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Structural Design of Ribbed Slabs

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Ribbed slab is a type of reinforced concrete slabs in which some of the volume of concrete in the tension zone is...
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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...
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Dynamic Analysis

Calculation of Natural Frequency of Multi-Storey Frames

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A multi-storey building can develop lateral vibrations in the two principal directions and torsional vibration around its vertical shear centre axis. The natural frequency...
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Concrete

3D Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis of Cantilever Retaining Walls

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Retaining walls are structures used to retain earth fill, and have found wide applications in buildings and highway construction. Traditionally, cantilever retaining...
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Analysis of Moving Load on Bridges Using Staad Pro

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Every code of practice for bridge design has provision for modelling of traffic action as moving loads. This is similar to the idea of...
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Concrete

Formulas for Calculating Different Properties of Concrete from Compressive Strength

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The most basic test done on concrete in most laboratories is the compressive strength test. Sometimes other properties of concrete such as...
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Structural Design of Encased Steel Columns

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Composite sections of concrete and steel have a lot of advantages especially in the structural performance and fire resistance of a building....
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Difference between Autogenous and Drying Shrinkage of Concrete

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Autogenous shrinkage is caused by self-dessication in young concrete as water is consumed during hydration reaction. This occurs majorly within the early...
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Specification of Concrete for Water Retaining Structures

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In the year 2018, we made a successful publication on Analysis and Design of Swimming Pools and Underground Water Tanks. In this post, we...
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Foundations

Comparative Design of Triangular Pile Cap with free PDF download

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In our post on Structural Aspects of Pile Foundation Design, we showed how we can determine the number piles required to support...
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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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Structural Design of Swimming Pools and Underground Water Tanks

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I spent a large part of the last few months developing the contents of this booklet on 'Structural Design of Underground Water Tanks and...
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Structural Aspects of Pile Foundation Design: A Practical Example

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Geotechnical engineers are expected to hand over soil investigation report to structural engineers, who will proceed to provide the longitudinal reinforcements needed for the...
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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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Natural Frequency Analysis of Multistorey Frames Using Staad Pro

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https://youtu.be/dqxGIy9fcvo Vibration (or Oscillation) is a time-dependent, repeated motion which a body undergoes when it is excited...
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Modeling and Analysis of Spherical LPG Tanks

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Spherical tanks are used in several applications such as water storage, nuclear cooling, and storage of liquefied gases such as liquefied natural...
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Evaluation of effects of temperature difference in storage tanks using Staad Pro

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In some factories and industries, tanks are used for the storage of hot liquids which are used in production. In such scenarios,...
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Structural Design of Swimming Pools and Underground Water Tanks

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I spent a large part of the last few months developing the contents of this booklet on 'Structural Design of Underground Water Tanks and...
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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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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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