A Structural Engineering Blog
Construction projects often involve excavations and the need for retaining walls to support soil and prevent collapse. This is where shoring and earth retaining systems come into play. These systems provide crucial support to ensure the safety…
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The Spandrel, Coupling or Link Beam as we often called it that connects the in-between walls when there is a wall opening due to door or elevator doors or as per the code defines refers to as a…
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One of the useful tools in ETABS program is the Shear Wall Design capability. It is not only limited in the analysis of walls but it can also perform the design and check. The designer can be…
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Overview In ETABS design of shear walls or retaining walls, the programs calculate and report the required area of steel for flexure and shear based on the applied and defined load combinations. During the modeling process, the walls…
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Our previous article, Retaining Wall: A Design Approach discusses the principle and concept behind and when and where to consider a retaining wall in our design. We have learned the different checks against the mode of failures in…
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Boundary Zones or Boundary Elements Another category in a shear wall or wall design is to determine the area of boundary zones or boundary element. Boundary Zones which is also known as Boundary Element is a portion along…
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One of the main structural parts of a building structure is the shear wall. Shear Wall is a vertical structural element used to resist the lateral forces that are usually due to the wind and seismic loads. These…
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