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How Beam Column Joints Resists Earthquakes?
In RC buildings, portions of columns that are common to beams at their intersections are called beam-column joints (Figure 1).…
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Quality Control Checklist For Excavation Work
Earth Excavation Checklist excavation checklist The following checklist should be used as a guide for better quality control over earth…
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Scaffolds & Ladders – Safety At Construction
Scaffolds and ladders 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. Where work cannot safely be done on or from the ground or from part of…
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The Preventable Nature of Crane Accidents
Crane accidents can be caused by mechanical failures or human failures in the operations of the cranes. Even the mechanical…
Disaster Management 5 min read
Disaster Management and Planning
Disaster is a natural calamity which may be in the form of • Drought • Flood • Cyclone • Forest…
Disaster Management 5 min read
FIRE RESISTANT BUILDING
It is reported that in USA fire kills more people each year than all other natural disasters combined including floors,…
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CYCLONE RESISTANT BUILDINGS
A cyclone is a storm accompanied by high speed whistling and howling winds. It brings torrential rains. A cyclone storm…
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IMPROVING EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE OF TALL BUILDINGS
Tall buildings are subjected to heavy horizontal forces due to inertia during earthquake. Hence they need shear walls. A shear…
Disaster Management 4 min read
IMPROVING EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE OF SMALL BUILDINGS
The earthquake resistance of small buildings may be increased by taking some precautions and measures in site selections, building planning…
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SEISMOGRAPH
Seismograph is an instrument for measuring oscillation of earth during earthquakes. It has three major components—the sensor, the recorder and…