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STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS - (THE IMPORTANCE).

STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS -

 (THE IMPORTANCE).

INTRODUCTION 

      In Nigeria, we find a lot of artisans, who are purportedly called engineers at the construction site, most of the time these artisans or technicians never saw the walls of the university or polytechnic or any form of higher education; but because they, having interest in building construction they adapt themselves into the art of building construction. 

      Thereafter, when they have perfected in the art of building and the skills that are attributed to it. They are set to work.

Meanwhile they have not learned the importance of structural analysis and design of buildings, therefore they tend to use what I call the "the builders working experience"; 

One may ask - 'what does this mean'?

I'll explain in practical terms - 

Some artisan wins a contract to supervise the raising of a story building.

When he is faced with the reality of the structural implication involved in his work; he goes to refer to previous work done, he borrows the specifications of such a job to execute the job at hand. 

He could borrow the following:

• Beam depth
• Slab depth
• Sizes of reinforcement
• Type of foundation etc.

But the very truth is that, this act is enormously bad, because these artisans are bereaved of the fact that; buildings, due to load complexities, architectural designs and the site location could have a great deal of variety in structural behaviours.

As such this is one of the reasons why we have the incessant building collapse in Nigeria today. 

It is an accepted fact therefore, that engineering is a combination of theory and practice. the teaching of the science of engineering is incomplete without the linkage of the theories to practical applications, especially in design.

I will therefore attempt to expose you to the basic concepts structural analysis and design (at a base level). you can appreciate the importance and relevance to the art of building.

HOW TO SET YOUR AutoCAD BACKGROUND

     This caption could mean a lot of things in AutoCAD context. But the truth is that if you are a beginner trying to use AutoCAD; You will definitely find out that without prior setting of the drawing environment and a lot more of other things. your drawings might not give you the desired result.

Therefore; I have taken time to outline in this video the step-by-step method of setting your AutoCAD background.

I will be pleased to help you in more ways that I can, just drop a comment.

Thanks.

AutoCAD 2D TUTORIAL PREP.

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I could let you in on a good number of things concerning AutoCAD drafting, but I'd rather share with you just a little secret to learning it effectively and being able to use it for your own benefit.


* Who is eligible to know this software?
All engineering students, practitioners and some environmental students related to engineering that do drafting work like Architects, building technologist, are very eligible.

* Do I need a tutor to learn; if am a beginner?
If you are a beginner it is most definite that you'd need a tutor to train you on AutoCAD; and by training, I mean training. Not just a flimsy romancing of the package and then you are left with almost nothing to pride about the knowledge of autoCAD.

* Are you currently training or you've been trained already?
It is very paramount for you to know that no matter how unique and perfect a tutor is, he/she cannot make you perfect it the use of AutoCAD; this goes to say that the major work is on you.

What I mean is this - When a good tutor empties himself to you to let you know what you need to know, you have to persist on that which is taught you through practice.

When I was trained in AutoCAD, my trainer tried his best to inculcate AutoCAD into me, but it seemed difficult, not that i wasn't understanding it, I did, but my work was never getting close to what his(my tutor) own work looked like. It bothered me for sometime.

Then I met an Engineer who to me to his sites most of the time, I worked with him and when he noticed I could draw with AutoCAD he started giving me work to do for him. Mind you at this moment my AutoCAD work was nothing to write-home-about.

I started doing the work, he gave me work to do one after another. The first came I did it and handed to him, [he wouldn't mind my mistakes]. He gave the second one, subsequently, third one, fourth one, fifth one and on and on.  But before the fifth one I had learnt a lot of things in AutoCAD that even my teacher did not teach me.
It therefore goes to say that practice makes perfect, and my drawing at this point have greatly improved.

I'LL TELL YOU MORE:
I BELIEVE THAT BY THE TIME I HAVE FULLY UPDATED THIS ARTICLE, IT WILL PROFIT YOU BEST THAN WHAT ANY TUTOR COULD EVER TELL YOU;

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