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Important checklists before casting concrete on site

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Concreting or casting days are usually big days for site engineers. It is very typical to see engineers and project managers work very hard...
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Effects of Temperature Difference on Cylindrical Tanks

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In our last post, we were able to evaluate the effect of temperature difference on rectangular tanks. In this article, we are going to...
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Building collapse – Have you exhausted your factors of safety?

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The aftermath of any building collapse is usually horrendous, and the experience is an ugly one for everybody concerned. Human lives might be lost,...
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Concrete

Cement Standards and Applications in Nigeria

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Cement is one of the most popular construction materials in Nigeria, and has been extensively utilised in civil engineering works such as building construction,...
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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 a column...
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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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Geotechnical Engineering

Calculation of Collapse Settlement of Collapsible Soils

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Civil engineers are always faced with one challenge or another on site, and one of the major challenges on site has to do with...
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Structural Analysis

Structural Analysis of Portal Frames Subjected to Gravity Load

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Gravity actions are normally used for verification of portal frames for lateral, buckling, and torsional stability. Elastic analysis and design of portal frames is...
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99.99% of people will be clueless about this puzzle….

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The values given for the following triangles were obtained using a consistent relationship. I really do not expect a lot of people to be...
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Application of Finite Difference Method to the Elastic Analysis of Simply Supported Thin Plates: A simplified Approach

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1.0 INTRODUCTION A plate is a structure whose thickness is comparatively smaller compared to its lateral dimensions. A typical example of a plate is the...
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Nigeria Road Traffic Signs and their Meanings (Information and Pictures)

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Road traffic signs are signs that are erected by the side of the road, or above the road to inform or give instructions 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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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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