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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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Cost of building a duplex in Nigeria (foundation to DPC)

Construction Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - 1
The cost of building a duplex in Nigeria varies from location to location, and it is influenced by the size of...
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Standards for Highway Materials in Nigeria

Geotechnical Engineering Ubani Obinna - 0
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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Inclusion of women in construction industry

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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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Analysis of Vehicle Collision on Bridge Piers

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EN 1991-1-7 discussed and gave guidance on accidental actions and their applications in the design calculations for bridge structures. It is obvious...
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Natural Frequency Analysis of Multistorey Frames Using Staad Pro

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https://youtu.be/dqxGIy9fcvo Vibration (or Oscillation) is a time-dependent, repeated motion which a body undergoes when it is excited...
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Modeling and Analysis of Spherical LPG Tanks

Staad Pro Ubani Obinna - 0
Spherical tanks are used in several applications such as water storage, nuclear cooling, and storage of liquefied gases such as liquefied natural...
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Evaluation of effects of temperature difference in storage tanks using Staad Pro

Construction Ubani Obinna - 0
In some factories and industries, tanks are used for the storage of hot liquids which are used in production. In such scenarios,...
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Structural Design of Swimming Pools and Underground Water Tanks

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I spent a large part of the last few months developing the contents of this booklet on 'Structural Design of Underground Water Tanks and...
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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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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 is more like...
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