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PCI Foundation Hires New Executive Director

Civil + Structural Engineer

About PCI Founded in 1954, The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is a technical institute for the precast concrete structures and systems industry. PCI develops maintains, and disseminates the Body of Knowledge for the design, fabrication, and construction of precast concrete structures and systems.

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Construction and ‘big data’

Roads Online

For some, big data sounds like Big Brother – a mysterious, all-seeing system whereby information of every description is collected, assessed and stashed away for some nefarious purpose. But all the drones, robots and sensors collecting data won’t do you much good if you don’t have the systems to deal with it.

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The high cost of low maintenance

BDC Network

All too often, deferred maintenance results in excessive costs to restore structural integrity and serviceability. The longer maintenance is deferred, the more the structure deteriorates. In addition to high repair costs, the structure is at risk of a structural failure that can lead to the demolition of the structure.

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The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) And The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Release New Guideline Standard For Building Collapse Mitigation

Bylt News

The new standard provides design requirements and guidance in keeping small, isolated mishaps in a structure from spreading and resulting in the partial or complete collapse of a building. The committee set performance goals for structures and gave engineers autonomy in creating their own design solutions. Dr. Joseph A.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Performance-centric reward system. system—Partnering Temperature Index. systems of production, values and interests. Journal of infrastructure systems, 6(2), 73-79. Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and team. Shared boundaries. Global oversight with localized decision-making. Brooke, K.

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What Is Lightweight Concrete | Properties of Lightweight Concrete | Uses of Lightweight Concrete | Advantages & Disadvantages of Lightweight Concrete

CivilJungle

ACI 213 specification of structural grade Lightweight Concrete states that an equilibrium dry density of Lightweight Concrete ranges from between 90 to 115 lb/ft³. Lightweight Aggregate Concrete is used as casting structural steel to protect against fire and corrosion or as a covering for construction purposes.

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Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment – BIM – Current Status

Building Information Management

From Glossaries to Ontologies: Extracting Semantic Structure from Textual Definitions , Ontology Learning and Population: Bridging the Gap between Text and Knowledge (P. Evaluation of the Definder System for Fully Automatic Glossary Construction. References. Navigli, P. Buitelaar and P. Cimiano, Eds.), Klavans and S. Meeting Assoc.