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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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EXPOSURE CONDITIONS AFFECTING DURABILITY OF CONCRETE

The Constructor

These are the environments to which the concrete will be exposed during its working life. No Environment Exposure Conditions 1 Mild Concrete surfaces protected against weather or aggressive conditions, except those situated in coastal area. Table below shows exposure conditions of these environments.

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REPAIR OF POST CONCRETING DEFECTS IN STRUCTURES

The Constructor

Cleanliness: when repairing concrete, care must be taken to remove any dirt or dust that will prevent the repair concrete bonding with the parent concrete. Cleanliness: when repairing concrete, care must be taken to remove any dirt or dust that will prevent the repair concrete bonding with the parent concrete.

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Construction Cost Estimating - Untitled Article

Construction Cost Estimating

As engineers, we plan fortified concrete members and frequently we are approached to watch the steel reinforcement in field before the concrete is set. We must ensure the concrete establishments, beams, segments, and so forth are fabricated the manner in which they were structured.

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What Is Limit State Method | Assumption in Limit State of Collapse | Limit State Design | What Is Working Stress Method | Assumptions in Working Stress Method | Working Stress Method of Design

CivilJungle

It is also known as load and resistance factor design in structural engineering. The limit state method helps us to know the capacity load or working load of the structure. The motive of using the limit state method is to construct a safe and comfortable structure. The tensile strength of concrete is ignored.

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Difference Between Tied Column and Spiral Column | What Is Spiral Column | What Is Tied Column |

CivilJungle

In the case of spiral column, the lateral expansion of the concrete is restrained by the spiral. In case of the tied column , the concrete fails by the crushing and shearing outward. The Reinforced cement concrete columns which are constructed with spiral reinforcement had more load-bearing capacity as compared to the tied column.

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BIM for Reinforced Concrete – From Design to Detailing in One Model

BIM & Beam

This is the third blog post in a series that discusses the advantages of working on concrete projects in a BIM process for structural engineers. Take, for example, a precast concrete wall. Revit-model-driven structural-analysis. The structural engineer creates the analytical model and structural system.