Structural engineers usually issue bar bending schedule to clients/contractors after completing the design and detailing of a reinforced concrete structure. Bar bending schedules usually...

Construction

How to Calculate the Quantity of Mortar for Laying Blocks

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - August 9, 2018 7

Engineers, site managers, and quantity surveyors are always faced with the challenge of specifying as accurately as possible, the quantity of materials needed to...

Reinforced Concrete Design

Design and Calculation of Formwork Requirement of Slabs

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - May 22, 2018 2

Formworks are structures to used to support and hold fresh concrete in place in order to obtain the desired shape prior to setting, curing,...

Reinforced Concrete Design

Preparation of Bar Bending Schedule For Floor Slabs

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - August 14, 2017 10

Bar bending schedule is an important structural working document that shows the disposition, bending shape, total length, and quantity of all the reinforcements that...

Construction

How to Estimate the Cost of Tiling a 3 Bedrooms Flat

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - August 7, 2017 4

The floor plan a of three bedroom's flat is as shown below. It is desirous to tile all the floor of the bedrooms, kitchen,...

Construction

How to Calculate the Number of Blocks Required to Complete a 3 Bedroom Flat

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - July 26, 2017 16

The floor plan of a three bedroom flat is as shown below. It is required to estimate the quantity of 6 inches block (without...

Construction

How to Estimate the Quantity of Sand and Cement Required for Moulding Blocks

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - July 26, 2017 17

In Nigeria, the 9 inches hollow block (450mm x 225mm x 225mm) is normally used for the construction of blockwork of buildings exceeding one...

Structural Analysis

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

Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - March 13, 2017 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...

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

Quantity Estimation Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - March 13, 2017 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...

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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