Slab-on-grade foundations are gaining increasing interest across Canada and hold considerable potential for rural, northern and First Nations housing as a means of constructing a lower cost, durable and energyefficient foundation. When properly designed and constructed, slab-ongrade foundations minimize many of the problems commonly found with conventional foundation practices in northern and First Nations housing.
This book presents the principles and techniques for analysis and design of formwork for concrete structures. Because each structure is unique, the formwork must be designed and fabricated based on the specific requirements of each job. The level of effort required to produce a good formwork system is as important as the level of effort […]
The advancement of technology has continuously engaged the design profession over the past several centuries. From the ancient Egyptians—who used models in the form of drawings and physical objects, as demonstrated in the plans of the tomb of Rameses IV and the drawing of the shrine from Ghorâb 4000 years ago—to the use of the […]