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Morocco’s 250-metre Mohammed VI Tower officially opens as nation’s tallest building
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Keller Vice President joins TDI Advisory Council
Greg has over 30 years of geotechnical contracting experience. In his role as Vice President, he oversees Keller Industrial’s Groundwater Control group which handles Keller’s national dewatering, grou...
Keller North America announces recent leadership changes
Keller announces Scott Nichols has been appointed President of Keller North America and Curtis Cook has been promoted to President of our US Foundations business unit. Keller North America is the lar...
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New Release - ADINA 2026
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Historic flooding destroys key Michigan Bridge as Boardman River reaches record levels
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Example: longitudinal reinforcement for shear and torsion according to EC2
Given: For the rectangular section of Figure 1 calculate the longitudinal reinforcement for shear and torsion. The section considered has depth 1500mm, width 1000mm, d = 1450mm. The vertical membe...
Calculation of the second moments of area
The problem: Determine the second moments of area, Ixx and Iyy, for the sections indicated in Figures 2a to 2e. Tip: It is given that the total height and the area of the 457 x 152 x 52 UB...
Calculation of the cross-sectional area and the position of centroid
The problem: Determine the cross-sectional area and the position of the centroid for the sections shown in Figures 1a to 1e. Please consider that the origin of the coordinate system is located...
Overhanging beam: shear force and bending moment calculation
Calculate the shear force and bending moment values due to the imposed loading on the overhanging beam of Figure 1. Figure 1: The overhanging beam considered. The free-body-diagram is shown in F...
Time History Analysis: process and advantages
In the field of structural engineering and design, the examination of dynamic loads is significant and cannot be underestimated. Time history analysis stands out as a crucial approach to studying...
Bending stress in a beam element
Given: A simply supported beam of length L=5m is given in Figure 1a. The beam is subjected to uniform distributed load equal to 3.2kN/m. If the beam has a rectangular cross-section, as shown in...
Method of sections
Please determine the forces in the members BC, GC and GF of the pin-jointed plane truss shown in Figure 1 using the method of sections. Given: Figure 1: The pin-jointed plane truss considered. So...
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Structural Engineering Solved Problems
Structural Engineering Solved Problems contains 100 practice problems representing a broad range of topics on the Structural Engineering (SE) and Civil PE exams. Each problem provides an opportunity t...
Structural Depth Reference Manual for the Civil PE Exam, Fourth Edition
The Structural Depth Reference Manual prepares you for the structural depth section of the Civil PE exam. It provides a concise, yet comprehensive review of the structural depth section exam topics an...
Structural Depth Practice Exams for the Civil PE Exam
Structural Depth Practice Exams contains two 40-problem, multiple-choice exams consistent with the NCEES Civil PE structural depth exam's format and specifications. Like the actual exam, the problems...