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Number and Spacing of Piles in a Group

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Typical structures are rarely supported only on a single pile. Therefore, the number and spacing of piles required to support a given structure is...

Basic Information on Fire Protection of Buildings

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Fire outbreak is a problem in buildings since it causes loss of human lives, injuries, destruction of properties, and poses serious environmental challenges. Injury and...

Sandcrete Blocks: Production, Specifications, Uses, and Testing

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Sandcrete blocks are precast composite masonry units made of cement, sand, and water and are moulded into various sizes. According to the British Standard...

Some Harmful Materials in Aggregates for Concrete

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Potentially harmful materials in aggregates for concrete are substances that react chemically with Portland cement concrete to produce one or more of the following:(1)...

An Investigation on the Analysis of Beam and Raft Slab Using Staad Pro

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Modern codes of practice are increasingly recognising the computational power of structural analysis  softwares. Staad Pro is a renowned structural analysis and design software...

Corrosion of Buried Mild Steel Corrugated Sheets

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A high moisture content, good aeration, a high level of acidity, and a considerable number of soluble salts,  can make a soil become corrosive. Metal alloys may undergo...

Elastic Deflection of Cantilever Beams Using Vereschagin’s Rule

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Beams deform when loaded. This deformation is the displacement of the beam section from its original position, and it is usually quantified using two...

Who is a Structural Engineer?

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Structural engineering is a field of civil engineering that is concerned with the analysis and design of structures and infrastructures such as buildings, bridges,...

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Deflection of Structures According to Eurocode 2

Checking for deflection is an important serviceability limit state (SLS) requirement in the design of structures. This check ensures that the structure does not...

Analysis of Moving Load on Bridges Using Staad Pro

Every code of practice for bridge design has provision for modelling of traffic action as moving loads. This is similar to the idea of...

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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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Torsional Rigidity of Square CFST Members

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....

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Cofferdams: Uses, Types, Design, and Construction

A cofferdam is a structure used to keep soil and/or water out of an area where construction work must be done to a depth...

Structural Design of Slabless (Sawtooth) Staircase

Slabless staircases (also called sawtooth staircases) offer aesthetically pleasing alternatives in buildings, and are often a source of wonder to those who do not...

Design of Reinforced Concrete (R.C) Columns

Columns are vertical or inclined compression members used for transferring superstructure load to the foundation. The structural design of reinforced concrete (R.C.) columns involves...

Shear Wall-Frame Interaction in High-Rise Buildings

Shear walls and frames (comprising of columns and beams) are distinct structural systems that can be used in resisting lateral actions in high-rise buildings....

A General Overview of Dynamics of Structures

Structural dynamics is a field of study that discusses the behaviour of structures subjected to dynamic loads. It encompasses the analysis, design, and evaluation...

Design of Gabion Walls

Gabion walls are made up of row upon row of orthogonal cages or baskets (gabions) which are filled with rock fragments/cobbles and tied together....

CONCRETE STRUCTURES

1.0 Introduction A pozzolan is a siliceous or aluminosiliceous material that, in finely divided form and in the presence of moisture, chemically reacts with the...
Modern codes of practice are increasingly recognising the computational power of structural analysis  softwares. Staad Pro is a renowned structural analysis and design software...

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