The types of loads acting on structures for buildings and other structures can be broadly classified as vertical loads, horizontal loads and longitudinal loads.
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Tuned Mass Damper – Components, Working and Applications
A tuned mass damper is a device mounted in structures to prevent discomfort, damage, or outright structural failure caused by vibration during earthquakes.
DESIGN OF STONE COLUMNS BY HEINZ J. PRIEBES METHOD
What is stone columns? Why it is required? It is a technique adopted for the soil which didn’t have the sufficient characteristics to permit construction. The stone column technique, also known as vibro-replacement or vibro-displacement, is a ground improvement process ...
Structural Design Guidelines for Concrete and Steel Buildings
The structural design process of a complete construction project is divided into three phases Planning, Design, and Construction. The planning phase will consider the various factors that affect the layout and the dimension of the structure. Here, the decision is ...
Performance of Various Types of Buildings during Earthquake
Performance of various types of buildings during earthquakes such as masonry, reinforced concrete, wooden, mud, steel and composite buildings are discussed.
Isolated Footing Design Guidelines and Specifications as per IS 456: 2000
Specifications for Design of footings as per IS 456: 2000 Isolated footings are designed to sustain the applied loads, moments and forces and the induced reactions and to ensure that any settlement which may occur is as nearly uniform as ...
STRUCTURAL DESIGN BY MODEL & LOAD TESTS
Structural design of concrete and steel structures can be designed on the basis of results of load tests on model or prototypes.
Different Failure Modes of Concrete Columns – Compression Members
There are three modes of failure of concrete columns (compression members) i.e. failure due to pure compression, combined compression and elastic instability. These modes of failures of concrete compression members are discussed.