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Structural Analysis on the 2016 Taiwanese Earthquake:
The Tainan earthquake of 6.4 magnitude occurred on February 6, 2016. The earthquake led to the collapse a 17 storey building, Weiguan Golden Dragon.…
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SHOULD ARCHITECTS KNOW SOME STUFF ABOUT STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING?
architects vs structural engineers The process of structural design and construction is sometimes a brutal process, when your design team is…
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Food for Thought: The Spirit of Engineering and How We Should Use Our Structural Codes
During a lunch with one of my senior colleagues, who I value as a mentor, I learned something quite valuable.…
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New Section on Lateral Resisting Systems
Source: wsu.edu Click here to see our newest notes on the different types of lateral resisting systems and their advantages and disadvantages!…
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HoloLens is Transforming the Construction Industry!
You can now use mixed reality technology to virtually view holograms of 3D objects and to interact with them. Using Microsoft HoloLens,…
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Featuring the Largest Earthquake Simulator in the United States
“It’s not a question of if there would be an earthquake or not; it’s a question of when.” -Joel Conte,…
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Concrete Tests: Part 1 – Hardened Concrete Tests
Concrete tests are performed to determine whether concrete strength for the use of a structure is adequate, whether the concrete…
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Past Olympic Stadiums and Their Structural Challenges and Solutions
To commemorate this year’s Olympics in Rio, we are going to take a look at the previous momentous Olympic stadiums. For every…
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Past Olympic Stadiums and Their Structural Challenges and Solutions
To commemorate this year’s Olympics in Rio, we are going to take a look at the previous momentous Olympic stadiums. For every…
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Springfield Primary School in Greater Manchester
Kier was the main contractor for this project. The contractor implemented BIMXtra, which was their own BIM management system to increase…
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Gensler’s Shanghai Tower
The Shanghai Tower is the tallest building in China and second tallest in the world. In order to achieve its…
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Abu Dhabi International Airport
This project was a new airport terminal, called the Midfield Terminal that houses 65 aircrafts, 136 screening lanes, and 22 kM conveyor…