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Most building codes require the following elements to be designed for VERTICAL seismic excitation: 1. Cantilever more than 5m span 2. Beams more than 20 m span 3. Pre stressed concrete I can...
06 June 2019 1,567 3 View
For columns located in non-seismic region is there any limit on the normalized axial load(Ned/(fcd*b*h), Ned-design axial load, b and h are column cross section and fcd is design axial load) to...
02 February 2019 4,540 3 View
Is it advisable to use the confined compression strength of concrete for design? For column and wall sections due to provision of confined concrete the sections benefits from higher compression...
01 January 2019 5,847 5 View
what is the best arrangement of confinement reinforcement in column and wall sections. linking every vertical reinforcement with link may lead to congestion. for this reason please elaborate what...
01 January 2019 8,657 3 View
The attached picture shows the scenario. on Section 6.4.5 of Eurocode 2, it states that "The outermost perimeter of shear reinforcement should be placed at a distance not greater than kd within...
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I am modeling mat foundation in sap 2000. and I am a bit concerned on the use of line spring elements since they can carry both tension and compression. but, the area spring option allows me to...
12 December 2018 1,328 4 View
I am using sap2000 program to model and analyze flat and beam slab systems. with different size and configuration of meshes in slab and wall elements I am getting different results. It would be...
12 December 2018 7,647 5 View
while designing structures to Eurocode 1998( seismic design) the normalized axial load( Ned/fcd*b*h, where Ned is Axial load, fcd is design concrete strength, b and h are cross sectional...
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