Metal building system builders have an option to use straight columns or tapered columns to hold up the structure. In many metal building applications, straight columns may have more steel than they ...

Design of reinforced concrete two-way slabs and reinforced masonry systems for buildings. Includes design of bearing walls, shear walls, lintels, pilasters, slender columns, torsional beams and ...

The Capstone Design Project offers students an experience that directly prepares them for careers in civil engineering design and construction by increasing their technical expertise and developing ..

UC Civil Engineers Carrying Out Critical Tests On New Post-quake Designed Bridge Columns. June 6, 2013. University of Canterbury (UC) civil engineering researchers are carrying out critical tests ...