Introduction of Pier and Beam Foundation The foundation plays important role in the construction of the building. The strength of the structure depends on how the foundation of the building is constructed. In the…
What Is a Grade Beam? A grade beam is a component of a building’s foundation. It consists of a reinforced concrete beam that transmits the load from a bearing wall into spaced foundations such as pile…
Introduction of Bond Beam Block vs. Lintel Block: Bond beam is a horizontal structural element which is generally provided above the brickwork to strengthen the wall. In this article, you will get to…
What Is Column? A compression member, i.e., column, is an important element of every reinforced concrete structure. These are used to transfer a load of superstructure to the foundation safely. Mainly columns, struts, and pedestals…
What is Lap Length? Lap Length is required when bars placed short of their required length (due to nonavailability of longer bars) need to be extended. Lap Length is also required when the…
What Is Slab Beam / Hidden Beam / Concealed Beam? The hidden beam is a reinforced concrete beam, also knows as a different name also like that, a Concealed Beam, and a Slab…
 What Is Cover in Concrete? Cover in Concrete The clear cover is the distance between the exposed concrete surface (without plaster and other finishes) to the nearest surface of the reinforcing bar Look into the…
The Best Concrete Mix for Fence Posts You can save a great amount of money by building your concrete all by yourself. It is not a hard thing to do and it would…
What Is a Buttress Dam? The buttress dam is a variation or improvisation of the Gravity Dam. Buttresses are just like concrete walls that are built parallel to the flow of water with…
Structural steel has been used extensively in the construction of commercial buildings since the first steel-framed building, the Rand Mcnally Building erected in 1890. Since then, steel has been used for major construction…
Is Steel Stronger Than Concrete? Steel has more lightweight and higher strength than concrete. And also steel built a heavy strong structure to concrete with less quantity of material. The tensile strength of…
Modulus of Rupture of Concrete Beam: Modulus of rupture of Concrete beam indicates the amount of compression and force the unstable beam can withstand under any condition and its resistance to bending. What Is…
What Is Singly Beam? A singly beam is the beam which is provided with longitudinal reinforcement in the tension zone. Compressive forces are handled by the concrete section in the beam. What Is…
Introduction of Weep Holes Water is the biggest enemy of this structure. It is necessary to remove water from the structure as far as possible to prevent it from any further damages. There…
Tributary Area (Loading) Let a block supported by beams and columns, to begin structural analysis for each member, we’d wish to perceive the quantity of load transferred to this member, the quantity of load transferred to any…
When to Remove Concrete Forms? Concrete forms are steel or aluminum mould in which concrete is poured to manufacture many structures like columns, slabs, beams, and many other types of cement structures. It…
What is Wooden Beam? A wood beam is structural support made from wood. They are most commonly used in wood frame structures like small houses, although they can be used in other types…
Types of Loads for Design of Bridge Structures Here, the different types of load impacted in the bridge are as follows. Dead load Superimposed Dead Load Live load Impact load Wind load Channel…
What Is a Cavity Wall? A cavity wall consists of a hollow space between them. The cavity walls normally consist of two skins, which should be brick, cinder blocks, or reinforcement concrete blocks,…
Mass Concrete: Large bridge piers, foundations, and such as dams like the massive structure, the mass concreting technique is used. For also, mass concrete strength, economy, uniformity, and other factors considered should take…
What Is Beam? The beam is a structural element that stands against the bending. Mainly beam carries vertical gravitational forces, but also pull the horizontal loads on it. The beam is called a…
What Is Lintel Beam? The lintel is a horizontal flexural member that spans over the openings in the walls for doors, windows, ventilators, cupboards, etc. A load of masonry above the opening is transferred…
Singly Reinforced Vs Doubly Reinforced Beam The beam can be defined as a structural member that carries all vertical loads and resists bending. There are several types of materials used for beams, such…
Introduction of Beam Bridge Bridges are one of the most important parts of the Infrastructure of the country which plays a great role in the transportation of raw materials from one end to…
Definition of Shear Force and Bending Moment Shear Force Shear force is the unbalanced vertical force which is acting on to the right or left of the section.It’s also termed as aligned forces…
Load Bearing Wall Construction: Load Bearing Wall Construction was most widely used form of construction for large buildings from the 1700’s to the mid 1900’s. Load Bearing Wall Construction is rarely used today…
What is Lap Length? Lap Length is required when bars placed short of their required length (due to nonavailability of longer bars) need to be extended. Lap Length is also required when the…
What Is Inverted Beam? The Inverted beam is a reinforced concrete beam, different types shape of beam-like I beam, T Beam, L beam, etc. So, the height of the Inverted beam is the same…
What Is Tie Beam? The beam which connects two or more columns or rafters in a roof or roof truss or in any height above floor level to make the whole structure more…
Introduction of Column The column is one of the most important component parts of the structure. The main function of the column is to transfer the whole load of the structure to the…
What Is Development Length? A development length can be defined as the amount of reinforcement(bar) length needed to be embedded or projected into the column to establish the desired bond strength between the concrete and steel…
Spandrel Beam Definition- In concrete as well as steel construction, spandrel beams are load-bearing beams which attach to just the support columns along the circumference of the structure. Throughout the context of tall buildings,…
Detail of Beam Connection Beams are connected to main beams or into the columns. The design of these connections is more important -since the failure of connection is more catastrophic than the failure…
What Do You Mean by Skeleton Frame? A skeleton frame is a framed structure often used for the construction of multi-storey buildings. It incorporates a network, or system, of columns and connecting beams which support…
As per our last article How to Structural Design a Building/House Step by Step Part-1 & 2. In this article, we design slab load, slab depth, slab steel design. Now in this…