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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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Concrete

Lapping of Reinforcements and Use of Rebar Couplers – Peculiarities and Differences

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In reinforced concrete buildings, it is almost impossible to carry out construction without lapping reinforcements at one point or another. This...
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Construction

Water Bars (Water Stops) – Uses, Types, and Applications

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In reinforced concrete water retaining/excluding structures, a potential source of leakage or water ingress is the construction joint, and that is...
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Bridges

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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Concrete

The Role of Compression Steel in Deflection of Reinforced Concrete Structures

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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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Bridges

Design of Pile Foundation System for Bridge Piers

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Piles are the most preferred type of foundation for supporting the piers of overhead bridges. They offer greater resistance to vertical...
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Bridges

Design of Bridge Pier and Pier Cap

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Bridge pier caps are horizontal structural members used for transferring bridge deck loads to the piers, before they are transferred to...
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Concrete

Engineers React to Large Span Cantilever Slab Construction

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A structural engineer posted a picture of a large cantilever slab construction on LinkedIn, and so many reactions have followed the...
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Concrete

Restraint and Restraint Factors of Concrete

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If movement (expansion and/or contraction) is restricted within a young concrete element, tensile stresses will develop which will lead to cracking....
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Concrete

Cracking in Concrete

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Eurocode recognises that cracking is normal in concrete subjected to bending, shear, torsion, and restraint from movement (clause 7.3.1 EN 1992...
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Concrete

Crack Width and Crack Spacing Calculation in Concrete

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Cracking occurs in concrete when the restrained strain exceeds the tensile strain capacity of the concrete. In critical elements like water...
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Concrete

Minimum Area of Steel for Imposed Deformation Cracking

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Minimum reinforcement is provided to ensure that yielding does not occur, and by so doing, cracking is adequately controlled in a...
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Check for Deflection of Structures According to Eurocode 2

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Checking for deflection is an important serviceability limit state (SLS) requirement in the design of structures. This check ensures that the...
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Effects of Diesel Contamination on the Engineering Properties of Natural Soils

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Soil contamination is a serious problem and major environmental problem worldwide. Oil contamination of soils can occur as a result of...
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Design of Steel Beams for Combined Bending and Shear

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It is very common to see bending moment and shear force act simultaneously in structural members. However, when the shear force...
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Effect of Impact Load on Lap Length of Reinforcements in RC Structures

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Lap length and anchorage length of reinforcements is very important for continuity, strength, and ease of construction in reinforced concrete structures....
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Effects of Wind on Billboard Structures

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Billboards are large outdoor advertising structures that are found along highways and city centres. Due to their large size and flexibility...
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P-Delta Analysis

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P-delta is a geometric non-linear effect that occurs in structures that are subjected to compressive loads and lateral displacement. Under the...
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Plates on Elastic Foundation

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Many problems of practical importance can be related to the solution of plates resting on an elastic foundation. Reinforced concrete pavements...
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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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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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