If on-site slump test fails, should engineers allow the contractor to continue the concreting works?

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What is the reason of collapse of water tank shown in the attached you tube?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLEkC_JbTsQ

03 April 2017 1,301 2 View

Which type of multiple-cell box girder is better, cells connected by top flanges or cells connected both by top and bottom flanges?

How we can design box girder bridge?

02 March 2017 10,163 3 View

Why do BS8007 specify the allowable crack width of water retaining structure as 0.2mm for severe or very severe exposure?

Why 0.2 mm crack width?

02 March 2017 9,354 3 View

What is the effect of rusting on steel reinforcement?

How does rust affect on the bonding between steel bars and concret?

02 March 2017 3,458 10 View

In “High strength concrete” in buildings, 56 or 91-day compression test results are sometimes adopted instead of 28-day compression test results. Why?

In normal concrete structures, 28-day test results are often adopted.However, in the construction of high-rise buildings using “High strengthconcrete”, compressive strengths based on 56 or 91-day...

02 March 2017 8,839 19 View

What is the difference between working stress approach and limit state approach?

What about difference between those approaches regarding load and material safety factor?

02 March 2017 587 2 View

In carrying out compression test for concrete, should test cubes or test cylinders be adopted?

Relation between cubes and cylinder

02 March 2017 5,836 4 View

If concrete compression test fails, should Schmidt hammer test be adopted as an alternative test to prove the concrete strength?

Non destructive tests

02 March 2017 5,452 31 View

It is not necessary to design nominal reinforcement to piles. Is it true?

Can we use same code provisions of columns for piles?

02 March 2017 7,906 3 View

Can a concrete structure be completely free of expansion joints and contraction joints?

Assume that there is no differential settlement.

02 March 2017 7,651 3 View

How to fix errors in my heat transfer steel structure with reinforced concrete slab model Abaqus?

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What are the limitations and challenges of using machine learning for predicting concrete compressive strength in practical applications?

Machine learning (ML) has shown great potential in predicting the compressive strength of concrete, an important property for structural engineering. However, its practical application comes with...

03 August 2024 2,546 2 View

Which statistical test should we use?

N=6 Comparing pre and post test likert scale responses. Participants are mix of practicing & preservice teachers.

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Can you recommend provider Intermediate laboratory test for hydrocarbon, polyethylene & polypropylene?

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Is a reliability test necessary in my survey on translations?

Dear all, I gave 116 respondents 18 translated sentences and asked them to indicate their levels of acceptance of these translations on a five-point scale. Some translations result from strategies...

24 July 2024 8,245 5 View

Sample size for qualitative study?

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Best statistical test for three groups and binary dependent variable ?

Hello everyone, I am currently working on a project where I aim to analyze color preferences in data visualizations across participants from three different countries. The dependent variable in...

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Use of NC or NTC to descibe negative control?

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If I want to invent my own hypothesis testing method, where should I get started ?

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Zero pivot in Abaqus concrete 3D printing simulation using model change?

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