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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 ...

Civil/Structural engineers design and maintain buildings, bridges, and other structures constructed from various materials (concrete, steel, timber, masonry, and reinforced plastics). They use modern ...

Tiffany Cartier started her own structural design firm in 2024, moving to an office in Norwich and hiring her first employee.

When working on projects, architects must quickly turn rough concepts into visual representations. Text-to-image models offer ...

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 ...

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Many 20th-century farm buildings are being repurposed for diversification projects, but their conversion and change of use ...

Across-wind loads and effects have become increasingly important factors in the structural design of super-tall buildings and structures with increasing height. Although researchers have investigated ...

Simulation of wind flows around the model of Austin’s 321 West 6th Street illustrates the E-SE wind direction that resulted in the largest cross-wind response on the 58-story high-rise. The hotter the ...