The use of nominated sub-contractors or nominated suppliers can cause many problems because the engineer cannot interfere in the terms of […]
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Short- and long-term deformations of concrete are influenced by many factors and the following sections consider the main ones related
The principal destroyers of wood are decay, caused by fungus, and attack by a number of animal organisms of which termites,
Steel reinforcement must be bonded to the concrete sufficiently so that the steel will yield before it is freed from the
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Allowable stresses are based, for the most part, on the ultimate compressive strength Æ’’m psi, of masonry used. This strength may
As an example, the assessment of seismic hazard, lets consider some estimations on the DSZ level in the territory of North
The probabilistic seismic hazard maps (the maps of detailed seismic zoning) have been constructed for the total area of North Ossetia
Areas of corrosion in prestressing tendons pose a considerable risk for prestressed concrete members. Flaws in the ducts also expose the
Grouting defects in ducts reduce the corrosion protection around the tendons. Hence, it is important to be able to detect