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நீர் கசிவைத் தடுக்கலாம்; ஆனால் நீரின் அழுத்தத்தைத் தடுக்க முடியுமா?

Waterproofing Can Stop Leakage, But Can It Stop Water Pressure?

A massive basement parking structure in Delhi. Relentless water ingress. 2,000 litres of Polyurethane later — and the water kept coming. What started as a waterproofing problem turned out to be a structural design failure. A civil engineer's field lesson on hydrostatic pressure, Geotechnical data, and the limits of materials.

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காலவோட்டத்தில் உறவுகள்: சங்க காலம் முதல் டிஜிட்டல் காலம் வரை — எதார்த்தம்

Relationships

June 23, 202618 min read

காலவோட்டத்தில் உறவுகள்: சங்க காலம் முதல் டிஜிட்டல் காலம் வரை — எதார்த்தம்

From Sangam poetry to WhatsApp status — how love, family, and human connection have transformed across centuries, and what we must rebuild. A civil engineer's perspective on the yield point of modern relationships.

பதின்மூன்று ஆண்டுகள்: எஃகு, கான்கிரீட், மற்றும் நம்பிக்கை

From drafting tables to founding Vizhumam Design & Build — a 13-year journey of persistence, purpose, and the lessons worth passing on. A civil engineer reflects on what the field, the failures, and the freedom of entrepreneurship truly taught him.

Common Input Errors in ETABS That Lead to Costly Design Failures

ETABS is trusted by engineers worldwide — yet buildings designed with it still fail. Not because the software calculated something wrong, but because the engineer told it the wrong thing. After 13+ years across IS, Eurocode, and Guyana National Building Codes, here are the most common ETABS input errors and how to prevent them.

Reading ETABS Output: What the Numbers Actually Mean

You ran the analysis. Green checkmarks appeared. ETABS shows a beautiful contour plot of moments and shears. But the coloured contour is not your design — it is raw data. This article walks through every critical ETABS output, explains what each number represents, and shows you exactly what to look for and what to question.