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Dynamic Urban Ecosystem | NavoArch Consultants | Architects and Engineers

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  Creating an ecosystem that supports all sectors within a city is essential for enhancing its economy and decreasing unemployment. Here is the step-by-step guide to create such an ecosystem: 1.  Local economy : Building industries related to locally available resources including human skill and expertise will be best possible initiation towards improving a city’s economy. As the industries have their advantage over other industries, they can provide the perfect base for boosting the area’s economy.  building plan approval bhubaneswar . 2.  Social Infrastructure Development : Providing basic necessities like healthcare, education is must if any city want’s advance it’s social/financial status. In short term it may affect fiscal budget, but in long term will enhance per capita productivity. 3.  Education and Skill Development : Continuing the above point, it is required to Collaborate with educational institutions and industry partners to develop curriculum, offe...

Self-Healing Concrete

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Many of the aspiring civil engineers had come across the concept of self-healing concrete in their career. Many researchers around the world are currently working on this concept to optimize the life cycle of the structure. There are various methods to achieve this result, using specialized bacteria is one of the widely used ones.  Generally, Microcracks are present in concrete and develop their size with time under sustained load. Micro cracks are considered as serviceability issues, whereas after a certain point it affects the strength of the structure. This causes the concrete to deteriorate, harmful substances enter the concrete, and the structure wears out. At this point, the concrete needs to be repaired. Application of self-healing methods to overcome these situations makes structure healthy for a long period of time. Biomineralization techniques have shown promising results in sealing micro-cracks in concrete. Addition of urease engendering bacteria along with calcium sourc...