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ATX Tower, Austin: Pioneering Performance-Based Wind Design in High-Rise Construction
- Jun, 18, 2024
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- 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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World’s largest rope bridge in Hungary will be released to the public early in the summer
- Apr, 17, 2024
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- Hungary
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Soon, the public will have the opportunity to enjoy the impressive pedestrian suspension bridge, known as the Bridge of National Unity, which is set to be opened this year (at the beginning of the su...
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Croatia to construct a new bridge from the mainland to Krk Island
- Mar, 07, 2024
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- Croatia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
In order to manage the traffic congestion on the aging (opened on July 19, 1980) Tito Bridge, a new, larger bridge is being constructed from the mainland to Krk Island and is expected to be finalized...
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Italy to start the construction of the longest suspension bridge in the world
- Feb, 28, 2024
- Bridge Design Bridges Performance-Based Design Structural Optimization Wind Engineering Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Italy
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The construction of the suspension bridge connecting Sicily and mainland Italy, which has been delayed for nearly a decade, might finally start this year after the recent approval of the design provi...
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Building partially collapsed due to wind loading
- Jan, 21, 2024
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- United Kingdom
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Emergency responders were called to Welch Way in Witney on the evening of January 21 after the partial collapse of a building. No injuries were reported in the incident. It should be mentioned that,...
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Historic building collapse due to wind loading
- Nov, 20, 2023
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- United States, California , Riverside
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A historic building collapsed due to wind loading in Riverside on Monday afternoon. Debris resulting from the collapse caused the closure of traffic in Riverside. Although the building, located at 29...
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An innovative new single-blade wind turbine to change the landscape of offshore wind energy
- Sep, 15, 2023
- Wind Engineering Sustainable Development Other Structural News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The global renewable energy production is currently at a mere 11%, which is far below the required 60% target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Achieving this goal requires international coopera...
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World's highest railway bridge to open in J&K
- Mar, 26, 2023
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- Katra
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
With the upcoming opening of the tallest railway bridge in the world crossing the Chenab River, Jammu and Kashmir will soon be able to brag about having it. The Chenab railway bridge, built over the...
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A vacant building collapsed in west Baltimore due to strong wind loading
- Mar, 14, 2023
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Wind Engineering Structural Loads Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- United States, Maryland, Baltimore
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Strong wind loads are anticipated to be the cause of the collapse of a vacant building in the Upton neighborhood of west Baltimore, Maryland, according to a report from WBFF. There have been no injur...
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