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Worked examples, design guides, and code walkthroughs for practising structural engineers.

September 1, 2026

Singly Reinforced Beam Design per IS 456:2000 — Worked Example

Step-by-step IS 456 beam design: 5m simply supported beam, M25 concrete, Fe415 steel, 25 kN/m service load. Limiting neutral axis, required Ast, and bar selection.

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September 1, 2026

Short Column Design per Eurocode 2 (EN 1992-1-1) — Worked Example

Step-by-step EC2 column design: 300×300mm column, fck = 25 MPa, fyk = 500 MPa, NEd = 800 kN. Section 5.8 slenderness classification, interaction diagram check.

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September 1, 2026

Two-Way Slab Design per ACI 318-19: Step-by-Step Worked Example

Complete worked example of a 6m × 6m interior flat plate panel per ACI 318-19 Direct Design Method — from minimum thickness through reinforcement selection.

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