Sardar Patel Stadium was renamed as Narendra Modi Stadium on 24th February 2021, also known as Motera Stadium. The cricket stadium is located in the state of Gujarat in India. It is situated on the banks of the Sabarmati river ...
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How to Design Reinforced Concrete Beam for Shear? Example Included
Shear design of reinforced concrete (RC) beam involves the determination of spacing between stirrups. Shear is a word used for forces that work perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of RC beam. Commonly, shear forces are maximum at supports of beams ...
2 Important Failure Case Studies of Long-Span Steel Structures
Space structures are generally utilized in the construction of airport terminals, stockrooms, historical centers, and shopping centers where huge transverse space is required. They are architecturally appealing and structurally adaptable. Moreover, space structures are light in weight, which reduces the ...
3 Important Cases of Building Collapse Due to Poor Construction Management
Construction is perhaps the most critical stage in the life cycle of structures, mainly because of the danger of failure and the high chances of underestimating construction loads. A report developed by the American Society of Civil Engineers, based on ...
Preliminary Activities for Carrying out Riveting and Bolting
The process of making connections in steel structure is carried out using one of these three methods: welding, riveting, and bolting. The preliminary works such as laying out, fabrication, making holes, and assembling of steel members before executing the actual ...
What is Column Kicker? Its Formworks, Application and Advantages: Video Included
What is Column Kicker? Why it is Used in Construction? Column Kicker is a small concrete step used at the bottom of columns or walls to make sure that correct coordinates of columns or walls are maintained between floor slabs. ...
How to Design One-way Slab as per ACI 318-19? | Example Included
One-way slab is a type of concrete slab in which loads are transferred in one direction to the supporting beams and columns. Therefore, the bending occurs in only one direction. The design of one-way slab is simple and can be ...
Tips and Rules for Design of Reinforced Concrete Columns
The design of reinforced concrete (RC) column is carried out by following certain procedures. However, some specific rules and requirements need to be met. The conditions are commonly related to reinforcement ratio, size of rebars, spacing of steel bars, size ...