summarises how concrete deteriorate in plain language and practical measures to make it durable.

this blog continues on the thread to talk about lateral earth pressure

Reliability is the consistency in performance. This is typically a much desired thing generally in life

The design of underground structures, requires a process called ‘soil-structure interaction’.

Have you ever wondered, why have we chosen 28 days strength as a basis for concrete design? This blog post answers this question and...

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...

More details on creep and shrinkage

Creep and shrinkage are two long-term properties of concrete. This blog post help designers gain a deeper understanding of both

There are some fundamental assumptions of Eurocodes that work in the background of every single design.

Statically determinate/indeterminate structure is one of the first concept to be taught at university.

This blog post hopes to dig down to the nature of partial factors.

There are a few quick tips that I have learned over the years and I would like to share them.

This blog post explains the difference that design life makes to the structure

On many occasions, an opening needs to be created in a structure. This could be a tunnel from a station box, a cross passage tunnel from...

This blog is inspired by this article “Simulating composite behaviour in SCL tunnels with sprayed waterproofing membrane interface: A...

I have planned a series of blogs on the topic of shear. This is the first of the series, and it introduces the not-so-commonly known...

Architects hate columns. Columns are ugly, block views, and are the biggest enemies of architectural elegance. When columns appear in...

A brief preview of CIRIA C766 which has replaced C660