How to reduce the earthquake effects? 

Earthquakes can be one of the most unpredictable natural disasters. It causes wide spread damage to buildings and infrastructure, as well as loss of life. However, there are steps that

What are the soil classifications?

Soil classifications is a very important part of engineering. The main aim of this is to divide the broad category of soil into a small subcategory. Soil classification also helps

What are Static Determinate Trusses?

Static determinate structures are those structures in which we compute axial forces by the application of static equilibrium alone. For plane frame, three such equations are: For a statically determinate:

What is soil structure and What are its types?

Soil structure is a geometrical arrangement of particles in a soil mass. The behavior of soil depends on it. Important types of soil structures The type of soil structure depends

What is Kinematic Indeterminacy ?

It is the number of independent components of joint displacements with respect to a set of axes. Kinematic indeterminacy also referred as degrees of freedom for a structure, is the

What is a structure ?

A structure means a system of connected parts used to support a load. An elastic body is called a structure when a set of loads are applied the elastic body

Losses in Prestressed concrete

The effective prestress in concrete undergoes a gradual reduction with time from the stage of transfer due to various causes. This is called losses in prestressing. Types of Losses Pre