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Foundation for Bridges Over Water

Ubani Obinna - May 29, 2023 1

An engineer may face significant challenges while designing the foundations for bridges over water, jetties, and offshore marine facilities. In the case of over-water...

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...

How to Succeed as a Civil Engineering Student

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - September 4, 2022 10

The role of a civil engineer in the advancement of civilisation and the cause of mankind cannot be overemphasized. If for any reason you...

Elastic Analysis of Circular Plates

Ubani Obinna - November 13, 2020 1

A plate is a flat structural element that has a thickness that is small compared with the lateral dimensions. Plates are bounded by two...

Dynamics of Footbridges | Vibration and Serviceability

Ubani Obinna - December 18, 2020 1

Footbridges are susceptible to traffic-induced vibration due to their typical slender nature. Therefore, the serviceability level of pedestrian bridges is influenced by the deformations...

How to Determine the Bearing Capacity of Soils from Plate Load Test

Ubani Obinna - July 22, 2022 5

The plate load test or 'plate bearing test' is one of the quickest ways of determining the bearing capacity and settlement characteristics of soils...

Bridge Design Textbook

Ubani Obinna - March 5, 2024 4

We are pleased to announce the release of our publication on the 'Design of Reinforced Concrete Bridges'. This publication is part of the proceedings...

Standards for Highway Materials in Nigeria

Ubani Obinna - April 4, 2020 1

Earth materials are extensively utilised for highway construction in Nigeria. It has been recognised that high quality lateritic soils which are abundant in Nigeria...

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

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...

Eurocode 7

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 Prepare the General Arrangement (GA) of a Building

November 12, 2022

On the Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations

September 3, 2021

ASDIP Announces the Release of STEEL-5 Software

November 30, 2020

Effects of Soil Structure, Water Content, and Density on the Expansion Potential of Soils

January 7, 2023

GENERAL CIVIL ENGINEERING

Reinforced Concrete Design

Structural Design of Pile Caps Using Strut and Tie Model (EC 2)

February 13, 2020

Eurocode 2

Design of Waffle Slabs

January 25, 2024

Column

Design of Reinforced Concrete (R.C) Columns

December 5, 2020

BRIDGES

Bridges

Foundation for Bridges Over Water

Ubani Obinna - May 29, 2023 1

An engineer may face significant challenges while designing the foundations for bridges over water, jetties, and offshore marine facilities. In the case of over-water...

Dynamics of Footbridges | Vibration and Serviceability

December 18, 2020

Abutment of Bridges: Functions, Types, and Design

September 4, 2022

Difference Between Bridge and Culvert

August 10, 2020

Analysis of Wind Load on Bridge Decks

July 12, 2020

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...

Lateral Load Resistance of High-Rise Buildings

October 23, 2020

Aerodynamics of High-Rise Buildings

October 27, 2020

BIM can Assist Construction Robots in Object Recognition

April 30, 2020

Application of Genetic Algorithm to the Design of Pile Foundations

June 22, 2022

GENERAL

Design of Timber Roof Truss

Ubani Obinna - August 10, 2023 9

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

Optimized Design of Passenger Aerial Ropeway Support Structures

Ubani Obinna - February 15, 2021 0

The use of passenger ropeways (cable car) is a viable alternative for public transportation in urban areas with challenging topography. Aerial ropeway transportation is...

Traffic Loading Analysis for Airfield Pavements

Ubani Obinna - April 12, 2023 0

Airfield pavements are designed and constructed to provide durable all-weather travel surfaces for the safe landing, takeoff, and quick movement of passengers and aircraft...

Analysis and Design of Pedestrian Bridge Using Staad Pro

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - February 13, 2020 2

Pedestrian bridges (footbridges) are structures designed to enable human beings cross over obstacles such as busy highways, water bodies, gullies, etc. There are several...