Civil Nest·Jan 11, 2021What are Porosity and Permeability?Groundwater represents about a quarter of the freshwater supply. Most of which is used for domestic purposes or for agriculture. And there…
Civil Nest·Dec 29, 2020What is Weir?Being able to control the level of water in a river is beneficial in quite a few ways. Historically, mills relied on water power to drive…
Civil Nest·Dec 27, 2020How Quicksand Can Cause Dam Failures?When you think about quicksand, you probably don’t feel much fear or uncertainty. What was once a popular plot device in island and jungle…
Civil Nest·Dec 25, 2020What is Water Hammer?You might know that most liquids are incompressible(or at least barely-compressible), which means no matter how much pressure you apply…
Civil Nest·Dec 24, 2020What is Hydraulic Jump?Controlling the flow of water is one of the fundamental objectives of modern infrastructure, from flooding rivers to irrigation canals…
Civil Nest·Dec 24, 2020How are Underwater Structures Built?Water bodies are a major part of the landscape. Oceans, rivers, and lakes are often beautiful, but they’re not necessarily convenient…
Civil Nest·Dec 4, 2020What is the Stress and Strain of a Bar?Stress and strain are fundamental concepts that are used to describe how a body responds to external loads. We have a solid metal bar that…
Civil Nest·Dec 2, 2020Why Transportation engineering is so important?The need to get from A to B is something we’re all familiar with.Most people spend about an hour traveling to and from work — not to…
