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Design of Structural Steel Angles
Structural Steel Design

Design of Structural Steel Angles

Amuletola Rasheed Structural Steel DesignPost read time 5 min read July 6, 2025February 28, 2026

The design of structural steel angles differs from other sections due to the peculiarity of angle sections – their cross-section axes (x-x and y-y axes) differ from their...

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Design of Steel Angles under Axial Tension and Compression – Worked Example
Structural Steel Design

Design of Steel Angles under Axial Tension and Compression – Worked Example

Amuletola Rasheed Structural Steel DesignPost read time 4 min read June 8, 2025June 9, 2025

This article provides a detailed worked example of designing angle steel sections subjected to pure tension and compression in accordance with Eurocode 3. These steel sections serve as...

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Design of Steel Column (H-Section) to Eurocode 3 – Worked Example
Structural Steel Design

Design of Steel Column (H-Section) to Eurocode 3 – Worked Example

Amuletola Rasheed Structural Steel DesignPost read time 6 min read April 5, 2025December 12, 2025

This article presents a worked example on the design of steel column (H-section) subjected to combined Biaxial Bending and axial compression to Eurocode 3 The column to be...

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Design of Steel Columns to Eurocode 3 – an overview
Structural Steel Design

Design of Steel Columns to Eurocode 3 – an overview

Amuletola Rasheed Structural Steel DesignPost read time 7 min read March 10, 2025April 5, 2025

This article presents an overview on the design of column to EN 1993-1-1:2005. However, since there are not much details in Eurocode 3 for columns in simple frames,...

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Design of Axially Loaded Steel Members to Eurocode 3 – an overview
Structural Steel Design

Design of Axially Loaded Steel Members to Eurocode 3 – an overview

Amuletola Rasheed Structural Steel DesignPost read time 4 min read March 2, 2025July 6, 2025

Axially loaded steel members are subjected to external loads along the longitudinal axis of the member. These loads either induces pure tension or compression in these members, as...

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Design of Slender Column to BS 8110 – Worked Example
Reinforced Concrete Design

Design of Slender Column to BS 8110 – Worked Example

Amuletola Rasheed Reinforced Concrete DesignPost read time 6 min read June 1, 2024October 31, 2024

A slender column is a column that is vulnerable to buckling which affects its maximum load bearing capacity. Several codes of practice have devised diverse methods to analyse...

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Design of Slender Column to Eurocode 2 – Worked Example
Reinforced Concrete Design

Design of Slender Column to Eurocode 2 – Worked Example

Amuletola Rasheed Reinforced Concrete DesignPost read time 6 min read May 20, 2024March 6, 2025

A slender column is a column that is vulnerable to buckling which prevents it from harnessing its maximum strength. Several codes of practice have devised diverse methods to...

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Design of Biaxial Column to BS 8110 – Worked Example
Reinforced Concrete Design

Design of Biaxial Column to BS 8110 – Worked Example

Amuletola Rasheed Reinforced Concrete DesignPost read time 4 min read May 1, 2024November 15, 2025

A biaxial column is that which is subjected to moment about the two orthogonal axes. These types of columns are particularly found as corner columns in building structures....

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Design of Column to BS 8110 using Design Chart – Worked Example
Reinforced Concrete Design

Design of Column to BS 8110 using Design Chart – Worked Example

Amuletola Rasheed Reinforced Concrete DesignPost read time 4 min read April 13, 2024April 25, 2025

Column design charts are created to simplify the design of reinforced concrete columns. These charts are published by British Standard Institution (BSI) and are available in part 3...

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Design of Column to Eurocode 2 using Design Chart – worked example
Reinforced Concrete Design

Design of Column to Eurocode 2 using Design Chart – worked example

Amuletola Rasheed Reinforced Concrete DesignPost read time 4 min read April 3, 2024November 15, 2025

Column design charts are created to simplify the design of reinforced concrete columns. These charts are suitable for columns with symmetrical arrangement of reinforcement and they are produced...

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Design of Column to BS 8110 – an overview
Reinforced Concrete Design

Design of Column to BS 8110 – an overview

Amuletola Rasheed Reinforced Concrete DesignPost read time 7 min read March 3, 2024June 4, 2024

Columns are mostly used to transfer load from superstructure to foundation or to transfer members.

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Design of Reinforced Concrete Column to Eurocode 2 – an overview
Reinforced Concrete Design

Design of Reinforced Concrete Column to Eurocode 2 – an overview

Amuletola Rasheed Reinforced Concrete DesignPost read time 9 min read February 20, 2024November 15, 2025

Columns are mostly used to transfer loads from superstructure to foundation or to transfer members.

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