Civil Engineering

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2012-02-08 Civil Engineering - Regarding construction management:

Dear Rishav    Project management is potentially a very rewarding career. It also has a lot and a lot to study ,to understand ,to experience and to teach. It is an ocean of knowledge if you are looking

2012-02-08 Civil Engineering - Tank foundation on piles:

Hi Barek,    I am assuming that the base of the tank is self-supporting, i.e. all the 1200 tonnes will be distributed equally around the perimeter, which is 3.142x12= 37.7m long. So, if you have 22 piles

2012-02-08 Civil Engineering - Deck Slab - Steel:

Hi Muzaffer,    This depends on whether you use proprietary profiled sheet decking (such as Comflor- see http://www.steeldeckinguk.com/comflor80.html) or just normal metal decking without any bonding ribs

2012-02-06 Civil Engineering - ETABS:

Dear Priyantha    1- I don't know PROKON but etabs doesn't design searching critical loading. You must yourself use your own arrangement for your own goals.      2- Mass sources are for dynamic analysis

2012-02-05 Civil Engineering - lateral load:

Dear RS    1- It means that your frame has to be able to resist about 20% of earthquake loading alone without any help from shear walls . You need 2 models and you cant do both analyses using a single