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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. RELATED ARTICLE: About 11% of U.S.

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What is Substructure and Superstructure in Building Construction?

The Constructor

Reinforcement shall be cut and placed as per the structural drawings and approved bar bending Schedules. Cover blocks should be tied with reinforcement by using binding wires for preventing misplacement from its location during concreting The post What is Substructure and Superstructure in Building Construction?

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What Is Underwater Concrete | Advantage & Disadvantage of Underwater Concrete | Application of Underwater Concrete | How Do They Pour Concrete Under Water

CivilJungle

What Is Underwater Concrete? Underwater concrete is a form of construction material widely used in certain forms of structural engineering projects. In every other building in which the lower parts of the buildings are expected to remain underwater, underwater concrete should be used. Can Concrete Cure Underwater?

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What’s New in Autodesk Revit 2015 R2 for Structural Engineers

BIM & Beam

There are new features and enhancements in Autodesk Revit 2015 R2 dedicated especially to structural engineers. Improved rebar modeling : When reinforcing concrete elements, you can now place rebar in any 2D view. You can snap to an imported and non-exploded CAD drawing. 3D snapping has been enhanced.

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EdiLus-RC – A powerful software for concrete design & reinforced concrete structural calculation

Construction Cost Estimating

EdiLus-RC is an exclusive software for making perfect concrete design that deals with structural calculations toward new and subsisting buildings in reinforced concrete by means of the most simple and effective SMART BIM object input. The first structural calculations BIM software for reinforced concrete buildings.

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10 Signs of Bad Concrete Pour

CivilJungle

Introduction of Signs of Bad Concrete Pour. Concrete is one of the most widely used building materials in our construction industry. It is very important that concrete should be pulled into the mould with proper precaution and care otherwise, we will not get the desired strength of concrete. What Is Concrete?

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How to draw SFD and BMD of one sided overhand beam

Construction Cost Estimating

This construction video provides some useful guidelines for creating the drawing of SFD and BMD for one sided overhanding beam with point loads. The structural engineers or other construction professionals, who handle forces in materials, utilize bending moment and shear diagrams.