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Cintec in North America Announces their Cintec Anchoring System was used in helping Repair the Helmsley Building 230 Park Avenue, NYC

Civil + Structural Engineer

It was acquired (2007) for One Billion One Hundred and Fifty Million USD. At the top of the building some of the twenty-six east and south facing Terra-Cotta columns [ with the base starting at the 26th floor and extending past the 34th floor] had begun to show cracking and in some areas had began to shed large pieces of stone.

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Cairo & the Built Environment: Past, Present, and Future

Civil + Structural Engineer

This ambitious project–owned by the Egyptian National Authority of Tunnels (NAT)–is intended to create a direct connection between Cairo, the New Administrative Capital, and 6th of October City via a two-line rapid transit system. When completed, this will be the longest driverless monorail system in the world.

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Bamboo Housing Around the World

Natural Building

The structures can be assembled in just a few days and should last up to 50 years. Metal “typhoon ties” are used as connectors between the walls, roof and floor panels, and the homes are further reinforced with poured concrete foundations, which replace the traditional stilts.

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Revit OpEd: Measure Between Two References

Revit OpEd

Not much of a catch but there is no equivalent floor in this case. If there was a floor there Id just check the properties of the floor. you could sketch your own a floor around the perimeter pretty quickly. For my money, Id probably favor a floor. Steve - Have you considered mass floors? ► 2007. (77).

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Revit OpEd: Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models

Revit OpEd

Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. When we have architecture and structure in separate Revit models we end up with somewhat clumsy graphics in wall sections. This is more pronounced if the structural slab is in the structure model only. The wall continues past the floor as if it isnt there. ► 2007. (77).

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Revit OpEd: Finish and Cancel Inequity

Revit OpEd

He mentioned the inconsistency between the way some elements that are sketch based are finished and the way shape editing for floors and roofs finish. Floor, roof, stair or ramp Sketch Creation = Finish and Cancel. Floor or roof Shape Editing = Accidentally hitting the escape key and getting kicked out of it. ► 2007. (77).

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Revit OpEd: Layer Function Setting

Revit OpEd

System families have a Function setting. Thats true for Walls, Floor, Roofs and Ceilings. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. ► 2007. (77). ► December 2007. (1).