In April, we addressed establishing collapse zones at building fires. The loss of situational awareness, coupled with failing to recognize subtle or obvious pre-collapse building indicators and gaps ...

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Diagrid structural systems, characterised by their diagonal grid of intersecting members, represent a significant advancement in the design and construction of tall buildings. These systems offer ...

Performance-based structural fire design of steel frames can eliminate fire protection on up to half of a building’s floor beams, according to a two-year study of PBSFD. Still, structural engineers ...

Exciting and unique buildings increasingly dot the landscape of our urban environments and beautifully fill the pages of our design magazines. Conversely, over the past half century the construction ...

A UB engineering professor has co-authored a report with potential significant impacts on how modern cities may be reconstructed following earthquakes. “Reconstructing Christchurch: A Seismic Shift in ...

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No one disagrees that construction lags in innovation and that everything from restrictive building codes to exaggerated perceptions of risk hold us back. Now two decades old, the Charles Pankow ...

From the stand-point of architects and engineers, there’s a lot to like about metal building systems. The combination of design flexibility and high value-to-cost enable design professionals to ...

Structural Systems Inc. (SSI) has been a cornerstone of Hawaii’s construction industry for 40 years! Damien Enright, President of Structural Systems Inc. (SSI), and Jon Santo Tomas, Senior Estimator, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A University at Buffalo engineering professor co-authored a report with potential significant impacts on how modern cities may be reconstructed following earthquakes. “Reconstructing ...