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Kaushal Kishore
Materials Engineer, Roorkee
The above engine model was made at Amritsar workshop of Northern Railway. It was unveiled infront of Roorkee railway station in July, 2005. This engine model is replica of the first rail engine used to transport construction materials for the construction of Ganges canal project brought from England and arrived in India in 1851. The engine was designed by David Joy and build by E.B.Wlson of Leeds.
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Kaushal Kishore
Materials Engineer, Roorkee
I myself and Dr. G.C.Nayak remain engaged in consultency work long after our retirement. One day about 8 A.M Dr. Nayak phone me: Kaushal Engineers of irrigation department Haridwar are sitting at my house, they have a problem of granite blocks at BHIMGODA BARRAGE site. You have to go at this site at what time you will be ready to go, I said with in 30 minutes I will be ready to go.
Granite blocks are used at the fall of the BHIMGODA BARRAGE in Haridwar to control water flow and prevent erosion of the river bed. The blocks are used to dessipate the kinetic energy of the falling water, reducing its destructive power as it hits the downstream river bed.
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Kaushal Kishore
Materials Engineer, Roorkee
Sir Proby Thames Cautley KCB ( 3 January 1802-25 January 1871 ) was the English engineer who conceived and supervised the Ganges canal during the East India Company’s rule in India. Known for his perseverance and meticulous planning, he led the massive project from 1842 to 1854, creating a canal that was the largest irrigation canal in the world at its completion. Cautley also established the Thomason college of Engineering in Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee) to train engineers for the canal project.
By
Kaushal Kishore
Materials Engineer, Roorkee
The new Solani aqueduct on Ganges canal Roorkee was built with prestressed concrete which allows for longer spans and a simple more robust design compared to old bricks, lime- surkhi mortar masonry arches of the old aqueduct, in which 8.5 crores bricks were used, while iron railing used in the sides of two lanes were imported from England. This is interesting to note that materials bringing those days on ship from England to Indian ports take 6-10 weeks via the Suez canal or 3 to 6 months via the longer Cape of Good Hope. Calculate in it also time taken on road from Indian ports to Roorkee.
After retirement from University of now IIT Roorkee I joined M/S Roffe Construction Chemicals Pvt.Ltdd, Mumbai as it’s Chief Concrete Technologists afterwards I became it’s one of the Director.
AQUEDUCT picture taken on 7/10/2025
For the contractor of above aqueduct I designed M-40 grade of concrete with Roffe superpladticizer. Those interested may read my paper by visiting Google site and log in; Civil engineering portal The Ganges canal by Kaushal Kishore.
I had designed numerous concrete mix design almost all cements of India in this I find Utra Tech cement as one of best cement OPC and PPC both With Ultratech cement I had designed numerous concrete mixes from ordinary strength to M-80 grade concrete, self compacting concrete, shot crete concrete, fibre reinforced concrete, fly ash concrete and more There is life after retirement and after retirement I worked for 30 year’s which includes in free time working in home research and testing laboratory and numerous construction sites visits almost all India and outside India. At my age of 92 years I still work for 12 hours daily.
I had never worked for money. In spite of doing so gigantic work what to say about car I even do not have 2 wheeler not any of my house not a single inch of land in this world only pension from IIT Roorkee and few clothes
By
Kaushal Kishore
Materials Engineer, Roorkee
The Roorkee college, the first engineering college in the British Empire was established in 1847. In 1854, the college was renamed the Thomson College of Civil Engineering. In 1949, it was renamed the University of Roorkee. On September,21, 2001, it became the seventh IIT in India.
The main building of IIT, Roorkee was conducted during 1852-1854. During this period Lt.George Price, and assistant engineer on Ganga Canal, was the designer and likely supervisor of the IIT Roorkee main building. The original building finished in January, 1856.
Lt.George Price was a junior officer of the infantry. The main building is designed in the Renaissance style, a significant architectural achievement for a junior officer at that time.
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Kaushal Kishore
Materials Engineer, Roorkee
Two lions in sitting position on both sides of Ganga Canal between Roorkee and 2.5 kilometres away at Mehwar village were build during 1840. The fifth lion statue was installed in Sher Kothi, Roorkee, where Cautley used to live.
It is said the lions are similar in structure to the ones erected in Trafalgar square London. They are made of black granite while the lions in Roorkee are of bricks, lime- surkhi mortar. The Mason’s and other artisan’s must be from Roorkee and other places of India whose hands have made our great structures but we never know their names though their contribution in any construction is not less than other staff.
The lion statues between Roorkee and Mehwar village are built as a mark of danger zone as between these two places lot of land fillings had to be done for the canal to keep the required level.
The lions flanking the entrance of the IIT Roorkee main building were likely to be erected around 1846.
By
KAUSHAL KISHORE
Materials Engineer, Roorkee
Many cities tend to expand, changing their original land and waterscapes so they become prone to flooding.
CAUSES OF FLOODING
1. Over population
In 1947 India’s population was 34 crores, now in 2024 India population is 144.2 crores increasing at the rate of 3.5 crore per year. China present population is 142.5 crore and they have controlled their population.
The land area of India is 3.3 million sq.km and China 9.6 million sq.km. Our population is more than China but our land area is about 37 percent of China land area . One of route cause of our problems is overpopulation. Our land and environment can hold only a limited population.
Introduction
Analysis of structures is important for safe design and serviceability to resist loads coming from various sources. These loads re taken into account while designing so that the building does not fail under the application of these loads. These loads may be in the form of uniformly distributed load, concentrated load, triangular load and so on. All these have various points of application and so the center of mass is to be detected for making the calculations easy in every aspect. For example, in seismic zones, the earthquake load plays an important role which is to be considered in seismic analysis. Similarly, in some areas wind is the predominant force and it imposes load on the building which needs to be analysed before any disaster strikes. All these loads create a significant impact in performing structural analysis and any slight calculation mistakes can create life threatening situations.
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Engineering is a term applied to the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences, gained by study, experience, and practice, is applied to the efficient use of the materials and forces of nature. Engineers are the ones who have received professional training in pure and applied science. Before the middle of the 18th century, large-scale construction work was usually placed in the hands of military engineers. Military engineering involved such work as the preparation of topographical maps, the location, design, and construction of roads and bridges; and the building of forts and docks; see Military Engineering below. In the 18th century, however, the term civil engineering came into use to describe engineering work that was performed by civilians for nonmilitary purposes.
Civil engineering is the broadest of the engineering fields. Civil engineering focuses on the infrastructure of the world which include Waterworks, Sewers, Dams, Power Plants, Transmission Towers/Lines, Railroads, Highways, Bridges, Tunnels, Irrigation Canals, River Navigation, Shipping Canals, Traffic Control, Mass Transit, Airport Runways, Terminals, Industrial Plant Buildings, Skyscrapers, etc. Among the important subdivisions of the field are construction engineering, irrigation engineering, transportation engineering, soils and foundation engineering, geodetic engineering, hydraulic engineering, and coastal and ocean engineering.
Civil engineers build the world’s infrastructure. In doing so, they quietly shape the history of nations around the world. Most people can not imagine life without the many contributions of civil engineers to the public’s health, safety and standard of living. Only by exploring civil engineering’s influence in shaping the world we know today, can we creatively envision the progress of our tomorrows.
Sir, please explain about history of civil engineering.
thank u for calling me sir,
basically i did my phd in civil history.
the history is nothing but the history of civil
civil is basically construction of building
it originated from our forefathers…this is history of civil engg…………………………………………….
Sir, explain about advantage of civil engineering.
Sir, explain about brief history of civil engineering.
sir, explain about post graduation options in civil engineering.
Pls explain the methods for finding CBR by Nomograph method.
CAN AN ARCHITECT APPLY FOR FURTHER STUDIES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS SUCH AS STRUCTURES OR ADVANCED BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES??
sir do we a good job oportunities in future
sir can we get government jobs in this field
There is a large scope of govt. jobs at state & centre level in civil engg.
sir,
i m doing my be civil and currently in 2nd year in what area we have to focuss more
Respected sir,
I m a final year civil engineering student. Plz suggest me some topics on which i can do my final year engineering project. I want a yopic related to construction material.
hi sir,
pls explain about post graduation in civil engineering & how i can continue education in this major in usa universities?
give me information about glasscrete, rapidwall
I am a final year civil engineering student in university of maiduguri, Nigeria. Can I get a project design for my final year project on a design of a stadium?
i am the final year student of civil engg. diploma. please tell me may i do b.tech from correspondent
currently i am working as a QA/QC engineer i am willing to do post graduation in concrete technology is it possible to do in correspondance course if possible pls send me the university
one of my friend had taken admission in civil engneering. what is the job scope in this field?
SIR, I’VE JOINED IN CIVIL ENGG. IS THERE SCOPE FOR GIRLS?
Sir,
I want to go in consultancy. What are the general requirement to stand good in a consultancy job. I m a Final Year student in Civil engineering at MANIT. Sir i m seeking to Consulting Engineering Services (CES). What are the major requirements to join them??
first of all dipika you should be very familiar to the limits of the quality assurance at every stage of tests helds.the accurate procedure and linked substitutions are so required to access the construction without stopping it.
all the best.
sir
what is the difference betweem civil engineering and civil infrastructure ?
Sir
Can u please post a powerpoint presentation on the topic “Robustness of Self compacting concrete” ?
Dear please send me concerte standard norme for making of concrete and i want to dowenloud free softwere of engineering do you have it ? if yes plesse give me address of that