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How Brexit Can Impact the Construction and Structural Engineering Industry
On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, also known as the Brexit referendum, occurred with a…
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Adaptive Reuse: Benefits and Challenges and How We Should Properly Use Adaptive Reuse
Pratt Street Power Plant Source: http://www.sourcewatch.org/ Adaptive reuse construction is one of the latest trends in the structural engineering and…
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Tay Rail Bridge? More like the Tay FAIL Bridge!
Source: http://www.leisureandculturedundee.com/ Was stormy weather ever the main cause of an epic bridge collapse? Yes it was. The first Tay Rail Bridge…
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Structural Design and Analysis Software That Get the Work Done!
Most structural engineers use 3D integrated structural analysis and design software in their daily work. These software make modelling geometries of structures…
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The Analysis Process of Tensile Fabric Structures
Form Finding Source: http://www.airsculpt.com/ 1. The membrane will be modelled as discrete masses with different warp, curvature, direction, and mechanical properties. 2. Each finite…
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An Introduction to Tensile Fabric Membrane Structures
More and more projects like the Millennium Dome in London and the Denver International Airport are using tensile fabric structures.…
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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,…