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2013-06-19 Civil Engineering - etabs modelling:

Hi Ouseppachan,    Computer modelling is always an attempt to simulate as best as possible actual behaviour and is never 100% accurate. In your case, it will depend much on relative stiffness of beams

2013-06-19 Civil Engineering - etabs modelling:

Hi Ouseppachan,    If you have one-way spanning slabs, then just model main beams and secondary beams and use the special one-way membrane elements for the slabs.    If you have 2-way spanning slabs, then

2013-06-19 Civil Engineering - Truss analogy:

hi Priyantha,    This is normally used when describing the internal forces for designing a pile cap or deep beam, using two struts (at angles of between 40-60 degrees)for compression forces and a tie,

2013-06-18 Civil Engineering - Types of bricks:

Dear Suraj    There is no strict decision about the quality of brick. Usage of bricks depends on your work. There are 4 main parameters for the bricks to be suitable:    1- weight  2- strength  3- degree

2013-06-17 Civil Engineering - concept of stiffness:

Dear Saad    Usually in the case of shell element , we are faced with a phenomenon known as in plane and out of plane behaviour which in turn is related to stiffness and strength.    Suppose a sheet of