June, 2008

Inspiring Innovation

One King West Tower
Agha Hasan, P. Eng et. al.

Shard at London Bridge Tower

London's Tallest
Kamran Moazami, P.E., M. ASCE and Ahmad Rahimian, Ph. D., P.E., S.E.

Free-D High Rises

Dr. Karel Vollers

Mandarin Oriental, Boston

Designing for the Urban Luxury Experience
Kevin Westerhoff, P.E.

Vulnerability of Tall Buildings to Progressive Collapse

Vincenzo Melchiorre, P.E.

Structural Lightweight Aggregate and Concrete

How a 90-Year-Old Industry Finds Itself on the Leading Edge of the Sustainability Movement
John Ries, P.E.

Building Periods: Moving Forward (and Backward)

William P. Jacobs, V, P.E.

Antiquated Structural System Series

D. Matthew Stuart, P.E., S.E., F.ASCE, SECB

Viscous Dampers Come of Age

A New Method for Achieving Economy in Tall Buildings
Michael Willford, Rob Smith, David Scott and Matt Jackson, S.E.

Performance-Based Design with Application to Seismic Hazard

Margaret Tang, Eduardo Castro, Flavio Pedroni, Andrzej Brzozowski, and Mohammed Ettouney

Seismic Design of Steel Staggered Truss Systems

Seismology Committee, Structural Engineers Association of California

Structural Use of Glass

David L. Kufferman, P.E.

Who Should Inspect Our Bridges?

Andrew W. Herrmann, P.E., F. ASCE

Engineers and Shoe Strings

Greg Schindler, S.E.

Performance Based Seismic Design - Rising

Ron Klemencic, P.E., S.E.

The Beams Are Too Bouncy?

James C. Parker, P.E.

Emerging Risks of Green Construction

Will LEED Lead Construction Professionals to Court More Often?
Russ A. Brinson and James B. Dolan, Jr.

The Quigg Newton Auditorium & Ellie Kaulkins Opera House

C. Ben Nelson, P.E.

Charles H. Thornton

Towering Builder of Towering Buildings
Richard G. Weingardt, P.E.

Call for Papers opens for Structures '09 Conference

Nominations Sought for SEI Awards
Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE

NCSEA 2008 Conference

Cleveland, Ohio
National Council of Structural Engineers Associations

New CASE site visit cards available

CASE Convocation in Vancouver well received
Council of American Structural Engineers