Structural engineering
Load combinations under BNBC: working notes
Which combination governs when, and what to look at when you check the result by hand.
Engr. Md. Nuruzzaman1 minute read
Structural engineering
Structural engineering
Sizing a one-way slab: the deflection check that decides it
Slab thickness is set by deflection control first. The simple check, and the span/depth ratios it rests on.
Engr. Md. Nuruzzaman3 minutes read
Structural engineering
Slab thickness is set by deflection, not by moment
In most two-way slabs the span/depth ratio decides the thickness, and the strength check follows rather than leads.
Engr. Md. Nuruzzaman2 minutes read
Structural engineering
Column load from tributary area: quick, and good enough
Getting the load arriving at a column from its tributary area, which is all preliminary sizing needs.
Engr. Md. Nuruzzaman2 minutes read
Structural engineering
Load combinations: which one when, and why you need all of them
The main combinations used in strength design, which member each tends to govern, and why dropping one is not safe.
Engr. Md. Nuruzzaman3 minutes read
Structural engineering
Bolted connections: the shear and bearing checks
Checking a bolt group for shear and the plate for bearing, with the failure modes each one is guarding against.
Engr. Md. Nuruzzaman3 minutes read