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Author: Omotoriogun Victor

A dedicated, passion-driven and highly skilled engineer with extensive knowledge in research, construction and structural design of civil engineering structures to several codes of practices
The Comet Aircrafts and Failure of Imagination
Engineering Ethics

The Comet Aircrafts and Failure of Imagination

Posted on 5 June 20233 June 2023 by Omotoriogun Victor

The Comet air crashes should teach and remind all engineers that, while all the analysis and design tools might be at your disposal, an engineer can only analyze and truly design for the situations they can actually imagine.

Lessons from Temporary Works Failures
Lessons from Failures

Lessons from Temporary Works Failures

Posted on 29 May 202328 May 2023 by Omotoriogun Victor

This second article in the series on temporary works discusses temporary works failures and how structural engineers can learn from them

Designing a Combined Pile-cap to Eurocode 2 | Worked Example
Eurocodes

Designing a Combined Pile-cap to Eurocode 2 | Worked Example

Posted on 22 May 202322 May 2023 by Omotoriogun Victor

The justification for combining loads from two or more super-structural element typically stems from restrictions. For instance, where the columns are closely spaced such that independent pile caps are impossible to construct as a result of overlapping.

Design of Specialist Concrete Bridges
Concrete Bridges

Design of Specialist Concrete Bridges

Posted on 15 May 202314 May 2023 by Omotoriogun Victor

This fourth article in the series on concrete bridges examines the special types of concrete bridge — previous articles described all the cast in place and precast options, Concrete cable-stayed, extradosed and stressed ribbon bridges are all described here, together with the special features of concrete footbridges and railway bridges.

Lateral Torsional Buckling in Steel Elements
Steel

Lateral Torsional Buckling in Steel Elements

Posted on 8 May 20238 May 2023 by Omotoriogun Victor

Structural steel elements are amenable to failure due to lateral torsional buckling, when measures that recognizes this risk have not been considered in design. This article briefly, explains how the structural engineer can deal with lateral torsional buckling when analyzing steel structures.

Steel Columns in Combined Axial Compression and Bending
Eurocodes

Steel Columns in Combined Axial Compression and Bending

Posted on 1 May 20232 May 2023 by Omotoriogun Victor

This article provides guidance on how to design steel columns subjected to combined axial compression and bending to EC3, using the simplified expressions in the IStructE manual for the design of steelwork buildings.

Building Tall with Timber- Does it Make Sense?
Steel

Building Tall with Timber- Does it Make Sense?

Posted on 24 April 202330 April 2023 by Omotoriogun Victor

Despite timber being one of the earliest structural materials around and its globally recognized status for sustainability, the tallest Timber building is still the 18-Storey building at the University of British Columbia, why?

[Viewpoint] Why Do Buildings Fail in Nigeria?
Engineering Ethics

[Viewpoint] Why Do Buildings Fail in Nigeria?

Posted on 17 April 202321 April 2023 by Omotoriogun Victor

In 2022, Nigeria recorded over 61 incidents of building collapse in 2022. As I write this article, I don’t know of any forensic report that has been made public on any of these incidents, or do you?

Designing a Concrete Spiral Staircase to EC2| Worked Example
Eurocodes

Designing a Concrete Spiral Staircase to EC2| Worked Example

Posted on 10 April 20238 April 2023 by Omotoriogun Victor

A spiral staircase is a type of staircase that follows a helical or circular path, with each step or tread positioned around a central column or a post.

How to deal with Unauthorized Changes on Sites 
Structures

How to deal with Unauthorized Changes on Sites 

Posted on 3 April 20233 April 2023 by Omotoriogun Victor

When unauthorized changes occur on construction sites, they give rise to a conflict of interest, particularly in design-built projects.

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