Civil

Piers are single unit supports carrying heavy loads and transferring them to deep-seated layers of soil or rock.They are of three types.

A cofferdam is a temporary structure designed to keep water and soil out of the excavation in which a bridge pier or other structure is built.

Seismic waves are the waves which are formed by sudden breaking of rock within the earth. There are two types of waves: Body and Surface waves.

The principle of under-reamed pile foundations is the anchoring of the superstructure at a depth where the volume changes of soil are negligible.

In Reaction turbine, Pressure energy is first converted into kinetic energy before supplied to runner. It works on impulse reaction principle.

“Caissons” means box. Such box can be prefabricated on shore and then floated to the desired site, and is allowed to seat on prepared base.

Well foundation is deep one which generally provided for construction of bridges.World famous “Taj mahal” stands on well foundation.

A draft tube is a pipe of gradually increasing diameter which connects the exit of runner of a turbine to the tail race.

In Tidal Power plants, tidal energy gets generated. It is renewable source of hydro energy which is available due to rise and fall of tides.