Sand Making Machines
Sand making is important for the construction industry, foundry, and other applications. Sand is produced by a sand making plant that is a complex structure with crushers for crushing materials…
So You Want To Build a Structure
This is the first in a series of articles reviewing specific structural engineering basics and design processes. In this introductory article, simple structural engineering elements are classified to form the…
Application of Moment of Force in Structural Engineering
One of the fundamental engineering analyses performed for structural applications is determining the moment of force. Unexpected twisting or turning may be a great dance move, but it usually spells…
Selecting Fasteners for Structural Applications
Joining individual and assembled elements together is the bread and butter of structural engineering. A crucial part in many of these joined elements are fasteners: bolts, screws, rivets, welds, clamps,…
The Wembley Stadium Arch
Completed in 2007, the Wembley Stadium in London was not only built to welcome 1.5 million football and rugby fans each year, but it is also the UK’s leading venue…
What’s Wrong With A Soil Bearing Pressure In Tension?
A young lady structural designer that I was working with was once perplexed with this concept. And what made it more blurred for her was when engineers from the other group…
Defining Nonlinear Load Cases In Safe To Check Uplift In Foundation
Before we get to define nonlinear load cases in SAFE, for the sake of those who don’t have any idea on the difference of nonlinear and linear analysis, let me…
Did You Know That… Srss Orthogonal Direction Combination Can Be Waived?
If you’re having trouble making the design or drift work because of the SRSS seismic load combination shown below, well good news is you can waive the said requirement. SRSS…
How To Check Accidental Torsion In Etabs Using Static Seismic Loads
I hope you would bear with this rather lengthy post. I have received an email from a reader requesting for a discussion about the correct and proper way of computing…
Tips In Checking Service Crackwidths Using Bs 8110-2:1985
When acted upon by service loads, a structural element especially those that are predominantly resisting bending will experience cracking on the surface in tension when it’s modulus of rupture is…
