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PROJECTS
CIVIL INSIGHT 2018
FIRST-YEAR PROJECTS (BATCH OF 2017)
DEMONSTRATIVE MODEL OF HOVENRING BRIDGE
Group Members: Sachin Dhakal, Prerana Shrestha, Shohail
Seikh, Robin Shah, Anup Subedi, Dipsan Subedi
Supervisor: Er. Kameshwar Sahani
Hovenring Bridge is a circular cable-stayed cyclist roundabout
situated in the Netherlands. It is a skyway bridge that allows
easy passage for cyclists over the traffi c. A demonstrative
model of the bridge was constructed on a plywood base
using wood, PVC pipe, thermocol, iron rods and threads.
The model was constructed on a distorted scale due to
large variations in size of its components. Plywood was used
to demonstrate the ramps and curves. The circular deck is
supported by the central pylon using 24 cables as that of the
original bridge.
DEMONSTRATIVE MODEL OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF BRICK BONDS
Group Members: Arbin KC, Pradip Khadka, Ujjal Khadka, Santosh Khatri, Aakash Shrestha, Sumiran Shrestha
Supervisor: Er. Nitesh Shrestha
Brick bonding is the arrangement of bricks in structure
such as walls or column. They can be laid in various
patterns, thus giving rise to several bonds. These brick
bonding patterns distribute loads throughout the
structure and ensure stability. In this project, Stretcher
bond, Header bond, English bond, Flemish bond and
Rat Trap bond were shown. The paving bricks generally
known as ‘tell bricks’ were used for the representation
of the fi rst class bricks of standard dimension in Nepal
(240mm×115m×57mm). A reduced scale of 1:3 was
used to represent the brick in model. As the binding
agent, cement-sand (1:3) mortar mixture was used.
MODELS OF ISOLATED AND PILE FOUNDATION
Group Members: Shrijan Dhakal, Manoj Shrestha, Eshan Dahal, Sabin Timalsina, Aashish Prasad Khanal,
Rijal Shah
Supervisor: Er. Ramesh Adhikari
This project involved the construction of models
of an isolated and a pile foundation. The model of
isolated foundation is a working model, whereas
that of pile foundation is a demonstrative one. The
isolated foundation, with proper calculations, was
reduced to a scale of 1:5. The pile foundation was
reduced using distorted scale. Reinforced Concrete
was used for construction of isolated foundation.
For the construction of the pile foundation, materials
like PVC pipe, and glasses were used.
Pile Foundation
Isolated Foundation