Central Vista Revamp Project Current Central Vista View What is Central Vista? India, the world's largest democracy now plans to revamp the place from where the whole nation is controlled and the plans are worked out. The Central Vista in Delhi starts from the India Gate to Rashtrapati Bhavan which is about 3.2 kilometers long. This straight long road has buildings such as the Rashtrapati Bhavan, North Block, South Block, way connects to Parliament, many offices such as Railway Bhavan and other offices are situated here. The North Block and South Block have Office of Finance Ministry, Home Minister, and many cabinet ministers office which is a part of the union cabinet.  This whole path was planned and build long back in the 1910s to 1930s by two architecture's Lutyen's & Baker who designed the Rashtrapati Bhavan, North Block and South Block, and many other buildings with India's Parliament, where the design of parliament was taken from Madhya Pradesh Temple nam...

21st Century Silk Road China is good at building large infrastructure projects and many Civil Engineering Marvels. This project, Belt and Road initiative which is also referred to as the 21st Century Silk Road or New-Age Silk Road, one of the most ambitious infra projects ever taken by humankind. The Original "Silk Road": This was initiated by the Han Dynasty which also started in China. There were many explorers and travelers who traveled on these routes. One German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen who traveled on these routes named it Seidenstrassse or Seidenstrassen called Silk Road / Silk Routes. The route doesn't only had roads but also had sea route which made far places also connected. The Old Silk Road had roads starting from East of China and reach out till current Turkey, and sea routes pass through the South China Sea > the Indian Ocean > the Arabian Sea > and far in Gulf  and then in the Mediterranean. This, in short, had connected places as China,...

Indian Railway Station Revamp As per the IRSDC that is the Indian Railway Station Development Corporation, the beautification, and redevelopment of many Indian Railway Station which is the major hub and Junction for travel. The plan for modification was earlier proposed and now some concepts of that idea has come up which show how it will change the whole experience of Indian Stations and make them Airport like looking in standards too. This plan consists of over 110 stations of which we will see some of the major hubs which are going in world-class transformation.  All the revamped stations will have Indian Culture and it's Art form to show. Lets start with the capital and go down on the map: New Delhi Railway Station: The capital station will get a new look with the work under the hands of Railway Land Redevelopment Authority (RLDA) worth 6500 crores. Currently consisting of 16 railway platforms will all be renovated and will separate the arrival and departure way. Anand Vihar St...

Final Year Projects As you might know, there are 5 major subjects in Civil Engineering which are taught in the 3rd and Final years of B.Tech/B.E. The major subjects are Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Analysis, Transportation Engineering, Water Resource, and Irrigation, Construction Management and Estimation, RCC and Steel Structure and you take in consideration Surveying. But in with this, you must have good knowledge and skill in Math, Strength of Material, Mechanics, and basic Physics. Now I will talk about all subjects in-short so that you can see your interesting topics to choose from for the Project. Geotechnical Engineering: In academics, you might see this was one of the most important subjects, and its knowledge is required in many Civil Works such as Tunnels, Bridges, Roads, Railways, and Dam. Structural Analysis: This subject is important for checking the design of structure such as buildings components such as beams, columns and struts, and complete truss. This subject...

Background: Geo-politics and occupying new territory was always seen in history. Here also Hong Kong and Macau were occupied by British and Portuguese. The treaty was later signed with Main Land China, and they later agreed on One Country Two System. As the date of expire for the treaty comes near, Main Land wants to connect and influence the region under Chinese culture. Various attempts are made and one of the major development is this Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. Geography: All three regions are majorly connected with Mainland China but to connect the three together was attempted here. Hong Kong is seen as an island country as three sides are surrounded by sea and the north which is connected to Mainland China there is a river, making it an artificial island. Hong Kong and Macau are separated by sea, thus this connection becomes more important. Site & Construction: As the two places are separated by sea, the area is also used for cargo, shipments, and passenger ship movements....

Libya's Great Man-Made River: The Great Man-Made River in Libya is one of the most ambitious Civil Engineering projects in the history of mankind.  In the year 1953, the Libyan Government found not only vast oil reserves but also a vast quantity of fresh water locked under the strata. Most of the water was trapped around 7000-30000 years ago, which is divided into 4 different basins. The first basin is named the Kufra basin, which is near the Egyptian border which covering almost 35000 sq kilometers and is quite deep, around 2000 m deep. The other basins are in the Sirte Basin, which covers 10000 sq kilometers, the third in the Murzuk Basin, and the last in the Jabal Fezzan Basin, covering 4800 sq kilometers.  The GMR project will be used to transfer water to the North of the country to provide water for irrigation purposes for more than 6 million people. This will be a changing point for Libya, and Colonel Muammar Gaddafi called it the Eighth Wonder of the World. The work sta...

The New Dubai Airport: Dubai's new airport announced in 2016 that the Al Maktoum Airport will get a massive $32 billion expansion project. This new expansion will make it world's biggest airport and will be second major international airport along with the seaside emirates. The Al Maktoum Airport will act as the focal point for the world air travel, for the eastern and western countries.  The area of the airport is around 54 sq mile including all the commercial, residential and state of the art cargo and air passenger facilities. The airport once completed will handle the busiest air traffic. The project will take around 6 more years to complete, as there was global financial crisis subsequently postponed its completion to 2026-2027, and once completed can handle 100 Airbus A380 Super Jumbo simultaneously. The airport will include: 3 passenger terminal, one dedicated to only Emirates, the second to other carries and last one for low cost carries. 5 Runways (Initially planned fo...

INDIA'S LARGEST SOLAR PLANT As the location of India is just above the Equator and has an everyday sun period which has been beneficial for  solar renewable energy . The most ambitious project in solar power was started in India in the state of Tamil Nadu where the world's largest solar power plant was built with a very short time span. This project was taken up by the Adani group . The former largest solar plant was in California which was built in 3 years and had only 578 MW , whereas this Indian project was completed in 1.5-2 years which was  648 MW . India as aimed to have 100000 MW till 2023. The site can hold up to 60 Taj Mahal or 1200 acres which is equivalent to the 476 football field. The galvanized steel used is enough to are more than 4 Eiffel towers. The cable connecting the solar panels were more than 7000 km in length. The target goal for a single day was 3 MW but it was very difficult to do so.  The power plant doesn't only have solar panel and cables b...

Three Gorges Dam As the increase in the demand for electricity in the world increases, the need to develop electricity was seen and numerous methods of producing electricity were tried. One of the most impressive methods was rotating magnet around the copper coil. This was seen to be done by the force of water dropping over a height. The process was used in many forms and this required a large amount of water and hence building a dam was needed. This is called hydroelectricity plants.  For other types of Dam  Click Here As we know China has the power to build huge structures that can make the world look an ant. The need for electricity was increasing and hence they needed a huge dam that can help improve their economy. The plan of Three Gorges Dam was put forth and the work of the dam was started. The dam was to be built on the Yangtze River which is the main river of southeast China and also had many ships and cargo to pass this river. What is unique about it? 31 Bi...