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What is Waffle Slab and where it is used
What is Waffle Slab and where it is used
Failures in Geotechnical Engineering
Failures in Geotechnical Engineering
Earthquake Failures in Buildings
Earthquake Failures in Buildings
Structural Considerations for Masonry Walls
Structural Considerations for Masonry Walls
Structural Engineering Failures
Structural Engineering Failures
What is Failure in Civil Engineering?
What is Failure in Civil Engineering?
Assumptions, simplifications in engineering theory and design
Assumptions, simplifications in engineering theory and design
Pipe Support Structures Design
Pipe Support Structures Design

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Structural Engineering Failures

Structural Engineering Failures

Structural engineering is a major branch of civil engineering, and realistically the first thing that comes to mind of...

How Builders Are Balancing Old Bones with New Technology

How Builders Are Balancing Old Bones with New Technology

From transforming a warehouse into an office building or reimagining a church as an entertainment venue, adaptive reuse is...

Sample schedule for bathroom or restroom renovation

A typical schedule for a bathroom or restroom renovation project might be as follows. The durations and activities and...

Wide Span Roof Design and Construction

Wide Span Roof Design and Construction

In this post we will try to examine various design and construction considerations for wide span roofs.

What is Waffle Slab and where it is used

What is Waffle Slab and where it is used

A waffle slab is made of a thin topping supported by ribs running in both directions, giving it the...

Working with consultants and writing RFIs

A project manager of a general contractor needs to have a working relationship with structural engineer and architect of...

World’s largest airport is set to open soon

World’s largest airport is set to open soon

The third airport of Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey with a population of 18 million, is set top...

Earthquake Failures in Buildings

Earthquake Failures in Buildings

This is one of the posts in a series of our posts that we discuss failures. Also check out...

Costs savings when ordering materials yourself? Not really

When a general contractor orders the materials himself, and hire an installer separately, with the hope of saving a...