Lap length and anchorage length of reinforcements is very important for continuity, strength, and ease of construction in reinforced concrete structures. When reinforcements are...

Environmental Engineering

Effects of Trees on Wind Comfort of Pedestrians

Peace Ikpotokin - July 12, 2020 0

Pedestrian wind comfort can be improved when horizontally incoming airflow passes through trees in the urban areas. This is according to recent research carried...

Journals

Modeling of Soils Using Isogeometric Analysis

Ivy Ugorji - July 8, 2020 0

Researchers from the Department of Construction Sciences, Lund University, Sweden have presented isogeometric analysis as an alternative to finite element analysis for modelling of...

Journals

High Temperature Behaviour of Concrete Produced with Desert Sand

Ubani Obinna - June 15, 2020 0

There has always been some issues with the use of desert sand as a construction material due to the fact that it is too...

Concrete

The Role of Compression Steel in Deflection of Reinforced Concrete Structures

Ubani Obinna - May 28, 2020 0

Deflection is one of the most important serviceability limit state criteria in the design of reinforced concrete structures. Excessive deflection in a structure can...

Dynamic Analysis

Understanding Human-Structure Interaction

Ubani Obinna - May 9, 2020 0

Recent researches have shown that human beings interact with structural systems undergoing vibration. Initially it was thought that human body is an inert mass...

Informative Posts

Bonding of Old and New Concrete

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - August 5, 2018 8

In construction, there always comes a time when there is need to bond hardened concrete (substrate) with fresh concrete topping/overlay. The aim of this...

Informative Posts

Problems of Civil Engineering Consultancy in Nigeria

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - May 30, 2018 2

The wealth creation cycle in construction industry revolves around the political climate, economy, government policies, availability of resources, technology, and skilled manpower. Thousands of...

Reinforced Concrete Design

Use of Rice Husk Ash in Concrete: Literature Review

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - April 25, 2018 1

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...

Guidelines for Tying of Reinforcement

Construction Ubani Obinna - November 26, 2020 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...

Cost of Reinforcement Works in Nigeria

Construction Ubani Obinna - November 21, 2020 1

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

Design of Shear Walls

Eurocode 2 Ubani Obinna - November 21, 2020 0

Shear walls are structural members that provide additional lateral stiffness to a building by resisting shear, moment, and axial forces, which are produced due...

Technical Guide: Detailing and Arrangement of Beam Reinforcements on Site

Beams Mubarak Shittu - November 20, 2020 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...

Elastic Analysis of Circular Plates

Slabs Ubani Obinna - November 12, 2020 0

A plate is a flat structural element that has a thickness that is small compared with the lateral dimensions. Plates are bounded by two...

Shear Wall-Frame Interaction in High-Rise Buildings

Frames Ubani Obinna - November 5, 2020 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....

Effects of Wind on Billboard Structures

Steel Structures Ubani Obinna - August 7, 2020 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,...

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

Structural Analysis Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - March 13, 2017 30

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

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

Structural Analysis Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - January 10, 2017 28

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...

Can you identify the cause of failure of this building?

Construction Ubani Obinna - March 12, 2020 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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