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Functions and Types of Bearings for Contemporary Bridges

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Bearings are ancillary bridge components that facilitate the transfer of traffic actions, permanent actions, and other environmental actions from the bridge deck down to...
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Foundations

Difference Between Pile Load Test and Pile Integrity Test

Ubani Obinna - 0
Pile foundations are slender structures used to transmit superstructure load to firmer sub-soil stratum beneath the natural ground surface. They can also be used...
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Journals

High Temperature Behaviour of Concrete Produced with Desert Sand

Ubani Obinna - 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...
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Construction

TMT Reinforcements Can Change Design Specifications in Nigeria

Ubani Obinna - 0
Nigeria’s reinforcement market is usually categorised into ‘local’ and ‘foreign’ reinforcements which are priced differently in the market. Local reinforcements are manufactured in the...
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Concrete

Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Concrete

Ubani Obinna - 1
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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Events and Conferences

IStructE to hold Webinar on Structural Uses of Stone

Peace Ikpotokin - 0
The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) will be organising a webinar on the structural uses of stone. Stones are naturally occurring rocks of igneous,...
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Construction

Compaction Pressure of Machines on Retaining Walls

Ubani Obinna - 1
In the construction of earth retaining structures, it is very common to excavate the area, construct the earth retaining structure, backfill with the recommended...
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Geotechnical Engineering

Standards for Highway Materials in Nigeria

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Earth materials are extensively utilised for highway construction in Nigeria. It has been recognised that high quality lateritic soils which are abundant in Nigeria...
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Informative Posts

The West African Standard Compaction Test

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The West African Standard (WAS) compaction test is a type of compaction procedure that utilises intermediate compaction energy (compactive effort) for densification of soils....
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Construction

Building collapse – Have you exhausted your factors of safety?

Ubani Obinna - 1
The aftermath of any building collapse is usually horrendous, and the experience is an ugly one for everybody concerned. Human lives might be lost,...
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Concrete

Cement Standards and Applications in Nigeria

Ubani Obinna - 0
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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Concrete

Formulas for Calculating Different Properties of Concrete from Compressive Strength

Ubani Obinna - 0
The most basic test done on concrete in most laboratories is the compressive strength test. Sometimes other properties of concrete such as tensile strength,...
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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

Construction Ubani Obinna - 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...
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Design of Shear Walls

Eurocode 2 Ubani Obinna - 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...
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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

Slabs Ubani Obinna - 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...
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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 - 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...
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PRACTICAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STEEL ROOF TRUSSES TO EUROCODE 3: A SAMPLE DESIGN

Structural Analysis Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - 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...
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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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