Peace Ikpotokin
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A high flying civil engineer with demonstrable skills and experience in design and construction. Global ambassador of Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Global shaper, and passionate about STEM and human capacity building.
Modulus of Subgrade Reaction of Soils
The modulus of subgrade reaction ks (also called the coefficient of subgrade reaction of a soil) is the ratio between the...
Effects of Trees on Wind Comfort of Pedestrians
Pedestrian wind comfort can be improved when horizontally incoming airflow passes through trees in the urban areas. This is according to...
Design of Pile Cap Using Staad Foundation Advanced
Pile caps are rigid plate structures that are used to transfer superstructure load from columns to a group of piles. They...
IABSE Invites Participants and Calls for Abstracts for Ghent 2021
The International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) has announced that the IABSE Congress Ghent 2021 will be held from...
Cracking Due to Edge Restraint and Early Thermal Effects in Concrete
Crack width is calculated by multiplying the crack inducing strain by the crack spacing (i.e. the movement over a length equal...
IStructE to hold Webinar on Structural Uses of Stone
The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) will be organising a webinar on the structural uses of stone. Stones are naturally occurring...
Cracking in Concrete
Eurocode recognises that cracking is normal in concrete subjected to bending, shear, torsion, and restraint from movement (clause 7.3.1 EN 1992...
Minimum Area of Steel for Imposed Deformation Cracking
Minimum reinforcement is provided to ensure that yielding does not occur, and by so doing, cracking is adequately controlled in a...
Detailing of Columns to Eurocode 2
It is important to carry out proper detailing after design of reinforced concrete columns. The requirements for column detailing is outlined in...
Inclusion of women in construction industry
Growing up as a Nigerian from one of the least developed communities, I have identified that our continent Africa and Nigeria in...
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New Publication Alert: Structural Analysis and Design of Industrial Portal Frames
Buildings with large spans are very common in business parks, industrial complexes, warehouses, places of worship, leisure houses, and sports complexes....
Which Engineering Judgement Informed this Decision?
Looking at the image above, it can be seen that the contractor lapped and cranked the column reinforcement to an entirely...
Application of Wind Load to Shear Walls – A Manual Approach
The higher a building a goes, the higher the effects of lateral forces such as wind on the structure become. ...
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...