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Is This Ultimate or Serviceability Limit State Failure?

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Kindly look at the image carefully, and lend your professional opinion if the failure of the building will be categorized under ultimate or serviceability...

Analysis of Beams on Elastic Foundation

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When a beam lies on an elastic foundation under the action of externally applied loads, the reaction forces of the foundation are proportional at...

Design of Braced Cuts in Excavations

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In the construction of any substructure below the ground surface, excavations must be made to the recommended depth before the construction can begin. In...

Groundwater Control: Exclusion Techniques

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Many civil engineering projects usually involve excavating into water-bearing soil formations. Before beginning such excavations, the proper system(s) for managing and controlling groundwater and...

Building collapse – Have you exhausted your factors of safety?

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The aftermath of any building collapse is usually horrendous, and the experience is an ugly one for everybody concerned. Human lives might be lost,...

High Temperature Behaviour of Concrete Produced with Desert Sand

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There has always been some issues with the use of desert sand as a construction material due to the fact that it is too...

Contraction Joints in Construction Works

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Due to the poor tensile strength of concrete, some degree of cracking in reinforced concrete is inevitable. Contraction joints are designed to create predetermined...

Question of the Day 09-02-2021

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For the cantilever beam loaded as shown above, which of the following diagram combinations will likely give the vertical deflection at point B based...

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Design of Timber Joists to EN 1995-1-1:2004

Timber joists are flexural horizontal timber members that are used for framing an open space in a building in order to support a floor...

Construction and Safety: 6 Legal Tips to Follow When Working On-Site

Construction sites are always bustling with activity as hundreds of employees work round the clock to give architectural dreams a shape and form. But...

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Expansion Joints in Bridges

When two structural elements are designed to move relative to one another, an expansion joint is usually required to seal the gap between the...

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Modeling of Soils Using Isogeometric Analysis

Researchers from the Department of Construction Sciences, Lund University, Sweden have presented isogeometric analysis as an alternative to finite element analysis for modelling of...

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Structural Design of Cantilever Beams

Cantilever beams are beams that are free at one end and rigidly fixed at the other end. Beams that are free at one end...

Design of Timber Roof Truss

The use of timber as trussed rafters for roofs of buildings is a very popular alternative all over the world. Timber roof trusses are...

Analysis of Three-Hinged Arch Structures

Arches are important structural elements in engineering that provide economical solutions in buildings and bridges. Three-hinged arch structures are pinned at the supports (springings)...

Design of Biaxial Eccentrically Loaded Pad Footing

A biaxial eccentrically loaded pad footing occurs when the column transmitting load to the foundation is subjected to compressive axial force and bending moment...

Fire Resistance Design of Steel Beams

In the event of a fire, the general objectives of fire protection of structures are to limit hazards to individuals and society, adjacent property,...

Groundwater Control: Exclusion Techniques

Many civil engineering projects usually involve excavating into water-bearing soil formations. Before beginning such excavations, the proper system(s) for managing and controlling groundwater and...

CONCRETE STRUCTURES

Shrinkage in concrete refers to the volume reduction or contraction that occurs in concrete as it dries and ages. It is a natural and...
Concrete is arguably the most widely used construction material in the world. It is produced from a mixture of cement, sand, gravel, and water...

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