Design of Flat Slab – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on the design of flat slab to EN 1992-1-1-2004. The plan of the flat slab to be designed is shown below. It...
Author: Amuletola Rasheed
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Punching Shear Design to Eurocode 2 – an overview
Punching shear occurs as a result of concentrated load or reaction acting on localized area of a slab. This mostly occurs in slabs which are directly supporting columns...
Flat Slab Analysis using Equivalent Frame Method – Worked Example
This article presents a thorough worked example on the analysis of flat slab using equivalent frame method. At the end of the article, the analysis of the equivalent...
Design of Flat Slab – an overview
This article presents guides to designing flat slabs to EN 1992-1-1-2004 as well as the superseded UK standard BS 8110-1-1997. Flat slabs are slabs that are directly supported...
Design of RC Flange beam to BS 8110 – Worked Example
This article presents a work example on the design of flanged beam to BS 8110-1-1997. The Beam 2 (shown in the plan below) that shall be designed here...
Analysis of Continuous Beam for Span Moments – Worked Example
This article presents a stepwise approach to determining the span moments of a three-span continuous beam, thereby generating its shear force and bending moment diagrams. And at the...
Design of continuous one-way spanning RC slab – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on the analysis and design of continuous one-way reinforced concrete slab. The bending moments and shear forces are obtained using tabular coefficients...
Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs
Slabs are horizontal elements that form the floor, foundation, and roof elements of different structures. They are distinctly categorized from other members base on their typical features of...
Constructing Magnel Diagram for prestressed Concrete beam – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on the construction of magnel diagram for the design of a prestressed beam section. The beam that shall be designed is the...
Magnel Diagram for Prestressed Concrete Design.
This article explains the importance and application of magnel diagram in prestressed concrete design. Why Magnel Diagram? In a previous article on verification of stress in beams published...
Verification of Stress in a Prestressed Beam – Worked Example
This article shows a practical worked example on how to check the stress in a prestressed concrete beam using the combined stress approach. Verifying the stress will enable...
Design of Prestressed Concrete to Eurocode 2 – an Overview
Prestressed concrete as the name implies is a concrete that is subjected to prior compressive stresses before its working life. This technology is born out of the need...
Structural Design of half-turn staircase to BS 8110 – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on the design of half-turn staircase to BS 8110-1:1997 (Click here to study the design of the same staircase to Eurocode 2)....
Design of Half-turn Staircase to Eurocode 2 – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on the design of half-turn staircase to Eurocode 2. The staircase to be designed connects the ground floor and the first floor...
Structural Design of Staircase – an overview
A staircase is a structural element that provides upward mobility in a building and similar structures. It provides access from one floor to another adjacent floor below or...
Design of Slender Column to BS 8110 – Worked Example
A slender column is a column that is vulnerable to buckling which affects its maximum load bearing capacity. Several codes of practice have devised diverse methods to analyse...
Design of Slender Column to Eurocode 2 – Worked Example
A slender column is a column that is vulnerable to buckling which prevents it from harnessing its maximum strength. Several codes of practice have devised diverse methods to...
Analysis of Subframe for Column Moment – Worked example
In this article, we shall analyze a subframe to generate column moments using moment distribution methodmoment distribution method. The figure below shows the elevation view of a frame...
Design of Biaxial Column to BS 8110 – Worked Example
A biaxial column is that which is subjected to moment about the two orthogonal axes. These types of columns are particularly found as corner columns in building structures....
Design of Column to BS 8110 using Design Chart – Worked Example
Column design charts are created to simplify the design of reinforced concrete columns. These charts are published by British Standard Institution (BSI) and are available in part 3...
Design of Column to Eurocode 2 using Design Chart – worked example
Column design charts are created to simplify the design of reinforced concrete columns. These charts are suitable for columns with symmetrical arrangement of reinforcement and they are produced...
Analysis of Subframe – worked Example
In this article, we shall analyze a subframe to generate column moments and support moments in beams using moment distribution method.
Design of Column to BS 8110 – an overview
Columns are mostly used to transfer load from superstructure to foundation or to transfer members.
Design of Reinforced Concrete Column to Eurocode 2 – an overview
Columns are mostly used to transfer loads from superstructure to foundation or to transfer members.
Design of Reinforced Concrete Flange Beam to Eurocode 2 – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on the design of reinforced concrete flange beam to EC2.
Design of Flange Beams to Eurocode 2: an Overview
A flange section is that which has a rectangular extension from the main rectangular body. The extension is called a flange while the rectangular body is called web....
Design of Flange Beam to BS 8110: an Overview
A flange section is that which has a rectangular extension from the main rectangular body. The extension is called a flange while the rectangular body is called web....
Design of a Doubly Reinforced Beam to BS 8110 – Worked example
This article presents a worked example on the design of doubly reinforced beam to BS 8110
Design of a Doubly Reinforced Beam to Eurocode 2 – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on the design of doubly reinforced beam to EC2
Design of a Singly Reinforced Beam to BS 8110 – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example of the design of singly reinforced concrete beam to BS 8110.