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Installation of Guard Rail Kits: Procedure and Safety Precautions

Ubani Obinna - May 10, 2025

Understanding the Role of Performance Bonds in Construction Projects

Leveraging Drone Technology for Comprehensive Building Inspections

Essential Door Hardware Installation Tools for Modern Construction Projects

Understanding Solar Panel Efficiency for Residential Use

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Structural Design of Swimming Pools and Underground Water Tanks

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - May 29, 2022 17

I spent a large part of the last few months developing the contents of this booklet on 'Structural Design of Swimming Pools and Underground...

Design of Pile Foundation Using Prokon Software

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - February 13, 2020 0

Few months ago, I made a publication on the design of pile foundation founded on sandy soils by using Lekki Pennisula Lagos, as case...

How to Achieve Grade 25 Concrete on-Site

Ubani Obinna - April 12, 2024 20

The characteristic compressive strength of concrete to be used in construction is usually specified in the working drawings, design calculation sheets, and contract documents....

Column Formwork: Alternatives in Design and Construction

Ubani Obinna - June 8, 2022 3

Formwork is an important aspect of the construction of reinforced concrete construction. Column formwork design and construction have evolved over the years with so...

Economic Analysis of Public Projects

Anuoluwapo Kolade - June 27, 2022 0

The management of public projects includes making good decisions, and these decisions usually involve choosing between alternatives. Therefore, every decision-maker needs to answer questions...

Soil Erosion and Control Measures

Ubani Obinna - March 26, 2023 2

The removal and transportation of soil particles as a result of water, wind, or other physical disturbances is known as soil erosion. Water erosion...

The Problems of Using Timber in Building Construction

Ubani Obinna - January 10, 2021 0

In the late 19th and early 20th century, timber was used extensively in building construction, till the development of concrete and steel, which saw...

Deflection of RC slabs

Anuoluwapo Kolade - September 25, 2022 0

Deflection is the movement of a point on a structure or structural element, usually measured as a linear displacement or succession displacements transverse to...

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

Quantity Estimation

Cost Comparison of Solid and Ribbed Slabs

Ubani Obinna - June 30, 2022 1

Cost is a major controlling factor in civil engineering construction projects. Different types of floor systems are adopted in reinforced concrete slab designs such...

Structural Analysis

Formulation of Diagram Combination Equations Using Vereschagin’s Rule

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - February 17, 2021 0

The famous Maxwell-Mohr’s integral forms the backbone of the force method of structural analysis. It is also an important and universal method of computing...

Effect of Impact Load on Lap Length of Reinforcements in RC Structures

September 13, 2020

Design of Pad Foundation

December 2, 2020

Embracing Tradition: Bringing the Traditional Style into Your Home

August 11, 2023

Settlement of Foundations

April 15, 2022

GENERAL CIVIL ENGINEERING

Eurocode 2

How to Apply Wind Load on High-Rise Buildings

August 6, 2023

Steel Structures

Effects of Wind on Telecom Masts

February 19, 2023

Concrete

Digital Fabrication with Concrete and Sustainable Designs

February 27, 2024

BRIDGES

Bridges

Difference Between Bridge and Culvert

Ivy Ugorji - August 10, 2020 0

It is generally said that all culverts are bridges but not all bridges are culverts. Bridges are structures that are designed to span over...

Design of Double-Cell Box Culverts

May 22, 2024

Abutment of Bridges: Functions, Types, and Design

September 4, 2022

Waste Tyres can Improve the Seismic Performance of Integral Abutment Bridges

February 9, 2021

Structural Analysis Example: Arch Bridges

November 7, 2023

Latest Reviews

Artificial Intelligence

Deep Learning can be used to Detect Cracks in Fire Damaged Structures

Ubani Obinna - April 30, 2020 0

Researchers from Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea, have proposed a machine learning technique for detecting surface cracks on fire damaged concrete. Even though...

3D Building Services Systems Integration in Design of Buildings

April 23, 2020

Improvement of Interlayer Mechanical Properties of Mass Concrete

March 12, 2022

High Temperature Behaviour of Concrete Produced with Desert Sand

June 15, 2020

Causes of Deterioration of Used Concrete Sewer Pipes

July 28, 2022

GENERAL

Application of Effective Stress Concept in the Analysis of Cohesive Soils

Ubani Obinna - October 17, 2020 0

The application of load on a saturated soil increases the pore water pressure. This sets up a hydraulic gradient which causes the water to...

Torsional Rigidity of Square CFST Members

Charity Mmuo - November 27, 2022 0

In terms of structural performance and constructability, concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) members provide a number of advantages over bare steel or reinforced concrete elements....

Structural Analysis and Design of Truss Bridges

Ubani Obinna - February 16, 2023 2

Lattice truss structural systems have been employed in constructing railway and highway bridges with great success for so many years. The design of truss...

Structural Analysis of Determinate Arch-Frame Compound Structure

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - February 16, 2020 0

A parabolic arch structure is hinged on two interacting trusses as shown in the image above. The arch is also hinged at the crown...

Water Flow Through Earth Dams

Ubani Obinna - July 12, 2024 0

The analysis of seepage behaviour (flow of water) within earth dams is an important aspect of the geotechnical design evaluation of such earth structures....