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Procedure Of The Structural Design

The structural framework design is the selection of the arrangement and sizes of the structural…

Structural Community22/12/2020

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Typical Building Material Weights

CategoryMaterialWeight (kg/m^2)FloorsTerrazzo tile25 mm thick65Ceramic or quarry tile20 mm thick50Linoleum or vinyl6 mm thick5Mastic20 mm…

Structural Community11/05/2020

Structural Engineering

Important Conversion Factors in Structural Engineering

LengthMile (mi)1.609 kilometer (km)Yard (yd)0.914 meter (m)Foot (ft)0.304 meter (m)304.8 millimeter (mm)Inch (in)25.4 millimeter (mm)Mil…

Structural Community11/05/2020

Articles Steel Structure

Deflection Criteria for Steel Structures

Standard codes of practice do not establish clear or rigid criteria for limiting the deflection…

Structural Community11/05/2020

Articles Steel Structure

Typical Mezzanine Live Loads on Structures

Type of BuildingType of OccupancyLive Load (kN/m^2)Assembly HallsWith Fixed Seats2.50With Movable Seats5.00Stage Floor7.50GymnasiumsMain Floor5.00LibrariesReading Rooms3.00Stack…

Structural Community11/05/2020

Articles Steel Structure

Important Terms in Pre-Engineered Buildings

Accessory: A supplementary building product, such as a door, window, skylight, ventilator, louver, etc. Anchor…

Structural Community09/05/2020

Articles Steel Structure

Advantages & Disadvantages of Steel Construction

Advantages of Steel Construction 1. Reliability Steel structures are very reliable. The reasons for this…

Structural Community02/04/2020

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Typical Load Combinations

Following are the typical LRFD & ASD load combinations as per ASCE: LRFD 1.4(D+F) 1.2(D+F+T)+1.6(L+H)+0.5(Lr…

Structural Community01/04/2020

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Types of Loads on Structures

The load which almost retains its magnitude and point of application throughout the life of…

Structural Community27/03/2020

Articles Foundation

Live and Backfill Load on Buried Sewer Pipes

Sewer design requires prior knowledge of soil and site conditions to determine overburden loads that…

Structural Community13/02/2020

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Why Become a Civil Engineer?

By building up environment Civil Engineers play with nature. Civil engineering is a professional engineering…

Structural Community07/02/2020

Articles Seismic

Earthquake Resistant Structures

In countries where earthquakes are of frequent occurrence, important buildings are now designed to withstand…

Structural Community07/02/2020

Articles Seismic

Earthquake Induced Processes

There are generally four types of earthquake induced processes: 1) Surface rupture, 2) Ground shaking,…

Structural Community07/02/2020

Articles Seismic

Earthquakes – Introduction and Important Terms

1. Introduction Earthquakes are vibrations of the earth caused by the rupture and sudden movement…

Structural Community07/01/2020

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Methods of Rock Reinforcement in Tunnels

Rock support for tunnels and underground cavern design is a demanding and very complex task.…

Structural Community24/11/2014

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Introduction to Tunneling

A tunnel is an elongated, narrow essentially linear underground opening with a length greatly exceeding…

Structural Community03/11/2014

Articles Surveying

Global Positioning System – Importance in Civil Engineering

Object This System provides us with accurate horizontal and vertical measurements and gives us the…

Structural Community25/10/2014

Articles Foundation

Introduction to Subsidence – Evaluating and Mitigating its Effects

1. Introduction Subsidence is displacement of ground surface vertically over a broad region or at…

Structural Community25/10/2014

Articles Foundation

Subsurface Investigation – Boring and Sampling Methods

Introduction Accurate and complete subsurface information is necessary for all types of civil engineering projects,…

Structural Community25/10/2014

Articles Foundation

Chemical Weathering and Processes Involved in Decomposition

Chemical weathering, or chemical decomposition, involves several important reactions between the elements in the atmosphere…

Structural Community25/10/2014

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