Steel chimneys are structures with tall, slender and tapering with circular cross sections. They are ideally suited for process work where a low thermal capacity required and short heat-up period. This article presents different types of steel chimneys are their ...
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Live Loads for Different Buildings Structures and Floors
Live loads for different buildings such as residential buildings, educational, Institutional, industrial, storage, business & office buildings etc.
Portal Frame Design With Example
Portal Frame Design with Example Design Steps: 1. Design of slabs 2. Preliminary design of beams and columns 3. Analysis 4. Design of beams 5. Design of Columns 6. Design of footings Problem: A portal frame hinged at base has ...
Design of Reinforced Concrete Wall – Concept, Calculations
Reinforced concrete wall is designed as a compression member. Reinforced concrete wall is used in case where beam is not provided and load from the slab is heavy or when the masonry wall thickness is restricted. Reinforced concrete wall is ...
Yield Line Theory For Slab Design – Assumptions, Methods of Analysis
What is Yield Line Theory? The yield line theory of analysis is a factored or ultimate load method of analysis. The yield line theory is conducted based on the bending moment of the structural element at its collapse state. The ...
LOAD & RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN (LRFD)
Load and Resistance Factor Design Format Of the many multiple safety factor formats in vogue, perhaps the simplest to understand is the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) format, which is adopted by the ACI Code [Ref. 3.5, 3.8, 3.9]. ...
PERFORMANCE BASED EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN
The performance-based seismic engineering (PBSE) produces structures with predictable seismic performance. This approach is not new. Using this approach / model Turbine, Airplanes & Automobiles are made. In these applications one or more prototype are built and subjected to extensive ...
Pre – Engineered Metal Buildings – Latest Trends
Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings use a combination of built-up sections, hot rolled sections and cold formed elements which provide the basic steel frame work with a choice of single skin sheeting with added insulation or insulated sandwich panels for roofing and ...