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Reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete, concrete in which steel is embedded in such a manner that the two materials act together in resisting forces. The reinforcing steel—rods,…
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Arch
Arch, in architecture and civil engineering, a curved member that is used to span an opening and to support loads from…
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Wall
Wall, structural element used to divide or enclose, and, in building construction, to form the periphery of a room or a building. In traditional masonry construction,…
Structural Engineering 5 min read
Masonry
Masonry, the art and craft of building and fabricating in stone, clay, brick, or concrete block. Construction of poured concrete, reinforced or…
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Bearing wall
Bearing wall, orload-bearing wall, Wall that carries the load of floors and roof above in addition to its own weight. The traditional masonry bearing wall is…
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Materials testing
Materials testing, measurement of the characteristics and behaviour of such substances as metals, ceramics, or plastics under various conditions. The data…
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Gross domestic product
Gross domestic product (GDP), total market value of the goods and services produced by a country’s economy during a specified…
Structural Engineering 7 min read
Modern Building Practices
The economic context of building construction Buildings, like all economic products, command a range of unit prices based on their cost…
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Structural engineering
Building science A significant achievement of the first industrial age was the emergence of building science, particularly the elastic theory of structures. With…
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Materials Engineering
Materials engineering is an important discipline of engineering that has assisted other technologies to improve the variety of products being…