Light gauge steel frame construction is an innovative and reliable construction method which is broadly used in the world and has surpassed wood frame construction in many design and construction aspects. It offers several advantages such as buildability, strength, ...
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Concrete Design Methods : Uses, Comparison, and Advantages
Concrete design methods or concrete design philosophies such as working stress method, ultimate strength method, and limit state method are used for the design of reinforced concrete, Steel, and timber structures. These design methods are based on certain assumptions ...
Tests on Metallic Sheathing Ducts – Workability, Transverse Load, Tensile Load, and Water Loss Test
The sheathing ducts are used in Pre and Post tension of concrete members to create a void in the concrete, through which the cables/tendons are inserted and remain free to stretch during stressing operation. The sheathing ducts are available ...
Shear Key in Construction: Purpose, Functions, and Uses
Shear keys are designed and provided in various structures to provide resistance against lateral loads like earthquake loads and sliding forces in various structure such as bridges, retaining walls, basement of residential buildings, precast buildings and culverts, masonry wall ...
Euler’s Theory of Column Buckling
Euler’s theory of column buckling is used to estimate the critical buckling load of column since the stress in the column remains elastic. The critical buckling load is the maximum load that a column can withstand when it is ...
Pre-Engineered Steel Building – Components and Advantages
A pre-engineered steel building is a modern technology where the complete designing is done at the factory and the building components are brought to the site in CKD (completely knock down condition) and then fixed/jointed at the site and ...
What is Center of Mass and Center of Gravity?
The center of mass of a system of particles is a specific point at which, for many purposes, the system’s mass behaves as if it were concentrated. In another word, center of mass is the point at which the ...
Types of Seismic Control System in Building Structures
Different types of seismic control systems are used in earthquake-resistant design that serves the purpose of reducing the action of earthquake forces on the main structural system. Generally, there are three types of seismic control systems namely passive, active ...