Modern codes of practice are increasingly recognising the computational power of structural analysis softwares. Staad Pro is a renowned structural analysis and design software...
For long span slabs in a building subjected to light load, ribbed slabs are more economical than solid slabs. In ribbed slab construction, reduction...
Water tanks are usually rectangular or cylindrical in shape. Cylindrical tanks are normally used for surface or elevated water tanks. Some of the challenges...
Cracking is normal in reinforced concrete structures subjected to bending, shear, twisting, axial tension, and restraint from movement. This is mainly due to the...
In the analysis of retaining walls subjected to earth pressure, it is very common to observe trapezoidal load distribution on the walls. Normally, earth...
Shear walls are structural elements usually employed in tall buildings to assist in resisting lateral loads. Shear walls can be solid or pierced (coupled),...
Cantilever slabs are common features in buildings due to the need to have bigger spaces at upper floors. To achieve this, architects normally extend...
The serviceability limit states covered by Eurocode 2 are;
- Stress limitation (section 7.2)
- crack control (section 7.3) and
- deflection control (section 7.4)
According to clause...