A Structural Engineering Blog
Perhaps the first thing for the Structural Engineers to be aware of in their structural design is the assumptions and consideration of the design loads. As Structural Engineers, we should be very careful assigning these loads to the…
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The slabs or suspended slabs initially carried the design loadings of the structure. Its design loadings is depending on the occupancy of the building we assigned at the start of our design. These basic loads’ such as Dead…
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Our previous article, CSI SAFE Slab Considerations Prior to Analysis, discusses the points required in modeling a slab using CSI SAFE before performing slab analysis and design. To deliver a complete slab design procedure using SAFE software, the…
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The design of slab elements in a structure is one of the major structural design tasks to be carried out during the structural design of building structures. A slab has a major role in the stability of the…
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Raft foundation is one of the types of foundation that is composed of a thick mat or slab that supports the entire structures. This type of foundation is used when there are larger column loads to support and…
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In our previous article Construction Joints in Slab we tackled about how, when and where we are considering a construction joint in slabs. We have learned that terminating a slab casting has a shear friction check to consider…
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Throughout the course of time, structural concrete may undergo wear and tear, which may cause cracking, stresses or deflections that will affect the in-service behavior of the reinforced concrete structures. This time-dependent phenomenon in concrete that we observed…
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Interpreting the Slab Analysis Result using SAFE program is the last stage to consider in the design of the slab using SAFE. This is the procedure where the structural designer will interpret his/her design and reflect it in…
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SAFE by Computers and Structures Inc. (CSI) is a powerful tool in Slab Analysis using finite element method or finite element analysis (FEA). In this particular software, you can design and analyze the horizontal members of a building…
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