Maged kamel - "Engineering Oasis"

1-What is the First moment of area?

March 8, 2026December 31, 2020 by Maged kamel

Brief illustration for Post 1-first moment of area

The lecture includes definitions for the area, Cg of an area, and the first moment of area, Moment of inertia, and product of inertia.

4-Nominal shear strength and bearing- tear out made simple.

February 23, 2026December 30, 2020 by Maged kamel

Brief illustration for the content of post 4-bearing types connections

The relation between the nominal shear strength of bolts, and their ultimate strength. The discussion is about bearing and tear out in more detail.

28- Part 4/4 of the Solved Problem 9-9-6: How to Find LL?

August 22, 2026December 20, 2020 by Maged kamel

Part 4/4 of the solved problem 9-9-6, which includes the estimation of Cb for a simply supported beam under uniform load.

1A- Easy introduction to Tension members-part-2.

February 14, 2026December 20, 2020 by Maged kamel

Introduction to post 1A-tension members.

Introduction to Tension members-part 2, how to estimate net area. The definition of net area, net effective area.

3-How to solve for x-y by L-U Decomposition?

August 13, 2026December 20, 2020 by Maged kamel

How to solve for x-y by L-U Decomposition? Illustration by Gauss elimination for L and U matrices.

1- A step-by-step introduction to tension members.

August 20, 2026December 18, 2020 by Maged kamel

Where to use Tension members? which chapter in Ais Governs design?

Introduction to tension members. What are the various types of fracture of tension members? The damage due to the punching of a hole.

19-Modification to the alignment chart for an un-braced frame.

March 5, 2026December 17, 2020 by Maged kamel

How to estimate the bending stiffness for different end conditions for unbraced columns?

Modification To the Alignment Chart, introduction to modification factor m, and how these factors were derived?

27- Part 3/4 of the Solved problem 9-9-6, how to find LL?

August 22, 2026December 15, 2020 by Maged kamel

Part 3/4 of the solved problem 9-9-6, this part includes the estimation of Lp value and Lr value for the built-up beam under lateral-torsional buckling.