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Smart construction: How superstructures are built in just 11 days
- Mar, 06, 2025
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The construction industry has undergone significant changes in recent years as digital transformation has reshaped all aspects of construction operations. The way infrastructure is designed and built...
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Roof and foundation insulation can prevent energy loss
- Mar, 03, 2025
- Performance-Based Design Other Structural News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
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New findings indicate that integrating design solutions at both the roof and foundation levels of buildings can lead to operational energy savings, effectively offsetting the embodied energy of the i...
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Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge: New bridge is about to be constructed
- Feb, 05, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Design Columns Other Structural Performance-Based Design Structural Reliability Structural Stability Structural Behavior Sustainable Development Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services News On Failures Other News
- United States, Maryland, Baltimore
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Almost a year has passed since the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which led to 6 fatalities. Last Tuesday, Maryland officials announced that they are planning the repl...
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Camden’s tallest office tower is planned to be constructed
- Jan, 22, 2025
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Standards And Design Codes Other Structural News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services News On Awards Other News
- United Kingdom
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In Camden's downtown area county officials announced that they are planning to construct a 25-story office tower called Beacon Building. The project will be part of the initial $250 million redevelop...
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Innovative strategies in earthquake-resistant building design: ensuring safety and structural integrity
- Jul, 16, 2024
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Structural Design Performance-Based Design Structural Optimization Structural Reliability Structure Reinforcement Vibration And Damping Sustainable Development Foundations Slabs Structural Behavior Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
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The major concern that engineers and architects have when they design a new building is to ensure that it will withstand seismic forces and have a remarkable resistance. They manage the above by desi...
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa: Ingenious design and ongoing stability efforts
- Jun, 19, 2024
- Earthquake Engineering Structural Design Performance-Based Design Structural Reliability Structure Reinforcement Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Italy, Pisa
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Tower of Pisa, since its completion in 1372, has continually leaned. However, due to intentional design decision the risk of toppling has been reduced. The constructors ingeniously shaped it like...
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ATX Tower, Austin: Pioneering Performance-Based Wind Design in High-Rise Construction
- Jun, 18, 2024
- Earthquake Engineering Structural Design Load Factors Performance-Based Design Structural Optimization Wind Tunnel Wind Engineering Other Structural Standards And Design Codes News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Texas, Austin
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The University of Texas at Austin designed the ATX Tower, the first high-rise to incorporate the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Prestandard for Performance-Based Wind Design (PBWD). Curre...
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Depreciation models to accelerate the building construction
- May, 23, 2024
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Wind Engineering Structural Optimization Other Structural Soft Computing Applications News On Research / Academia Other News
- United Kingdom, Bristol
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Research that has been conducted by a team from the University of Bristol and published in the journal Structures claims that high-rise buildings are thoroughly constructed to withstand wind forces....
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Sustainable materials can be used in construction to decrease environmental pollution
- Apr, 30, 2024
- Structural Design Structural Optimization Performance-Based Design Load Factors Structure Reinforcement Structure Types Masonry Structures Wood Structures Composite Structures Concrete Structures Structural Behavior Other Structural News On Products & Services Other News
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Efforts to reduce emissions in the building sector typically focus on operational aspects like heating and lighting. Now the attention is shifting towards the environmental impact of materials themse...
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Canada: The first three-story concrete building was constructed with the aid of 3D printing
- Mar, 31, 2024
- Structural Design Multiscale Methods Performance-Based Design Structural Optimization Composite Structures Concrete Structures Steel Structures Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Canada, Toronto
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A three-story 3D-printed building, spanning an area of 420m2 and rising to 12.5m from its foundation to the roof's apex, is located near Toronto. Nidus3D has constructed three complete levels of conc...
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