The global structural engineering community is making earthquake-resistant construction a priority worldwide. Much of this effort comes from countries where the research is performed and leading codes are written. Care is being taken to ensure that globally promoted seismic retrofit and reconstruction solutions use materials and techniques that are familiar to local builders. …
Companies involved in steel and cold-formed steel construction are bringing new products and services to the market to meet the changing demands of their customers. …
Bethel Missionary Baptist Church was founded in the nineteenth century by Reverend Jack Yates, an early leader of Houston’s African American community. Located in Freedmen’s Town, a post-Civil War Houston neighborhood founded by freed slaves, the church was the first constructed by former slaves, with the earliest portion constructed in the 1890s. …
Through the use of cold formed steel (CFS) framing, the corners of a rigid polygonal concrete structure can be smoothed and transformed into the gentle curve of an ellipse, enlivening the architect’s vision and creating a landmark structure in an up-and-coming neighborhood. …
“Get in, get out, and stay out” governs the objectives of designing a repair and rehabilitation project on an existing highway facility. Such projects on aging highways need be done as quickly as possible and be long lasting so as to minimize disruptions to a local economy’s infrastructure. …
Industry City in Brooklyn, New York retained Pennoni Associates, Inc. (Pennoni) to complete an evaluation of the existing roof structures at Buildings 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 19, 20 and 26 of the historic Bush Terminal Complex (Figure 1). …
Construction spending in the United States rose more than expected in October – in both public and private sectors – logging a 1.1 percent increase, the largest gain since May according to the Department of Commerce. This data suggests some momentum for the fourth quarter of 2014. Overall, U.S. construction reached an annual rate of $970.99 billion. …
The skies above downtown Los Angeles will see a new high rise office/hotel building by March of 2017. Rising out of a 90-foot deep excavation in the earth, the building will dominate the skyline of Los Angeles.
The Wilshire Grand project takes up an entire city block. The site is bounded by Wilshire Boulevard and Francisco to the north, and 7th Street and Figueroa to the south. …
The design of temporary shoring for existing buildings offers the engineer challenges on multiple levels, especially on vintage structures in New York City when not all the existing conditions can be known. This article presents a project that involved temporary shoring at the second floor of approximately ninety feet of exterior bearing wall and storefront of a depression-era six-story apartment building located on a busy intersection in midtown Manhattan. …
The National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) is pleased to announce the following 2014 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards. The awards were presented on the evening of September 19 during the Awards Program at NCSEA’s 22nd Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA. The awards have been given annually since 1998 and highlight some of the best examples of structural ingenuity throughout the world. …