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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 structure does not...
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Reinforced Concrete Design

Structural Design of Corbels

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A corbel is a very short structural cantilever member projecting from a wall or a column for the purpose of carrying loads. In reinforced...
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Composite Structure

Types of Floor Systems for Steel Framed Buildings

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Floors in buildings have a primary function of carrying loads and supporting the activities of the occupants. In addition to carrying loads, floors in...
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Composite Structure

Vibration Serviceability of Composite Slabs

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Vibration analysis of floors is not entirely new in the field of structural engineering. Numerous studies and researches have been devoted to human-structure interaction,...
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Foundations

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 are usually subjected...
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Reinforced Concrete Design

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 is due to...
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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 a structure can...
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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 the foundation. They...
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Concrete

Cracking Due to Edge Restraint and Early Thermal Effects in Concrete

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Crack width is calculated by multiplying the crack inducing strain by the crack spacing (i.e. the movement over a length equal to the crack...
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Concrete

Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Concrete

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Coefficient of thermal expansion is defined as the change in unit length per degree of temperature change. In a concrete element, it is therefore...
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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. This restriction to...
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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 1-1). Cracking is...
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Guidelines for Tying of Reinforcement

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In the construction of reinforced concrete structures, reinforcement bars must be tied together in order to hold them in place and to also facilitate...
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Cost of Reinforcement Works in Nigeria

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Installation of reinforcements is an important item of work in the construction of reinforced concrete structures. The cost of reinforcement works therefore significantly impacts...
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Design of Shear Walls

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Shear walls are structural members that provide additional lateral stiffness to a building by resisting shear, moment, and axial forces, which are produced due...
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Technical Guide: Detailing and Arrangement of Beam Reinforcements on Site

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Beams are horizontal structural elements used for supporting lateral loads. In conventional reinforced concrete structures, beams usually receive load from the floor slab, but...
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EDITOR PICKS

Elastic Analysis of Circular Plates

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A plate is a flat structural element that has a thickness that is small compared with the lateral dimensions. Plates are bounded by two...
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Shear Wall-Frame Interaction in High-Rise Buildings

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Shear walls and frames (comprising of columns and beams) are distinct structural systems that can be used in resisting lateral actions in high-rise buildings....
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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 for creative output,...
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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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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, and design...
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