A structural engineer while designing steel members definitely would have come across something like plastic, compact, semi-compact, slender section in IS 800-2007. These are the different types of classification of steel cross sections. We shall now learn about that classification and its importance in design. To make this much easier, we need to know about …
Similar to Young’s Modulus, Poisson’s Ratio is a material specific and independent constant. It describes how different materials deforms under loading. Before we learn about Poisson’s ratio, let us learn about types of Strains. TYPES OF STRAINS We gave an overview of Strain in our previous post. To revise pretty quickly, Strain is a dimensionless …
Retaining wall is a structure which is used to retain or hold back any material, usually soil, and prevent it from sliding away. In this post, we shall see about the various components and types of retaining wall and their behaviour and type of loads on retaining wall. TYPES OF RETAINING WALL The retaining walls …
Analysis of structures is very important for Structural engineers as it provides a basis for the design and also it evaluates the performance of a structure. This post is more like a pre-introduction than the introduction to analysis. A structure is something which is made up of different elements connected in a way that it …
Before we learn about the significance of Young’s Modulus, let us ask ourselves, why should we learn about material properties and what is the importance of that in design and analysis? Quick answer: Behaviour of various materials is different in different loads. For example, concrete performs well in Compression but it is very poor under …
A staircase is a component of a structure which provides access to different levels of the structure and also serves as an emergency escape route in case of a fire. We shall learn how to design a staircase manually. To learn how to design, we need to know different components of it. There are various …
Water or Soil Pressure is a common load type while designing a Water Tank or a Retaining wall. It is easy to consider when you are modelling them using Staad Pro. By default, Staad Pro comes with Hydrostatic Loading and as well as Trapezoidal Loading Conditions. There is no Hydrostatic Loading in the Load Pattern …