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Tension and Compression, the Yin and Yang of Structural Engineering
A continuing series of articles on fundamental structural engineering analyses. In this article the tensile…
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Road Traffic Safety Barriers
Life is precious, and should not be wasted by road accidents. Use of the road…
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Sand Making Machines
Sand making is important for the construction industry, foundry, and other applications. Sand is produced…
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So You Want To Build a Structure
This is the first in a series of articles reviewing specific structural engineering basics and…
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Application of Moment of Force in Structural Engineering
One of the fundamental engineering analyses performed for structural applications is determining the moment of…
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Selecting Fasteners for Structural Applications
Joining individual and assembled elements together is the bread and butter of structural engineering. A…
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The Wembley Stadium Arch
Completed in 2007, the Wembley Stadium in London was not only built to welcome 1.5…
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What’s Wrong With A Soil Bearing Pressure In Tension?
A young lady structural designer that I was working with was once perplexed with this…
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Defining Nonlinear Load Cases In Safe To Check Uplift In Foundation
Before we get to define nonlinear load cases in SAFE, for the sake of those…
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Did You Know That… Srss Orthogonal Direction Combination Can Be Waived?
If you’re having trouble making the design or drift work because of the SRSS seismic…