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Revolutionary glass bridge exhibit at the Corning Museum of Glass
- Jul, 15, 2024
- Bridge Design Bridges Structural Design Structural Optimization Arches Sustainable Development Other Structural News On Projects / Industry
- United States, New York, New York
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Corning Museum of Glass with the aid of the University of Pennsylvania will exhibit a revolutionary glass structure. Specifically, the glass structure will be a glass bridge designed by Dr. Masou...
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Create Impressissive BIM Structures with STAAD & RAM
- Jul, 10, 2024
- Structural Design Structural Analysis News On Software
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
As engineers in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sector, we have observed the widespread adoption of building information modeling (BIM). Over the past five years, the term “inf...
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Surfside beach, South Carolina: A three-storey building closed for structural problems after inspection
- Jul, 10, 2024
- Expert Witness Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Design Structural Reliability Structure Reinforcement Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- United States, South Carolina, Surfside Beach
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A complex of apartments at Surfside beach was deemed unsafe after inspection and closed due to structural deficiencies. Initially, according to Town records fire marshal during a routine inspection n...
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Harnessing RAM Concept For Innovative Structural Design
- Jul, 01, 2024
- Structural Analysis Structural Design News On Software
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
In this blog post, Pietro Zini delves into the more versatile applications of RAM Concept, specifically its role in the design of restrained retaining walls, the evaluation of pile foundation capaci...
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Bio-inspired composite cement: a new material to increase durability using natural principles
- Jun, 28, 2024
- Structural Design Structural Optimization Structure Reinforcement Structural Reliability Composite Structures Concrete Structures Structural Stability Structural Behavior Sustainable Development Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, New Jersey, Princeton
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Princeton’s university engineers developed a new composite cement inspired by oyster and abalone shells. The new material is more resistant and stretchable than the conventional cement. Particularly,...
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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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Detroit River: The $6.4-billion Gordie Howe bridge is about to be completed
- Jun, 12, 2024
- Bridge Design Bridges Structural Design Structural Optimization Structural Control Decks Concrete Structures Steel Structures Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News Composite Structures
- Gordie Howe International Bridge
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The construction of the $6.4-billion Gordie Howe bridge that started approximately six years ago and was fully funded by the Canadian government is about to be completed. The bridge, that is design...
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10 state-of-the-art sustainable materials that will alter construction industry
- Jun, 10, 2024
- Structural Design Structure Reinforcement Structural Optimization Structure Types Composite Structures Concrete Structures Other Structural Sustainable Development Other News News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
In 2024, sustainable materials become state-of-the-art in construction since the construction industry has adopted a different perspective, striving to decrease its ecological footprint. Innovative b...
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Novel technology by the designer of Burj Khalifa will convert gravity to electricity
- Jun, 05, 2024
- Structural Design Structural Optimization Structural Systems Structural Behavior Other Structural Sustainable Development News On Projects / Industry Other News
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The company (SOM) that designed Burj Khalifa announced their plans to build skyscrapers that could store energy, like batteries, using gravity. As of present, Burj Khalifa stands as the tallest build...
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