A 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred at 11:29 p.m. local time on Saturday 28th of April. The quake's epicenter was approximately 156km southwest of Garut, West Java, at a depth of 70km. The earthquake...
Efforts to reduce emissions in the building sector typically focus on operational aspects like heating and lighting. Now the attention is shifting towards the environmental impact of materials themse...
During the early hours, approximately at 05:00 local time, of Wednesday 24th of April, a residential building collapsed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The collapse resulted in seven casualties who were as...
The proposal for a new bridge spanning the river Trent in Nottingham got approved on Wednesday 17 of April by council members after its first submission in February. This 87-meter structure marks the...
GeoStabilization International, in partnership with the City of Kelowna, undertook a significant endeavor to address the instability plaguing the historic Knox Mountain landslide area. Nestled in the...
The 2024 Going Digital Awards deadline has been EXTENDED! The Going Digital Awards celebrate the extraordinary projects of Bentley users all around the world. The prestigious awards have recognized...
The USFS feared that a catastrophic failure of the upper mantle’s colluvium at Hyalite Canyon Road near Bozeman, Montana, could conceivably deposit thousands of cubic yards of material into Hyalite C...
When subjected to wet and dry cycles, the claystone bedrock exhibited expansion and contraction, behaving like expansive clay. With the two levels of parking constructed below the water table, the De...
Failing bluffs, shoreline erosion, landslides, and other geohazards can dangerously threaten transportation and require a rapid emergency response for public safety and to minimize the impact on the...
New ultra-resistant and self-repairing concrete materials have been designed by a team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Politecnico di Milano. In cracking situations, the ne...
Join Keller and the Geo-Institute for a 5 part series this spring and summer on sustainability in geotechnical engineering! Part 2 is coming May 16 and features Stacy Smedley of Building Transparency...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Given: A pin-jointed truss is given in Figure 1. Determine the vertical displacement of joint E using the unit load method. All the members have cross-sectional area of 250mm and same modulus...
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...
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 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...
