Civil Engineering Questions And Answers

SITE SUPERVISOR:  1. Oversee operations on a day-to-day basis. 2. Study the drawings and execute the work by managing the labour, material, and machinery as per daily planning. 2. Ensure that work is done safely, on time and within budget and to the right quality standards. 3. The responsibility of supervising the whole site. 4. Before work starts, a site manager gets things ready by taking on staff, and preparing the site, carefully planning the work to be done and installing temporary offices for site staff. 5. Monitor progress, oversee the delivery of materials and carry out safety checks and sort out any problems which could hold up work as they arise. 6. Supervising the labours at every stage of the construction. 7. Monitoring the work and providing the current status of work to concerned Site Engineer. 8. Keep in close contact with members of their site team at all times, and liaise with architects, engineers, surveyors, and planners. SITE ENG...

1.     Vinci The 115 year-old French giant reports the largest revenues of any privately-owned construction company in the world, a position it has achieved through shrewd acquisitions and effective delivery of high-profile, large-scale infrastructure projects such as the Gariep Dam in South Africa, completed in 1971 and the Stade de France. The arena was built for the 1998 football World Cup, and now serves as France’s national Stadium. Operating worldwide, the Group employs more than 183,000 people according to the last available figures (from 2011). The Group is currently working on the €440 million express-lane highway system in Atlanta, Georgia and the Wheatstone Liquefied Natural Gas Project in Australia. 2. Grupo ACS The Spanish contractor was formed in 1997 through the merger of two other construction companies. It has grown through several high-profile acquisitions including that of Hochtief. The company has worked on the A...

1. L&T Engineering & Construction Division Company that provides 'design-build' or 'turnkey' EPC solutions in all major engineering disciplines; based in Mumbai; areas of operation: oil & gas, cement, power, nuclear power, space & defence, power consulting, hydrocarbon consulting etc 2. L&T Engineering Construction & Contracts Division (ECC) India's largest construction organization based in Chennai; part of Larsen & Toubro; undertakes turnkey construction of institutional & commercial buildings (office complexes, shopping malls, hotels, sports complexes, public buildings etc)    3. Larsen & Toubro Limited   BOM: 500510        Engineering & construction enterprise that is one of India's largest private-sector companies; based in Mumbai; products/ services: aerospace equipment, bulk material handling, cement & allied machinery, cogeneration & captive power etc 4. T...

1st and most important question  What made you decide to become a civil engineer? This question allows candidates to explain their reasons for becoming a civil engineer. The answer will be unique to individuals and will give you insight into what inspired them to choose this career path.  What to look for in an answer: A genuine answer that reflects a true passion for this career path An unhurried reply that shows that the answer was well thought out Example: "I decided to become a civil engineer because of my father who is a Math teacher. As a child he shared his great love for solving mathematical equations and other types of puzzles with me. He was always asking me to look outside the box to solve each dilemma. He encouraged me to have a quizzical mind and to always explore not only how something was built but also how it worked. He inspired me to figure out if the design could be improved upon by utilizing a different means." Now 2nd important questio...

Following are few general points to remember for civil site engineers to make the construction work easier while maintaining quality of construction. o     Lapping is not allowed for the bars having diameters more than 36 mm. o     Chair spacing maximum spacing is 1.00 m (or) 1 No per 1m 2 . o     For dowels rod minimum of 12 mm diameter should be used. o     Chairs minimum of 12 mm diameter bars to be used. o     Longitudinal reinforcement not less than 0.8% and more than 6% of gross C/S. o     Minimum bars for square column is 4 No’s and 6 No’s for circular column. o     Main bars in the slabs shall not be less than 8 mm (HYSD) or 10 mm (Plain bars) and the distributors not less than 8 mm and not more than 1/8 of slab thickness. o     Minimum thickness of slab is 125 mm. o     Dimension tolerance for cubes + 2 mm. o   ...