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Showing posts with label General. Show all posts

Monday, February 11, 2019

Engineers shall remember KISS Method is their daily design



KISS stands for "keep it simple, stupid", OR "Keep it Short, Simple". It is a design principle.

For more interesting information  on wikipedia ==> Click here

A good  paper "ON THE RIGHT PATH"  BY CAROL DRUCKER, S.E., P.E., P.ENG. ==> click here.

Friday, August 3, 2018

Performance Based Design by Dr. Graham Powell


Computers and Structures, Inc. published the Performance Based Design by Dr. Graham Powell Seminar videos through their youtube page (https://www.youtube.com/user/computersNstructures/videos )


An Intense & Practical Educational Seminar using CSi's PERFORM-3D Nonlinear Analysis software. Copyright 2018 Computers and Structures, Inc. Visit http://www.csiamerica.com for more information.


Part 1




Part 2



Part 3


Part 4




Thursday, August 2, 2018

Course Oracle Primavera p6 for Free



Course Oracle Primavera p6 for Free (Arabic Language)

From https://www.engineeringmanagement.info/2017/05/course-oracle-primavera-p6-for-free.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=Primavera-linked%20in

Which include the following:


Part I: Start and work out the timeline for the project
  • General introduction to management and planning
  • Define our project and extract its evidence
  • Download and run the program
  • A quick tour of the main screen
  • Project Structure and Organizational Structure
  • Add a new project
  • The dismantling structure of the project
  • Project evaluations
  • Enter activities and extend them
  • Definitions of project management used in the program
  • Account Management
  • Print Time Program
Download Free:

Part II: Resources and Costs

  • Resources of our project
  • Define project units
  • Preparation of references
  • Dictionary Resources Part I
  • Dictionary of Resources Part
  • Dictionary of cost calculations
  • Resource allocation
  • Project expenses
  • Resource curves and cost
  • Resource tables and cost
  • Copy activities
  • Budget Project Part
  • Project Budget Part
  • Budget Project Part

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

ASCE 7 Hazard Tool https://asce7hazardtool.online/



ASCE 7 Hazard Tool  https://asce7hazardtool.online/

One site | Precise data | Fast resultsFREE Access to Wind & Tsunami Hazard Data 
Save time and money with this new web-based application that offers a better way to look up key design parameters specified by ASCE 7-10 and ASCE 7-16. Easy-to-use mapping features allow you to quickly retrieve precise hazard data for wind, seismic, flood, snow, rain, ice, and tsunami risk.







Saturday, August 27, 2016

Engineering Profession Ethics (Model Rules, Section 240.15)

Model Rules, Section 240.15, Rules of Professional Conduct is very important to all Engineers specially the Licensees one.
the full Model Rules could be found in the following link on NCEES website.

http://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ModelRules-20151.pdf

Quotation of Model Rules, Section 240.15, Rules of Professional Conduct
""
To safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the public and to
maintain integrity and high standards of skill and practice in the
engineering and surveying professions, the rules of professional
conduct provided in this section shall be binding upon every
licensee and on all firms authorized to offer or perform
engineering or surveying services in this jurisdiction.

A. Licensee's Obligation to the Public
1. Licensees shall be cognizant that their first and foremost
responsibility is to safeguard the health, safety, and
welfare of the public when performing services for
clients and employers.
2. Licensees shall sign and seal only those plans, surveys,
and other documents that conform to accepted
engineering and surveying standards and that safeguard
the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
3. Licensees shall notify their employer or client and
such other authority as may be appropriate when their
professional judgment is overruled under circumstances
in which the health, safety, or welfare of the public is
endangered.
4. Licensees shall, to the best of their knowledge, include
all relevant and pertinent information in an objective
and truthful manner within all professional documents,
statements, and testimony.
5. Licensees shall express a professional opinion publicly
only when it is founded upon an adequate knowledge
of the facts and a competent evaluation of the subject
matter.
6. Licensees shall issue no statements, criticisms, or
arguments on engineering and surveying matters that
are inspired or paid for by interested parties, unless they
explicitly identify the interested parties on whose behalf
they are speaking and reveal any interest they have in
the matters.
7. Licensees shall not partner, practice, or offer to practice
with any person or firm that they know is engaged
in fraudulent or dishonest business or professional
practices.
8. Licensees who have knowledge or reason to believe
that any person or firm has violated any rules or laws
applying to the practice of engineering or surveying
shall report it to the board, may report it to appropriate
legal authorities, and shall cooperate with the board and
those authorities as may be requested.
9. Licensees shall not knowingly provide false or
incomplete information regarding an applicant in
obtaining licensure.
10. Licensees shall comply with the licensing laws and
rules governing their professional practice in each of the
jurisdictions in which they practice.

B. Licensee's Obligation to Employer and Clients
1. Licensees shall undertake assignments only when
qualified by education or experience in the specific
technical fields of engineering or surveying involved.
2. Licensees shall not affix their signatures or seals to
any plans or documents dealing with subject matter in
which they lack competence, nor to any such plan or
document not prepared under their responsible charge.
3. Licensees may accept assignments and assume
responsibility for coordination of an entire project,
provided that each technical segment is signed and
sealed by the licensee responsible for preparation of that
technical segment.
4. Licensees shall not reveal facts, data, or information
obtained in a professional capacity without the prior
consent of the client, employer, or public body on
which they serve except as authorized or required by
law or rules.
5. Licensees shall not solicit or accept gratuities, directly
or indirectly, from contractors, their agents, or other
parties in connection with work for employers or
clients.
6. Licensees shall disclose to their employers or
clients all known or potential conflicts of interest or
other circumstances that could influence or appear
to influence their judgment or the quality of their
professional service or engagement.
7. Licensees shall not accept compensation, financial
or otherwise, from more than one party for services
pertaining to the same project, unless the circumstances
are fully disclosed and agreed to in writing by all
interested parties.
8. Licensees shall not solicit or accept a professional
contract from a governmental body on which a
principal or officer of their organization serves as a
member. Conversely, licensees serving as members,
advisors, or employees of a government body or
department, who are the principals or employees of a
private concern, shall not participate in decisions with
respect to professional services offered or provided by
said concern to the governmental body that they serve.
(Section 150, Disciplinary Action, NCEES Model Law)
9. Licensees shall not use confidential information
received in the course of their assignments as a means
of making personal profit without the consent of the
party from whom the information was obtained.

C. Licensee's Obligation to Other Licensees
1. Licensees shall not falsify or permit misrepresentation
of their, or their associates', academic or professional
qualifications. They shall not misrepresent or
exaggerate their degree of responsibility in prior
assignments nor the complexity of said assignments.
Presentations incidental to the solicitation of
employment or business shall not misrepresent pertinent
facts concerning employers, employees, associates,
joint ventures, or past accomplishments.
2. Licensees shall not offer, give, solicit, or receive, either
directly or indirectly, any commission, or gift, or other
valuable consideration in order to secure work, and
shall not make any political contribution with the intent
to influence the award of a contract by public authority.
3. Licensees shall not injure or attempt to injure,
maliciously or falsely, directly or indirectly, the
professional reputation, prospects, practice, or
employment of other licensees, nor indiscriminately
criticize other licensees' work.
4. Licensees shall make a reasonable effort to inform
another licensee whose work is believed to contain a
material discrepancy, error, or omission that may impact
the health, safety, or welfare of the public, unless such
reporting is legally prohibited. ""

Engineering Profession Ethics (Model Rules, Section 240.15)

Model Rules, Section 240.15, Rules of Professional Conduct is very important to all Engineers specially the Licensees one.
the full Model Rules could be found in the following link on NCEES website.

http://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ModelRules-20151.pdf

Quotation of Model Rules, Section 240.15, Rules of Professional Conduct
""
To safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the public and to
maintain integrity and high standards of skill and practice in the
engineering and surveying professions, the rules of professional
conduct provided in this section shall be binding upon every
licensee and on all firms authorized to offer or perform
engineering or surveying services in this jurisdiction.

A. Licensee's Obligation to the Public
1. Licensees shall be cognizant that their first and foremost
responsibility is to safeguard the health, safety, and
welfare of the public when performing services for
clients and employers.
2. Licensees shall sign and seal only those plans, surveys,
and other documents that conform to accepted
engineering and surveying standards and that safeguard
the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
3. Licensees shall notify their employer or client and
such other authority as may be appropriate when their
professional judgment is overruled under circumstances
in which the health, safety, or welfare of the public is
endangered.
4. Licensees shall, to the best of their knowledge, include
all relevant and pertinent information in an objective
and truthful manner within all professional documents,
statements, and testimony.
5. Licensees shall express a professional opinion publicly
only when it is founded upon an adequate knowledge
of the facts and a competent evaluation of the subject
matter.
6. Licensees shall issue no statements, criticisms, or
arguments on engineering and surveying matters that
are inspired or paid for by interested parties, unless they
explicitly identify the interested parties on whose behalf
they are speaking and reveal any interest they have in
the matters.
7. Licensees shall not partner, practice, or offer to practice
with any person or firm that they know is engaged
in fraudulent or dishonest business or professional
practices.
8. Licensees who have knowledge or reason to believe
that any person or firm has violated any rules or laws
applying to the practice of engineering or surveying
shall report it to the board, may report it to appropriate
legal authorities, and shall cooperate with the board and
those authorities as may be requested.
9. Licensees shall not knowingly provide false or
incomplete information regarding an applicant in
obtaining licensure.
10. Licensees shall comply with the licensing laws and
rules governing their professional practice in each of the
jurisdictions in which they practice.

B. Licensee's Obligation to Employer and Clients
1. Licensees shall undertake assignments only when
qualified by education or experience in the specific
technical fields of engineering or surveying involved.
2. Licensees shall not affix their signatures or seals to
any plans or documents dealing with subject matter in
which they lack competence, nor to any such plan or
document not prepared under their responsible charge.
3. Licensees may accept assignments and assume
responsibility for coordination of an entire project,
provided that each technical segment is signed and
sealed by the licensee responsible for preparation of that
technical segment.
4. Licensees shall not reveal facts, data, or information
obtained in a professional capacity without the prior
consent of the client, employer, or public body on
which they serve except as authorized or required by
law or rules.
5. Licensees shall not solicit or accept gratuities, directly
or indirectly, from contractors, their agents, or other
parties in connection with work for employers or
clients.
6. Licensees shall disclose to their employers or
clients all known or potential conflicts of interest or
other circumstances that could influence or appear
to influence their judgment or the quality of their
professional service or engagement.
7. Licensees shall not accept compensation, financial
or otherwise, from more than one party for services
pertaining to the same project, unless the circumstances
are fully disclosed and agreed to in writing by all
interested parties.
8. Licensees shall not solicit or accept a professional
contract from a governmental body on which a
principal or officer of their organization serves as a
member. Conversely, licensees serving as members,
advisors, or employees of a government body or
department, who are the principals or employees of a
private concern, shall not participate in decisions with
respect to professional services offered or provided by
said concern to the governmental body that they serve.
(Section 150, Disciplinary Action, NCEES Model Law)
9. Licensees shall not use confidential information
received in the course of their assignments as a means
of making personal profit without the consent of the
party from whom the information was obtained.

C. Licensee's Obligation to Other Licensees
1. Licensees shall not falsify or permit misrepresentation
of their, or their associates', academic or professional
qualifications. They shall not misrepresent or
exaggerate their degree of responsibility in prior
assignments nor the complexity of said assignments.
Presentations incidental to the solicitation of
employment or business shall not misrepresent pertinent
facts concerning employers, employees, associates,
joint ventures, or past accomplishments.
2. Licensees shall not offer, give, solicit, or receive, either
directly or indirectly, any commission, or gift, or other
valuable consideration in order to secure work, and
shall not make any political contribution with the intent
to influence the award of a contract by public authority.
3. Licensees shall not injure or attempt to injure,
maliciously or falsely, directly or indirectly, the
professional reputation, prospects, practice, or
employment of other licensees, nor indiscriminately
criticize other licensees' work.
4. Licensees shall make a reasonable effort to inform
another licensee whose work is believed to contain a
material discrepancy, error, or omission that may impact
the health, safety, or welfare of the public, unless such
reporting is legally prohibited. ""

Engineering Profession Ethics (Model Rules, Section 240.15)

Model Rules, Section 240.15, Rules of Professional Conduct is very important to all Engineers specially the Licensees one.
the full Model Rules could be found in the following link on NCEES website.

http://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ModelRules-20151.pdf

Quotation of Model Rules, Section 240.15, Rules of Professional Conduct
""
To safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the public and to
maintain integrity and high standards of skill and practice in the
engineering and surveying professions, the rules of professional
conduct provided in this section shall be binding upon every
licensee and on all firms authorized to offer or perform
engineering or surveying services in this jurisdiction.

A. Licensee's Obligation to the Public
1. Licensees shall be cognizant that their first and foremost
responsibility is to safeguard the health, safety, and
welfare of the public when performing services for
clients and employers.
2. Licensees shall sign and seal only those plans, surveys,
and other documents that conform to accepted
engineering and surveying standards and that safeguard
the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
3. Licensees shall notify their employer or client and
such other authority as may be appropriate when their
professional judgment is overruled under circumstances
in which the health, safety, or welfare of the public is
endangered.
4. Licensees shall, to the best of their knowledge, include
all relevant and pertinent information in an objective
and truthful manner within all professional documents,
statements, and testimony.
5. Licensees shall express a professional opinion publicly
only when it is founded upon an adequate knowledge
of the facts and a competent evaluation of the subject
matter.
6. Licensees shall issue no statements, criticisms, or
arguments on engineering and surveying matters that
are inspired or paid for by interested parties, unless they
explicitly identify the interested parties on whose behalf
they are speaking and reveal any interest they have in
the matters.
7. Licensees shall not partner, practice, or offer to practice
with any person or firm that they know is engaged
in fraudulent or dishonest business or professional
practices.
8. Licensees who have knowledge or reason to believe
that any person or firm has violated any rules or laws
applying to the practice of engineering or surveying
shall report it to the board, may report it to appropriate
legal authorities, and shall cooperate with the board and
those authorities as may be requested.
9. Licensees shall not knowingly provide false or
incomplete information regarding an applicant in
obtaining licensure.
10. Licensees shall comply with the licensing laws and
rules governing their professional practice in each of the
jurisdictions in which they practice.

B. Licensee's Obligation to Employer and Clients
1. Licensees shall undertake assignments only when
qualified by education or experience in the specific
technical fields of engineering or surveying involved.
2. Licensees shall not affix their signatures or seals to
any plans or documents dealing with subject matter in
which they lack competence, nor to any such plan or
document not prepared under their responsible charge.
3. Licensees may accept assignments and assume
responsibility for coordination of an entire project,
provided that each technical segment is signed and
sealed by the licensee responsible for preparation of that
technical segment.
4. Licensees shall not reveal facts, data, or information
obtained in a professional capacity without the prior
consent of the client, employer, or public body on
which they serve except as authorized or required by
law or rules.
5. Licensees shall not solicit or accept gratuities, directly
or indirectly, from contractors, their agents, or other
parties in connection with work for employers or
clients.
6. Licensees shall disclose to their employers or
clients all known or potential conflicts of interest or
other circumstances that could influence or appear
to influence their judgment or the quality of their
professional service or engagement.
7. Licensees shall not accept compensation, financial
or otherwise, from more than one party for services
pertaining to the same project, unless the circumstances
are fully disclosed and agreed to in writing by all
interested parties.
8. Licensees shall not solicit or accept a professional
contract from a governmental body on which a
principal or officer of their organization serves as a
member. Conversely, licensees serving as members,
advisors, or employees of a government body or
department, who are the principals or employees of a
private concern, shall not participate in decisions with
respect to professional services offered or provided by
said concern to the governmental body that they serve.
(Section 150, Disciplinary Action, NCEES Model Law)
9. Licensees shall not use confidential information
received in the course of their assignments as a means
of making personal profit without the consent of the
party from whom the information was obtained.

C. Licensee's Obligation to Other Licensees
1. Licensees shall not falsify or permit misrepresentation
of their, or their associates', academic or professional
qualifications. They shall not misrepresent or
exaggerate their degree of responsibility in prior
assignments nor the complexity of said assignments.
Presentations incidental to the solicitation of
employment or business shall not misrepresent pertinent
facts concerning employers, employees, associates,
joint ventures, or past accomplishments.
2. Licensees shall not offer, give, solicit, or receive, either
directly or indirectly, any commission, or gift, or other
valuable consideration in order to secure work, and
shall not make any political contribution with the intent
to influence the award of a contract by public authority.
3. Licensees shall not injure or attempt to injure,
maliciously or falsely, directly or indirectly, the
professional reputation, prospects, practice, or
employment of other licensees, nor indiscriminately
criticize other licensees' work.
4. Licensees shall make a reasonable effort to inform
another licensee whose work is believed to contain a
material discrepancy, error, or omission that may impact
the health, safety, or welfare of the public, unless such
reporting is legally prohibited. ""

Thursday, December 24, 2015

SP-17(14) The Reinforced Concrete Design Handbook Volumes 1 & 2 released and a free Design Aid & Excel sheet from ACI www.concrete.org



now available on ACI website in both format Printed & pdf 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME 1
CHAPTER 1—BUILDING EXAMPLE
1.1—Introduction
1.2—Building plans and elevation
1.3—Loads
1.4—Material properties
CHAPTER 2—STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
2.1—Introduction
2.2—Materials
2.3—Design loads
2.4—Structural systems
2.5—Floor subassemblies
2.6—Foundation design considerations for lateral
forces
2.7—Structural analysis
2.8—Durability
2.9—Sustainability
2.10—Structural integrity
2.11—Fire resistance
2.12—Post-tensioned/prestressed construction
2.13—Quality assurance, construction, and
inspection
CHAPTER 3––STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
3.1—Introduction
3.2—Overview of structural analysis
3.3—Hand calculations
3.4—Computer programs
3.5—Structural analysis in ACI 318
3.6—Seismic analysis
CHAPTER 4—DURABILITY
4.1—Introduction
4.2—Background
4.3—Requirements for concrete in various exposure categories
4.4—Concrete evaluation, acceptance, and
inspection
4.5—Examples
CHAPTER 5—ONE-WAY SLABS
5.1—Introduction
5.2—Analysis
5.3—Service limits
5.4—Required strength
5.5—Design strength
5.6—Flexure reinforcement detailing
5.7—Examples
CHAPTER 6—TWO-WAY SLABS
6.1—Introduction
6.2—Analysis
6.3—Service limits
6.4—Shear strength
6.5—Calculation of required shear strength
6.6—Calculation of shear reinforcement
6.7—Flexural strength
6.8—Shear reinforcement detailing
6.9—Flexure reinforcement detailing
6.10—Examples
CHAPTER 7—BEAMS
7.1—Introduction
7.2—Service limits
7.3—Analysis
7.4—Design strength
7.5—Temperature and shrinkage reinforcement
7.6—Detailing
7.7—Examples
CHAPTER 8—DIAPHRAGMS
8.1—Introduction
8.2—Material
8.3—Service limits
8.4—Analysis
8.5––Design strength
8.6––Reinforcement detailing
8.7—Summary steps
8.8—Examples
CHAPTER 9—COLUMNS
9.1—Introduction
9.2—General
9.3—Design limits
9.4—Required strength
9.5—Design strength
9.6—Reinforcement limits
9.7—Reinforcement detailing
9.8—Design steps
9.9––Examples
CHAPTER 10—STRUCTURAL REINFORCED CONCRETE WALLS
10.1—Introduction
10.2—General
10.3—Required strength
10.4––Design strength
10.5––Detailing
10.6––Summary
10.7—Examples
CHAPTER 11—FOUNDATIONS
11.1—Introduction
11.2—Footing design
11.3—Design steps
11.4—Footings subject to eccentric loading
11.5—Combined footing
11.6—Examples
VOLUME 2
CHAPTER 12—RETAINING WALLS
12.1—General
12.2—Design limits
12.3—Applied forces
12.4—Design strength
12.5—Reinforcement limits
12.6—Detailing
12.7—Summary
12.8—Examples
CHAPTER 13—SERVICEABILITY
13.1—Introduction
13.2—Limitations on member thickness
13.3—Immediate deflection behavior of beams or one-way slabs
13.4––Time-dependent deflection calculation
13.5––Distribution of flexural reinforcement in one-way slabs and beams
13.6—Shrinkage and temperature reinforcement: nonprestressed
13.7—Shrinkage and temperature reinforcement – post-tensioned
13.8—Permissible stresses in prestressed concrete flexural members
13.9—Permissible stresses at transfer of prestress
13.10—Permissible concrete compressive stresses at service loads
13.11—Examples
13.12—Deflection design aids
CHAPTER 14—STRUT-AND-TIE MODEL
14.1—Introduction
14.2—Concept
14.3—Design
14.4—Struts
14.5—Ties
14.6—Nodal zones
14.7—Usual calculation steps and modeling consideration to apply strut-and-tie model
14.8—Examples
CHAPTER 15—ANCHORING TO CONCRETE
15.1—Introduction
15.2—Materials
15.3—Design assumptions
15.4—Loads on anchors
15.5—Discussion on anchors resisting tension
15.6—Discussion on anchors resisting shear
15.7—Limitations on installation geometry
15.8—Examples



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