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Human Factors in Civil Engineering Design and Construction

Ubani Obinna - 0
Human factors or ergonomics is understood to be a body of knowledge that deals with the interaction of human beings with systems and devices...
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Opinion

Engineers React to Large Span Cantilever Slab Construction

Ivy Ugorji - 11
A structural engineer posted a picture of a large cantilever slab construction on LinkedIn, and so many reactions have followed the picture due to...
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Business

Top Civil Engineering Consultancy Firms in Nigeria

Ubani Obinna - 5
The construction industry in Nigeria remains a very promising area for the present and for the future. Infrastructure and housing deficit in Nigeria has...
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Daily Questions

What is the cause of the failure of this staircase?

Ubani Obinna - 12
Considering structural design and detailing standards, what do you think is the cause of the failure of this staircase? Read also...Comparative analysis of staircase using...
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Opinion

The Everyday Engineer

Ivy Ugorji - 2
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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Construction

Inclusion of women in construction industry

Peace Ikpotokin - 0
Growing up as a Nigerian from one of the least developed communities, I have identified that our continent Africa and Nigeria in particular has...
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Construction

Can you identify the cause of failure of this building?

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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Construction

What is Site Instruction?

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - 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...
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Structural Analysis

How will you describe this system of forces?

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - 0
What is the best description that you will give to this system of forces? (a) Coplanar parallel system of concurrent forces (b) Non-coplanar parallel system of...
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Daily Questions

Is This Ultimate or Serviceability Limit State Failure?

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - 13
Kindly look at the image carefully, and lend your professional opinion if the failure of the building will be categorized under ultimate or serviceability...
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Informative Posts

Do Commercial Softwares Make Engineers Better?

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - 4
In the 1950s, a method of analysis involving discretization of a continuous domain into a set of discrete sub-domains called elements started in the...
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Design of Gabion Walls

Geotechnical Engineering Ubani Obinna - 0
Gabion walls are made up of row upon row of orthogonal cages or baskets (gabions) which are filled with rock fragments/cobbles and tied together....
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ASDIP Announces the Release of STEEL-5 Software

Business Ubani Obinna - 0
ASDIP Structural Engineering Software company has announced the release of STEEL-5, the latest version of ASDIP STEEL software module. The Florida, USA, based structural...
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Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs

Eurocode 2 Ubani Obinna - 0
Reinforced concrete slabs are plate elements used to form the floors of buildings. In a typical reinforced concrete building, reinforcement bars arranged as mats...
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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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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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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

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?

Opinion 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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