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Another typical phone call. An owner wants to know how long it will take for the lightweight concrete in the elevated slabs of his new build...

Overview Reinforced concrete structural systems can be formed into virtually any geometry to meet any requirement. Regardless of the geomet...

Materials Used in Bridge Construction Stones, Timber, Concrete and Steel are the traditional materials that are used to carry out bridge...

INVESTIGATIONS FOR STRUCTURAL DEFECTS 1. What is a failure? A failure can be considered as occurring in a component when that...

Worked Examples to Eurocode 2: Volume 1 is a collection of design and analysis examples according to Eurocode 2. It also mentions the relate...

The moment of inertia of an area is the capacity of a cross section to resist bending or buckling. It represents a mathematical concept t...

When the ratio of the longer to the shorter side (L/S) of the slab is at least equal to 2.0, it is called one-way slab . Under the action...

Two way slabs are the slabs that are supported on four sides and the ratio of longer span (l) to shorter span (b) is less than 2 . In t...

One Way Slab Illustration of a one way slab One way slab is supported on two opposite side only thus structural action is only a...

Structural members are usually classified according to the types of loads that they support. For instance, an axially loaded bar supports ...