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How to Apply Wind Load on High-Rise Buildings
The effect of wind on a building gets more significant as the height of the building increases. Due to the various flow scenarios that...
Application of Wind Load to Shear Walls – A Manual Approach
The higher a building goes, the higher the effects of lateral forces such as the wind on the structure become. Shear walls are...
Cement Standards and Applications in Nigeria
Cement is one of the most popular construction materials in Nigeria, and has been extensively utilised in civil engineering works such as building construction,...
Manholes: Uses, Design, and Construction
A manhole (alternatively called utility hole, cable chamber, maintenance hole, inspection chamber, access chamber or confined space) is the top opening to an underground...
How to Design Built-up Beams | Welded-Plate Girders
Sometimes, I-beam sections or girders are built up by welding structural steel plates together. This is usually done when the section required is so...
Moving Wheel Loads from Overhead Electric Travelling Cranes
When an overhead electric travelling crane is operating in a workshop or warehouse, a dynamic effect on the wheels is created as a...
Wind Load Analysis of Signboards and Billboards
Signboards, with their captivating visuals and strategic placements, are very popular elements for advertisement in our towns, streets, and highways. However, the structural stability...
Production of Bioreceptive Concrete
Bioreceptivity is defined as the ability of a material to be colonised by one or more groups of living organisms without necessarily undergoing biodeterioration....
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