Ilham Akhdim

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What is the difference between passive anchors and post-tension anchors?

Can someone clarify the difference in behaviour between passive reinforcement and post-tensioning? Thank you

13 February 2023 8,622 3 View

How to model soil structure interaction SAP2000 (SSI)?

Hello Everyone, I am trying to do a stability analysis of a gravity dam using sap2000. what is the best way to model the soil structure interaction using this software (The soil is rigid rock)?...

05 January 2023 4,491 1 View

Why do engineers not consider moving load when verifying gravity dam stability?

Most dams are designed with traffic lanes that could be used by regular vehicules or mobile cranes for example. Why isn't this type of loading considered in the stability analysis of dams? Thank you.

21 September 2022 9,047 2 View

How Do I design a concrete column reinforced with steel bars that have different yield stress?

Hello fellow practitioners. I Have a quick question please. I am currently verifying the resistance of a column that is reinforced with different type of steel. On the edges we have a total of 12...

30 November 2021 4,818 5 View

How Do I calculate shear key resistance for dam stability analysis?

Hello everyone. I am currently doing a dam stability analysis. I am analysing dam piers indepently of the spillway. According to the results, the piers are not stable in slip. But my design...

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