Contactless, the new Norm: What can Engineers and Architects do to ensure a safe post-COVID era.
Engineers, Architects and Urban designers should come together to tackle the issues concerning social distancing in public spaces.
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Max Rodriguez
- May 30, 2020
Buckling of Slender Struts/Columns - Lab Report Explained
Buckling is one of the major causes of failures in structures and particularly in slender columns. The experiment showed the linearity of..
Richard Jones
- May 26, 2020
Fluid Mechanics: Flow Types Classifications in open channel flow
Fluid Mechanics Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids. Civil engineers use fluid mechanics...
Richard Jones
- May 16, 2020
Engineering Geology: Rock descriptions and Rock families explained
Rocks descriptions are made by examination of samples recovered from boreholes or from material that is found on the side .
Richard Jones
- Mar 16, 2020
An overview of metals processing methods | Material Properties
Materials processing, the series of operations that transforms industrial materials from a raw-material state into finished parts or...
Structures Insider
- Feb 28, 2020
The Autonomous Truck Corridor | by Tyler Ley
Guest Blog Post - by Tyler Ley's Overview of the ATC If you’ve heard me talk recently, you have probably heard me mention the ATC, or the...
Max Rodriguez
- Feb 24, 2020
The top 5 tied-arch Bridges of the 21st century | Structures Insider
How a tied-arch Work? Thrust arches rely on horizontal restraint from the foundations. The vertical and horizontal reactions resolve into...
Structures Insider
- Feb 24, 2020
Definition of Uplift Pressures in structures | Soil Mechanics
What Uplift pressure means? An uplift pressure is any pressure exerted beneath a structure (e.g. A retaining wall) that has the potential...
Max Rodriguez
- Feb 20, 2020
CMG Headquarters - Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Structure
General Informationℹ️ Location: East Third Ring Road Guanghua Road Beijing, China Construction dates: 1 June 2004 - 16 May 2012 Floor...
Structures Insider
- Feb 2, 2020
What is an AIP document in the Construction Industry?
The Approval In Principle (AIP) document outlines the concept for the design of the structure. This will be used for most highway...
Richard Jones
- Jan 21, 2020
West Gate Bridge collapse - Yarra (Australia)
The order of events in the Bridge's collapse Around 11.00 am that morning the Section Engineer contacted Jack Hindshaw, the Resident...
Richard Jones
- Dec 30, 2019
The Complexity of the Copenhagen Opera House roof |Finite Element Analysis using LUSAS
Quick FACTS 🧾 The roof of the new Copenhagen Opera House is one of the largest canopy roof structures in the world. With a plan...
Richard Jones
- Dec 9, 2019
Concrete variable radius arch dam explained
Definition 🧾: A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a...
Richard Jones
- Dec 5, 2019
Atomium: See the biggest crystal atoms in the World| Located only in Brussels
Quick FACTS The Atomium consists of 9 spheres, representing an iron crystal magnified 150 billion times. The structure is 102 metres...
Max Rodriguez
- Aug 27, 2019
Munich: Allianz Arena - the stadium fully clad with ETFE cushions
Structure Review General Info 🏟📚 Construction period: October 2002 - May 2005 Capacity: 75,000 Cost: €340 million Structural Engineer:...
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