Er. Nirdesh Singh Karki 
1.1 Hydropower project planning stages Hydropower project planning stages is divided into three main categories:- 1. Reconnaissance Objective: Major steps are:- 2. Prefeasibility Objective: Major steps are:- 3. Feasibility Objective: Major steps are: 1.2 Hydrological data processing a. Mass curve: Characteristics: Uses: b. Flow Duration Curve (FDC): Characteristics: Use: 1.3 Reservoir planning and regulation Reservoir: … Read more
1.1 Sources of energy and importance of hydropower Sources of energy: Importance of hydropower: 1.2 Hydropower development in Nepal Historical background: Main hydropower projects of Nepal:- S/N Hydropower Plant Capacity Construction Date 1. Pharping 500 KW 1911 AD 2. Sundarijal 900 KW 1935 AD 3. Phewa 100 KW !969 AD 4. Devighat 14 MW 1983 … Read more
1.1 Purpose, importance and types of foundation Types of foundation: A. Shallow foundation Types of shallow foundation: 1. Strip / Continuous footing 2. Spread / Isolated footing 3. Combined footing 4. Strap / Cantilever footing 5. Mat / Raft foundation B. Deep foundation Types of deep foundation: 1. Pile foundation 2. Pier foundation 3. Well … Read more
Hi there! I’m Er. Nirdesh Singh Karki, the person who’s passionate about making engineering easier for you. I studied Civil Engineering, and now I’m on a mission to share what I know in a simple and fun way. I take all those big, complicated engineering ideas and turn them into something you can understand, like … Read more
1.1 Introduction 1.2 Modes of transportation A. Primary modes 1. Land transportation a. Highways (Road ways) Merit: Demerit: b. Railway Merit: Demerit: 2. Air transportation Merit: Demerit: 3. Waterways Merit: Demerit: 4. Pipeline transportation Merit: Demerit: B. Secondary modes 1. Ropeways 2. Belt conveyors 3. Canal 1.3 Comparison between various modes of transportation Transport Accessibility … Read more
1. Describe Environmental Assessment with the necessity of Environmental assessment in the developing country like Nepal in briefly? Environmental Assessment (EA) is a process of identifying, predicting, evaluating and mitigating the potential environmental impacts of a proposed development project. In developing countries like Nepal, EA is necessary to: 2. Nepal is poor country and EIA … Read more
1.1 Soil investigation and soil exploration Soil investigation: The process of collecting information about subsurface and taking sample to determine profile of natural soil deposits and engineering properties of soil. Soil exploration: The field and laboratory studies carried out for obtaining necessary information about sub soil characteristics including the position of ground water table. Objective … Read more
1.1 Purpose, importance and types of foundation Purpose / Importance: Types of foundation: A. Shallow foundation Types of shallow foundation: 1. Strip / Continuous footing 2. Spread / Isolated footing 3. Combined footing 4. Strap / Cantilever footing 5. Mat / Raft foundation B. Deep foundation Types of deep foundation: 1. Pile foundation 2. Pier … Read more
1.1 Element of lateral load resisting masonry system Elements of lateral load resisting masonry system are: 1.2 In – plane and out of plane behavior of masonry wall In – plane failure: Modes: a. Sliding shear: b. Shear failure: c. Bending failure: Out plane failure: Mode: a. Topping failure: b. Over turning failure: 1.3 Failure … Read more
1.1 Composition of masonry and different types masonry unit Merits: Demerits: Types of masonry unit: 1. Brick masonry: 2. Stone masonry: 3. Concrete block: 4. Glass block: 5. AAC (Autoclaved aerated concrete) block: Types of brick wall: a. Stretcher bond: b. Header bond: c. English bond: d. Flemish bond: e. Zigzag bond: 1.2 Types of … Read more