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Design of Cantilever Stairs

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Cantilever stairs are a unique type of staircase where one end of the tread is rigidly supported by a beam or reinforced concrete wall,...

Design of Pad Foundation

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Pad foundations are isolated rectangular, square, or circular slabs that are provided under reinforced concrete columns or column stubs to safely transmit the column...

Analysis of Partition Loads on Slabs | Wall Load on Slabs

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The provision of partitions on suspended slabs of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings is widespread in the construction industry. Spaces in a...

The T-shaped Civil Engineer

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Perhaps you think you have stumbled on an article you would read in a few minutes; then, I suppose you might be wrong. I...

High Rise Timber Building to be Constructed in Tokyo

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Mitsui Fudosan and Takenaka Corporation has commenced plans to develop a 70 metres high timber building in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district. The 17 storey building when...

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

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Lap length and anchorage length of reinforcements is very important for continuity, strength, and ease of construction in reinforced concrete structures. When reinforcements are...

How to Apply Wind Load on High-Rise Buildings

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The effect of wind on a building gets more significant as the height of the building increases. Due to the various flow scenarios that...

Question of the Day | 01-10-2021

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Is there any practical loading condition or analysis of isolated column base (pad foundation) that will require the provision of top and bottom reinforcement...

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

The Truth About Hidden Beams | Concealed Beams

The internet space (mostly blogs) is filled with so much information about hidden beams (also called concealed beams) which is defined as a beam...

Biocementation Method of Soil Improvement

Biocementation is an environmentally friendly, cost-effective alternative to imported granular fills, concrete, costly hauling of materials or export to a landfill. In-service performance of...

GENERAL CIVIL ENGINEERING

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Application of Courbon’s Theory in the Analysis of T-Beam Bridge Decks

Courbon’s theory is one of the popular classical methods of analysing slab and beam girder (T-beam) bridges. However, the results obtained from the method...

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STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

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Lateral-Torsional Buckling Strength of Corrugated Web Girders

Corrugated web girders are being utilized more commonly in structural engineering due to their many beneficial qualities, such as lower dead load, increased shear...

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Column Formwork: Alternatives in Design and Construction

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

How to Prepare for Construction Excavation Works

In civil engineering works, excavation is the process of removing soil and rock from a designated area. It is an important aspect of building...

Normally Consolidated and Overconsolidated Soils

When a saturated clay is subjected to external pressure, the pressure is initially taken up by the water in the pores thereby leading to...

Elastic Settlement of Shallow Foundations

Shallow foundations on natural soils will undergo settlement when loaded. Foundation settlement is mainly made up of elastic (or immediate) settlement, Se, consolidation settlement,...

Design of Pad Foundation

Pad foundations are isolated rectangular, square, or circular slabs that are provided under reinforced concrete columns or column stubs to safely transmit the column...

Comparison of Shear Design to EC2 and BS 8110

Eurocode 2 uses the variable strut inclination method for shear design. It is slightly more complex than the procedure in BS 8110 but can...

CONCRETE STRUCTURES

Hemp and Recycled Aggregates Concrete (HRAC) is a sustainable concrete where coarse aggregates are partially replaced with industrial hemp fibers and recycled concrete aggregates...
Columns are vertical structural elements used in transmitting floor load to a lower level or to the substructure. As a result, their stability and...

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