How to avoid 7 mistakes that potentially make your building unsafe?
1. Ignoring soil conditions Soil is the base which supports the foundation of your structure. So, identifying the soil conditions of your site becomes very important. It also gives the right inputs to the structural engineers for deciding the type of foundation. Sometimes, the owners of the projects tend to ignore soil investigation thinking of…
Structural Audit in Mumbai- Things to know
If you have come across the term ‘Structural Audit’ in relation to a structure, read further to know it’s purpose, the process and the tests it comprises of. An Authorized/Licensed Structural Engineer of the city audits the structure from strength, serviceability and maintenance point of view. Every once in a while, a building requires regular…
The Chronicles of a Structural Engineer in Times of Covid-19
A brief account of how a perfectly normal experience of a site visit for supervision has changed and the changes that we dealt with during the same.