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Tips for complex analytical modelling in civil engineering
This blogpost shares a few tips about modelling from personal experience
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Si Shen
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Demystifying the observational method
Explaining the observational method in plain and understandable language
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Si Shen
- Jul 3, 2022
- 1 min
Engineering properties of Peat
Peat is generally considered as highly problematic and one of the least wanted soil types you want your foundation to be in. It is an...
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Si Shen
- Mar 18, 2022
- 1 min
The ‘reverse’, ‘sideways’ and ‘inclined’ bearing capacity problems
This blog post explains the ‘reverse’, ‘sideways’ and ‘inclined’ bearing capacity problems.
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Si Shen
- Feb 17, 2022
- 3 min
Simulating ground water
Ground water is a matter unique to geotechnical engineers
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Si Shen
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
Consolidation settlement and heave of clay
soil acts as a sponge, in that it pushes out water when squeezed, and sucks in water when let go
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Si Shen
- Oct 11, 2021
- 3 min
How does a foundation fail
the ultimate failure of foundations is a lot more complicated to understand
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Si Shen
- Aug 9, 2021
- 4 min
Instrumentation and monitoring - an overview
Instrumentation and monitoring is an essential link of risk management in the cycle of design and construction
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Si Shen
- Jul 4, 2021
- 2 min
Mohr-Coulomb model for soil – when not to use it
The Mohr-Coulomb theory is perhaps the most widely used model in practical engineering for simulating soil behaviour
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Si Shen
- Jun 7, 2021
- 3 min
Ground water in underground construction
groundwater is a thorny problem for almost all underground constructions
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Si Shen
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
Premortems in engineering design
the ‘premortem’ is an extremely useful management tool that can be equally applied to the way of us approaching engineering issues
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Si Shen
- Nov 30, 2020
- 2 min
A structural engineer’s understanding of rock engineering
Rock is a natural material and its behaviour isn’t as easy to grasp as an engineered material with well-defined properties such as...
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Si Shen
- Nov 12, 2020
- 2 min
Selection of foundation type
Whether the small and shallow foundation gives the design a ‘pass’ or not depends mainly on two criteria: resistance and settlement.
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Si Shen
- Oct 19, 2020
- 2 min
Atterberg limits – a theory to describe how watery the soil is
Atterberg limits – a theory to describe how watery the soil is
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Si Shen
- Aug 26, 2020
- 1 min
What structural engineers need to know about waterproofing membrane
the membrane is a delicate thing and requires a lot of careful detailing and handling.
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Si Shen
- Feb 24, 2020
- 3 min
Soil structure interaction (2) – lateral earth pressure
this blog continues on the thread to talk about lateral earth pressure
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Si Shen
- Feb 13, 2020
- 2 min
Foundation settlement – ground consolidation and creep
What causes the foundation of a structure to settle? This blog explains the reasons from a soil engineering perspective.
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Si Shen
- Jan 28, 2020
- 3 min
Reliability
Reliability is the consistency in performance. This is typically a much desired thing generally in life
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Si Shen
- Jan 13, 2020
- 3 min
Soil structure interaction (1) – what interaction?
The design of underground structures, requires a process called ‘soil-structure interaction’.
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Si Shen
- Dec 14, 2019
- 3 min
Universal engineering principles
I believe it is essential for engineers to develop the habit of zooming out from their routine designs and re-think at a higher level of...
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