Introduction A culvert is a drainage structure designed to convey storm water or stream of limited flow across a roadway. Culverts can consist of single...

Eurocode 2

Structural Design of Flat Slabs to Eurocode 2

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - May 16, 2019 2

Flat slabs can offer economical solutions to wider floor spans in a reinforced concrete building. Flat slabs are slabs that are supported directly by...

Eurocode 2

Example on Structural Design of Waffle Slab

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - April 30, 2019 0

Waffle slabs can be described as the equivalent of 2-way solid slabs especially when the spans are large, and ribbed system is to be...

Daily Questions

8 Top Civil Engineering Questions (Part 2)

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - April 27, 2019 2

(1) For the structure shown in the figure below, which of the following is the most likely bending moment diagram considering linear first order...

Concrete

Use of Polystyrene in Ribbed Slabs: Structural Design Example

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - April 25, 2019 3

For long span slabs in a building subjected to light load, ribbed slabs are more economical than solid slabs. In ribbed slab construction, reduction...

Reinforced Concrete Design

Comparative Analysis of Cylindrical Water Tanks

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - April 21, 2019 2

Water tanks are usually rectangular or cylindrical in shape. Cylindrical tanks are usually employed for surface or elevated water tanks. Some of the challenges...

Eurocode 2

How to Calculate Crackwidth Due to Bending According to EC2 (Download Excel Spreadsheet)

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - February 27, 2019 1

Cracking is normal in reinforced concrete structures subjected to bending, shear, twisting, axial tension, and restraint from movement. This is mainly due to the...

Concrete

How to Design RC Beams for Heavy Shear Load

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - February 23, 2019 3

Shear failure usually occurs in form diagonal cracks, and must be checked under ultimate limit state during the structural design of buildings. In reinforced...

Beams

Transfer Structures: Design Example on 5-Storey Building

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - January 10, 2019 5

Transfer structures can be described as structures in which the loads from above (usually from columns or walls) are transferred to other structures (such...

Eurocode 7

Uplift Verification for Underground Structures: Solved Example

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - December 29, 2018 2

It is widely recognised that an object will float in water, if the weight is less than the upthrust. Upthrust is an upward force...

Construction

Propriety of Bending Schedules for Construction Purposes

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - December 18, 2018 15

Structural engineers usually issue bar bending schedule to clients/contractors after completing design and detailing of reinforced concrete structures. Bar bending schedules usually show the...

12 3...5 Page 1 of 5

Specification of Concrete for Water Retaining Structures

Concrete Ubani Obinna - February 19, 2020 0

In the year 2017, we made a successful publication on Analysis and Design of Swimming Pools and Underground Water Tanks. In this post, we...

Comparative Design of Triangular Pile Cap with free PDF download

Foundations Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - February 18, 2020 1

In our post on Structural Aspects of Pile Foundation Design, we showed how we can determine the number piles required to support...

What Engineers and Architects Should Know About Site Instruction

Construction Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - February 17, 2020 0

A site instruction is a formal written order given by the heads of a project to contractors or sub-contractors on specific projects issues such...

Structural Aspects of Pile Foundation Design: A Practical Example

Foundations Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - February 17, 2020 3

Geotechnical engineers are expected to hand over soil investigation report to structural engineers, who will proceed to provide the longitudinal reinforcements needed for the...

Comparative Design of Triangular Pile Cap with free PDF download

Reinforced Concrete Design Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - February 18, 2020 1

In our post on Structural Aspects of Pile Foundation Design, we showed how we can determine the number piles required to support...

Analysis and Design of Cantilever Retaining Walls on Staad Pro

Reinforced Concrete Design Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - August 26, 2019 3

In this post, we are going to show how cantilever retaining walls can be analysed and designed on Staad Pro software, and also compare...

Manual Design of Beam and Raft Foundation to Eurocode 2 (free PDF download)

Reinforced Concrete Design Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - August 22, 2019 4

In our last post, we considered the analysis of beam and raft foundation of a G+1 building using Staad Pro software. In this particular...

Structural Design of Swimming Pools and Underground Water Tanks

Reinforced Concrete Design Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - November 27, 2018 27

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

PRACTICAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STEEL ROOF TRUSSES TO EUROCODE 3: A SAMPLE DESIGN

Eurocode 3 Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - January 10, 2017 26

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...

Structural Analysis and Design of Residential Buildings Using Staad.Pro, Orion, and Manual Calculations

Reinforced Concrete Design Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - March 13, 2017 24

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

ABOUT US

Structville is a media channel dedicated to civil engineering designs, tutorials, research, and general development. At Structville, we stop at nothing in giving you new dimensions to the profession of civil engineering.

Reinforced Concrete Design

Comparative Design of Triangular Pile Cap with free PDF download

Structural Aspects of Pile Foundation Design: A Practical Example

Analysis and Design of Cantilever Retaining Walls on Staad Pro

Manual Design of Beam and Raft Foundation to Eurocode 2 (free PDF download)

An Investigation on the Analysis of Beam and Raft Slab Using Staad Pro

Most Read

Specification of Concrete for Water Retaining Structures

Comparative Design of Triangular Pile Cap with free PDF download

What Engineers and Architects Should Know About Site Instruction

Structural Aspects of Pile Foundation Design: A Practical Example

EDITOR PICKS

Comparative Design of Triangular Pile Cap with free PDF download

Analysis and Design of Cantilever Retaining Walls on Staad Pro

Manual Design of Beam and Raft Foundation to Eurocode 2 (free PDF download)

POPULAR POSTS

Structural Design of Swimming Pools and Underground Water Tanks

PRACTICAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STEEL ROOF TRUSSES TO EUROCODE 3: A SAMPLE DESIGN

Structural Analysis and Design of Residential Buildings Using Staad.Pro, Orion, and Manual Calculations

POPULAR CATEGORY

ABOUT US

FOLLOW US