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Design of Reinforced Concrete Columns

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Columns are vertical or inclined compression members used for transferring superstructure load to the foundation. The structural design of reinforced concrete columns involves the...
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Beams

Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams

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Beams are horizontal structural elements designed to carry lateral loads. When they are inclined or slanted, they are referred to as raker beams. Floor...
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Concrete

Reinforced Concrete Structures

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Concrete is arguably the most widely used construction material in the world. It is produced from a mixture of cement, sand, gravel, and water...
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Beams

Minimum Area of Reinforcement Required for Reinforced Concrete Beams

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In reinforced concrete beams, the minimum area of longitudinal reinforcement required is given by; As,min = 0.26 (fctm / fyk) bt d   ≥ 0.0013 bt d ---- (1) where:fctm is the...
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Tall Buildings

Application of Wind Load to Shear Walls – A Manual Approach

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The higher a building a goes, the higher the effects of lateral forces such as wind on the structure become. Shear walls are...
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Reinforced Concrete Design

Deflection of Structures According to Eurocode 2

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Checking for deflection is an important serviceability limit state (SLS) requirement in the design of structures. This check ensures that the structure does not...
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Journals

Effect of Impact Load on Lap Length of Reinforcements in RC Structures

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

Structural Design and Detailing Standards in Nigeria

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The body mandated by law to regulate all engineering activities in Nigeria is the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). For...
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Reinforced Concrete Design

Structural Design of Corbels

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A corbel is a very short structural cantilever member projecting from a wall or a column for the purpose of carrying loads. In reinforced...
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Beams

Design of Composite Slab with Profile Metal Deck

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Composite slab with profiled metal decking provides economical solutions for floors of steel framed building systems. This is because they are easier to install,...
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Foundations

Design of Pile Cap Using Staad Foundation Advanced

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Pile caps are rigid plate structures that are used to transfer superstructure load from columns to a group of piles. They are usually subjected...
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Reinforced Concrete Design

Lapping of Reinforcements and Use of Rebar Couplers – Peculiarities and Differences

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In reinforced concrete buildings, it is almost impossible to carry out construction without lapping reinforcements at one point or another. This is due to...
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Guidelines for Tying of Reinforcement

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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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Can you identify the cause of failure of this building?

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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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