Design of Combined Footing
This article provides an overview of the design of combined footing. At the end of the article, a practical worked example is presented on the design of combined...
Category: Reinforced Concrete Design
Design of Pile cap using Bending theory – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on the design of a pile cap using bending theory. The pile cap shall be proportioned, designed for bending, vertical shear, as...
Analysis of RC Building Frames allowing for Imperfections (Eurocode 2)
This article presents guidance on how to allow for imperfections in analysis of RC frames according to EN 1992-1-1 (Eurocode 2). Structural frames in reality are always marred...
Pile Cap Design using Strut-and-tie Method – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on the design of a pile cap to EN 1992-1-1-2004 (Eurocode 2). The pile cap to be designed is to transmit column...
Design of Pile Caps – An Overview
This article presents an overview on the design of pile caps to EN 1992-1-1-2004 (Eurocode 2). Where there are not much details given in Eurocode 2, the superseded...
Design of Planar Shear Walls – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on the design of shear wall to EN 1992-1-1-2004 (Eurocode 2). The shear walls to be designed form the major stabilizing system...
Design of shear walls – an overview
Shear walls are plain or reinforced concrete walls that augment structural stiffness and provide lateral stability to building structures. According to clause 9.6.1 of Eurocode 2, a shear...
Design of Eccentrically Loaded Pad Foundation – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on the structural design of pad foundation subjected to axial load and moment to EN 1992 -1-1-2004. The geotechnical aspects of the...
Design of Axially loaded Pad Foundation – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on the structural design of axially loaded pad foundation to EN 1992 -1-1-2004. The geotechnical aspects of the design shall be approached...
Comparative Analysis of flat Slab between MCM and EFM – Worked Example
This article presents a comparative analysis between analysis of flat slab using moment coefficients method (MCM) in table 3.12 of BS 8110 and equivalent frame method (EFM). Moment...
Design for punching Shear – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on the design of punching shear for flat slabs to BS EN 1992-1-1-2004 (Eurocode 2). The flat slab to be designed for...
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...
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...
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...
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...