Difference No.1 Short Column: A column is considered to be short if the ratio of effective length to its least lateral dimension is less than or equal to 12. It’s buckling tendency is very low. Long Column: A column is ...
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Equilibrium Torsion & Compatibility Torsion
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Equilibrium Torsion Equilibrium Torsion occurs when the torsional moment is required to be in equilibrium and maximum torsional moment (Tu) cannot be reduced by redistribution of moments. In this case the torsion reinforcement must be provided to resist all of ...
Proper Rebar Placement in Construction Site
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We need to be careful about Rebar placement in construction site. We need to know which direction bar will be at bottom & which direction bar will be on top at the same layer of reinforcement. Placement of rebar depends ...
Flat Plate Slab: Definition,Advantages and Disadvantages of Flat Plate Slabs
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A flat plate slab is a two-way reinforced concrete slab that usually does not have beams and girders, and the loads are transferred directly to the supporting concrete columns. Flat plate slab does not have drop panel in column zones ...
Precast Concrete Foundation
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Precast concrete foundation construction is an off-site construction technique in which the foundation units are pre-engineered and manufactured in a controlled environment. These units as are pre-engineered, their capacities or the limits are communicated with the purchaser to produce the desired unit. Therefore ...
Read how to increase your demand as Structural Engineer in Job Market
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There are lots of Structural Engineers in job market. To make yourself different from others, to make yourself remarkable among the crowd-you have to practice different structural software along with basic structural knowledge. You have to study related books to ...
Different Types of Footings used in construction.What, where and when to use?
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INTRODUCTION:-Foundation is an important part of the structure which transfers the load of the structure to the foundation soil. The foundation distributes the load over a large area. So that pressure on the soil does not exceed its allowable bearing capacity ...
Allowable Foundation Settlement for Different Structures
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The allowable settlement is defined as the acceptable amount of settlement of the structure and it usually includes a factor of safety.Allowable below shows the allowable foundation displacement into three categories: total settlement, tilting, and differential settlement.It indicates that those ...
Use of Diaphragm Properly in Etabs Explained in Depth
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First we need to know about Diaphragm Constraint, Rigid & Semi-rigid diaphragm. Lets start- Diaphragm Constraint: We know what are restraint joints (Supported individually) & constraint joints (Connected to each other so their translation & rotation happen together). Diaphragm constraint ...
Inclined or Raked Column Design
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The main secondary effect of having inclined columns is that they introduce a horizontal component of the axial load into the beams/floor slabs at each level, so you need to design for these forces.Also, you need to be careful about ...