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Compaction Pressure of Machines on Retaining Walls

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In the construction of earth retaining structures, it is very common to excavate the area, construct the earth retaining structure, backfill with...
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Geotechnical Engineering

Standards for Highway Materials in Nigeria

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

The West African Standard Compaction Test

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The West African Standard (WAS) compaction test is a type of compaction procedure that utilises intermediate compaction energy (compactive effort) for densification...
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Construction

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...
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Cement

Cement Standards and Applications in Nigeria

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Cement is one of the most popular construction materials in Nigeria, and has been extensively utilised in civil engineering works such as building construction,...
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Concrete

Formulas for Calculating Different Properties of Concrete from Compressive Strength

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The most basic test done on concrete in most laboratories is the compressive strength test. Sometimes other properties of concrete such as...
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Concrete

Specification of Concrete for Water Retaining Structures

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In the year 2018, we made a successful publication on Analysis and Design of Swimming Pools and Underground Water Tanks. In this post, we...
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Construction

Review on the Quantity of Cement Required to Lay 9 inches (230 mm) Blocks

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In our previous post, we were able to establish that we need 0.03 m3 of mortar to lay one square metre of 9 inches hollow...
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Concrete

Bonding of Old and New Concrete

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In construction, there always comes a time when there is need to bond old hardened concrete (substrate) with fresh concrete topping/overlay. This post aims...
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Concrete

Use of Rice Husk Ash in Concrete: Literature Review

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1.0 Introduction A pozzolan is a siliceous or aluminosiliceous material that, in finely divided form and in the presence of moisture, chemically reacts with the...
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Design of Profiled Metal Deck Composite Slabs

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Composite slab with profiled metal decking provides economical solutions for floors of steel framed building systems. This is because they are...
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Effects of Trees on Wind Comfort of Pedestrians

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Pedestrian wind comfort can be improved when horizontally incoming airflow passes through trees in the urban areas. This is according to...
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Difference Between Pile Load Test and Pile Integrity Test

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Pile foundations are slender structures used to transmit superstructure load to firmer sub-soil stratum beneath the natural ground surface. They can...
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Design of Pile Cap Using Staad Foundation Advanced

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Pile caps are rigid plate structures that are used to transfer superstructure load from columns to a group of piles. They...
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Design of Pile Cap Using Staad Foundation Advanced

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Pile caps are rigid plate structures that are used to transfer superstructure load from columns to a group of piles. They...
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Effects of Wind on Different Configurations of Telecommunication Masts

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Telecommunication masts or towers are tall structures that are designed for transmission of telecommunication signals or for radio/television broadcasting. Telecom masts...
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Analysis and Design of Arch Bridges

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The use of arches as a structural form can be dated back to antiquity. Arch structures are unique structural forms which...
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PRACTICAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STEEL ROOF TRUSSES TO EUROCODE 3: A SAMPLE DESIGN

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1.0 INTRODUCTION The most widespread alternative for roof construction in Nigeria is the use of trusses, of which timber and steel are the primary choice...
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Can you identify the cause of failure of this building?

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Structural failure is real, and it is the duty of structural engineers to identify all possible modes of failure in a structure,...
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Structural Analysis and Design of Residential Buildings Using Staad.Pro, Orion, and Manual Calculations

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This should be a long post, but I am going to try and keep it as brief as possible. This post...
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