Spandrel beams play a crucial role in structures. They provide both structural support and aesthetic appeal to buildings. However, what exactly is a spandrel beam? How does it differ from…
Column buckling is a very unique subject and deserves more of your attention. Column buckling is the only area of mechanics where there's a different outcome. It starts with predicting…
Pitched roof for private homes are most popular in temperate and northern latitudes. Such designs allow not to accumulate snow cover and rainwater on the surface, indoors you can arrange…
importance of structures: If we had to choose any element of the construction that gives us more fear, we would say that it is the structure. It seems that any…
Screen walls Screen Walls: A wall or continuous screen is a type of containment element, whose main mission is to counteract the ground pressure and reduce its deformation; it is…
PIPE MATERIALS (SEWER SYSTEMS) CHAPTER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR SEWER SYSTEMS SEWER SYSTEMS: Sewer pipes can be classified as metallic and non-metallic. The materials normally accepted for sewage system are the…
The use of the shear wall types is justified in the case of high-rise buildings because the wind pressure and earthquake forces are higher in such cases. The shear walls…