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2008-07-21 Civil Engineering - bidges: Hi Mohammad, I have not really thought of this before but I reckon it is because in a suspension brigde there are two main cables and if one is destroyed the bridge would collapse- in a cable stayed...
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2008-07-20 Civil Engineering - cracks in structures: Hi Courtney, This could be due to several reasons, such as very thick or very thin concrete cover to rebar, outer rebar being too large in diameter or too far apart, the section being thick and outer...
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2008-07-19 Civil Engineering - Demolition of Existing Slab.: Hi Jafeel, You have not given me sufficielt details to enable me to advise you properly. However, assuming that you cannot put up a temperory platform underneath the slab to be demolishes, then the...
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2008-07-18 Civil Engineering - timber use in bridge: Hi Hachem, You have not given me enough info to advise properly, but for an 80m free span bridge, you will either need to design a timber arch bridge (using glulam sections) or else a truss bridge (which...
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2008-07-16 Civil Engineering - civil engineering: Hi Mohammad, That is a good question. The way to assess engineering excellence is to design and build structures that are in harmony with nature, utilises minimum materials, creates minimal waste and...
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