Solid and Hollow Concrete Blocks
Solid and hollow concrete blocks are manufactured in factories to meet the requirements of building blocks in cities and towns. […]
Soil Mechanics and Foundations Laboratory Testing
Introduction In addition to document review and subsurface exploration, an important part of the site investigation is laboratory testing. The laboratory
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Some Basic Concepts of Cold-Formed Steel Design
The uniform thickness of most cold-formed sections, and the fact that the widths of the various elements composing such a section
Social and Environmental Concerns in Construction
Construction project managers should seriously consider the social and environmental effects of their construction operations, job safety operations (Art 17.20), and for
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Slip-Critical Bolted Connections
Design of this type of connection assumes that the fastener, under high initial tensioning, develops frictional resistance between the connected parts,
Slenderness Effects on Concrete Columns
The ACI 318 Building Code requires that primary column moments be magnified to provide safety against buckling failure. Detailed procedures, formulas,
Slabs on Grade
Slabs on ground are often used as floors in buildings. Special use requirements often include heavy-duty floor finish (Art. 9.35) and
Skewed Bridges
To reduce scour and to avoid impeding stream flow, it is generally desirable to orient piers with centerlines parallel to direction
Slope-Deflection Method
One of several displacement methods for analyzing statically indeterminate structures that resist loads by bending involves use of slope-deflection equations.