Ubani Obinna
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A dynamic civil engineer with vast experience in research, design, and construction of civil engineering infrastructures. He is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. Reach him at ubani@structville.com
Structville Announces Webinar on Design of Roof Trusses (July, 2020)
In our core commitment to provide a flexible platform for learning, improvement, and disseminating civil engineering knowledge, we are delighted to...
Massive Diaphragm Wall Reinforcement Installation (Video and Discussion)
A video was recently shared on Linkedin showing a huge and long reinforcement cage for a diaphragm wall being put in...
Wheel Load Dispersal on Box Culverts
Typically, anyone who wishes to design box culverts should be very familiar with design loading for bridges. In the UK and...
High Temperature Behaviour of Concrete Produced with Desert Sand
There has always been some issues with the use of desert sand as a construction material due to the fact that...
Vanity Walls in Toilets as an Alternative Route for Waste Pipes
For a building to be useful, the structural integrity and building services such as plumbing, electrical fittings, HVAC, etc must be...
The Two Aspects of Civil Engineering – How Do You Hire the Right Person?
The civil engineering industry is wide and unique. There are different fields in civil engineering such as structures, highway and transportation,...
Analysis and Design of Arch Bridges
The use of arches as a structural form can be dated back to antiquity. Arch structures are unique structural forms which...
Analysis of Moving Load on Cable-Stayed Bridges Using Staad Pro
Stays can be used to support orthotropic bridge decks which consists of continuous girders. The stays which are inclined cables passing...
Structville Announces Webinar on Design of Box Culverts – 6th June, 2020
In our core commitment to provide a flexible platform for learning, improvement, and disseminating civil engineering knowledge, we are delighted to...
The Role of Compression Steel in Deflection of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Deflection is one of the most important serviceability limit state criteria in the design of reinforced concrete structures. Excessive deflection in...
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Design of Steel Beams for Combined Bending and Shear
It is very common to see bending moment and shear force act simultaneously in structural members. However, when the shear force...
Effect of Impact Load on Lap Length of Reinforcements in RC Structures
Lap length and anchorage length of reinforcements is very important for continuity, strength, and ease of construction in reinforced concrete structures....
Static and Kinematic Determinacy of Structures
A structure is a system of connected parts designed to resist load. Kinematical analysis is very important in the evaluation of...