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Recommended Depth of Exploration for Site Investigation

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Soil is a complex and highly variable product of nature, and the extent of this variation is known in advance. As a result, site...
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Water retaining structures

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

Ubani Obinna - 1
In reinforced concrete water retaining/excluding structures, a potential source of leakage or water ingress is the construction joint, and that is why water bars...
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Foundations

Massive Diaphragm Wall Reinforcement Installation (Video and Discussion)

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A video was recently shared on Linkedin showing a huge and long reinforcement cage for a diaphragm wall being put in place. Please watch...
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Construction

How to Plaster a Block Wall

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Plastering is the process of covering a wall surface with a thin layer of mortar for protection and decorative purposes. It is usually the...
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Opinion

The Everyday Engineer

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What comes to your mind when you hear the word engineering? Does it bring to your imagination skyscrapers, bridges, highways, tech devices as well...
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Quantity Estimation

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

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The cost of building a duplex in Nigeria varies, and it is generally influenced by the size of the building, the price of construction...
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Uncategorized

Important checklists before casting concrete on site

Ubani Obinna - 1
Concreting or casting days are usually big days for site engineers. It is very typical to see engineers and project managers work very hard...
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Informative Posts

Tips for Civil Engineering Job Interviews

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Landing a good job soon after graduation is the dream of many young civil engineering students. On the other hand, as a professional engineer...
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Concrete

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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Construction

How to Achieve Grade 25 Concrete on Site

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The characteristic compressive strength of concrete to be used in construction is usually specified in the working drawings, design calculation sheets, and contract documents....
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Concrete

Construction of Underground Water/Septic Tanks by Sinking

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Underground water retaining structures have wide applications in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. According to Lagos State Development Laws (2005), a building with more...
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Eurocode 2

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

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - 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...
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Guidelines for Tying of Reinforcement

Construction Ubani Obinna - 0
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

Beams Mubarak Shittu - 3
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

Frames Ubani Obinna - 0
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

Steel Structures Ubani Obinna - 0
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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POPULAR POSTS

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

Structural Analysis Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - 31
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?

Construction Ubani Obinna - 24
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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