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What is bolted connection? A bolt is a small piece of metal equipment made up of high-strength steel. It consists of a head and a shank. The size of the bolt is designed according to the diameter of the shank. The shank is threaded at the end to receive the nut. Commonly available nominal diameters …
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What is plate girder? A plate girder is built-up plate and angles and connecting them by rivets or welding. The effective span for a plate girder is usually the center to center of end bearings, It is economical for heavy loads. The depth of the girder depends upon the load as well as span which …
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It is very critical to design steel structures due to different failures from different parts of the structure. In steel structures, there may be a failure of rivet, bolt, or plate due to shear, tear, bending, and twisting. We have to design the steel structure by taking the minimum strength as a reference of the …
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The beam is a structural member which supports the load coming from the slab and transfers it to the column. The beam should be strong enough to prevent it from deflecting from its original position. Different types of support in beam are subjected according to the required design of bearing load and earthquake resistance structure. …
Some symbols and their meaning used in the numerical given below are given as, E = Youngs modulus G = Modulus of rigidity b = Width of beam h = Depth of beam Strain energy formula for simply supported beam with point load used in numerical below, Strain Energy due to Bending Strain Energy due …
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What is workability of concrete? A concrete is said to be workable if it is easily transported, placed, compacted, and finished without any segregation of concrete materials. And that ability is known as the workability of concrete. Segregation is the separation of concrete materials like aggregate, sand, and water with each other while casting. It …
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Concrete is the combination of three materials like cement, sand, aggregate with water. But in some cases, different types of admixture and chemicals are used to change the required amount of chemical as well as physical properties of concrete. As the concrete is prepared, its physical, as well as chemical properties, begins to change according …
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We know all civil structures are made of concrete, steel, and different other materials. But whenever the structures are made up of concrete there should be included steel in it. All structures face both compressive as well as the tensile force due to different factors like earthquake, wing, dead load, live load, etc. The structures …
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Bending Moment The algebraic sum of moment of external loads acting to either side of the section about the section is known as bending moment. Here you can read some points which show the relation between shear force and bending moment. Clockwise moments to the left and counterclockwise to the right are positive. It is …
Difference between column and strut There is a little difference between column and strut. However, both of them are compressor members used in civil engineering structures.Here, you will be clear about these little differences with the picture. So, let’s start. A structural member which is designed to bear especially compressive force is called a compressive …