Cracking occurs in concrete when the restrained strain exceeds the tensile strain capacity of the concrete. In critical elements like water retaining structures, crack...

Reinforced Concrete Design

Minimum Area of Steel for Imposed Deformation Cracking

Peace Ikpotokin - April 15, 2020 0

Minimum reinforcement is provided to ensure that yielding does not occur, and by so doing, cracking is adequately controlled in a concrete section. The...

Thin plates

Modeling and Analysis of Spherical LPG Tanks

Ubani Obinna - March 24, 2020 0

Spherical tanks are used in several applications such as water storage, nuclear cooling, and storage of liquefied gases such as liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

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Effects of Temperature Difference on Cylindrical Tanks

Ubani Obinna - March 18, 2020 0

In our last post, we were able to evaluate the effect of temperature difference on rectangular tanks. In this article, we are going to...

Water retaining structures

Evaluation of effects of temperature difference in storage tanks using Staad Pro

Ubani Obinna - March 14, 2020 0

In some factories and industries, tanks are used for the storage of hot liquids which are used in production. In such scenarios, the temperature...

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

Structural Analysis Ubani Obinna Uzodimma - March 13, 2017 30

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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