Rock engineering and Hydropower plants

ROCK ENGINEERING Rock engineering is the application of science of rock mechanics, engineering geology and other related discipline to the civil engineering construction. ROCK MECHANICS Rock mechanics is the theoretical and applied science of the mechanical behavior of rock mass. ROCK: Compact, indurated natural material (composed of one or more mineral) that requires drilling, blasting … Read more

Stem and its modification

Stem and its modification

Introduction It is the aerial part of the vascular plant. In botany it means, the plant axis that bears buds and shoots with leaves and, at its basal end, roots. It develops from the plumule and bears branches, flowers and leaves. It is differentiated into nodes and internodes which may not be distinct in some cases. It is normally positively … Read more