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Constructing a Dutch tunnel in only ONE WEEKEND!
Have you watched this viral time-lapse webcam footage, which is all over Youtube, Facebook, Twitter of a Dutch…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…