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Understanding Pattern Live Load in ETABS and Structural Design
Variation in live load in alternate spans of buildings like warehouse can be critical and this needs to be accounted in the ETABS analysis

premjit
Dec 16, 20215 min read


Ductile Detailing & 4 Virtues of Seismic Resistance
Learn about the 4 virtues of seismic resistance and how they can help to design a building that will withstand earthquakes. Read more here.

premjit
Dec 4, 20216 min read


How to Check Structural Detailing and Structural Drawings?
Structural drawing is an important document. Here are some tips to help you produce error free drawings & set up a drawing checking process.

premjit
Nov 22, 20216 min read


Why Rectangular Column Shape preferred over Circular Column?
Aesthetic & structural advantage of circular columns are over ruled by formwork cost & challenge in controlling concrete pressure.

premjit
Nov 16, 20216 min read


Short Column Effect
Short column effect is an undesirable effect when a column is too short. It attracts more seismic force due to stiffness & may be damaged.

premjit
Nov 3, 20217 min read


How can we Avoid Building Collapse?
Building collapse is avoidable.In this article, we will talk about the top solutions to avert a building collapse.

premjit
Oct 22, 20215 min read


Understanding Shear Walls: Purpose, Design & Common Misconceptions
Shear wall is a structural element in buildings that resist lateral loads. Find out never discussed points about shear walls in this blog.

premjit
Sep 28, 20217 min read


How to find a Civil Engineering Job & have a civil engineering career?
Searching for civil engineering jobs? Are you interested in civil engineering jobs or a career? Read to know the kind of opportunities.

premjit
Sep 2, 202111 min read


Tips to interpret a Soil Report
A soil report needs a careful understanding. Structural engineers should know how to interpret it & use the results for structural design.

premjit
Aug 20, 20216 min read


Common Structural Design Mistakes beginners make
You can be error free in structural design by adopting validation methods based on basic understanding of structures & by checking process.

premjit
Aug 5, 202110 min read


Why Dead Load Calculations has to be precise?
Wrong Dead load calculations has a compounding effect on the over all economy of a building project. Seismic load also depends on Dead load.

premjit
Jul 30, 20216 min read


How to transform to a Structural Engineer from Site Engineering?
I have 3 to 10 years of experience in site, Can I now shift to structures, what will be my salary.Can I get the same salary as I get now?

premjit
Jul 16, 20219 min read


Cover Gaps To Succeed in Civil Engineering Job Hunt
Landing civil engineering job is not difficult if you focus on correct points instructe in this mentoring. Read,learn & execute step by step

premjit
Jul 2, 20215 min read


5 Is Code Clauses that you have to Interpret Carefully
In this blog, I will introduce yo o 5 interesting IS code clauses which am sure you would not have understood carefully.

premjit
Jun 25, 20217 min read


5 Points on Stability of Buildings
Stability is much more than overturning. Stability is also about moment connections, sway, load variation, sliding many practical points.

premjit
Jun 18, 20215 min read


Civil Engineering Communication Skills
Communication is an asset.When it comes to civil engineers, communication has a different dimension.

premjit
Jun 11, 20219 min read


Can we use Force Envelope for Design?
A force envelope is a single diagram that super imposes all load combinations and make it visible for you at a single place.

premjit
Jun 4, 20216 min read


What is Soft storey & Weak Storey?
Soft storey is a situation when the upper levels of a building is stiffer than the lower storey. This can result in undesirable performance.

premjit
May 20, 20215 min read


7 lesser known points in structural Design of Beams for beginners
There are many simple points about beams that entry level civil design engineers care less about. This blog discusses 7 such points.

premjit
Apr 30, 20216 min read


How to identify Primary and secondary beams
Today’s structural design training and vlog is about a basic structural analysis and design concept pertaining to stiffness

premjit
Apr 22, 20215 min read
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