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Open Space Institute, U.S. Military Academy Engineering Students Construct New Trail Bridge at Schunnemunk State Park

Civil + Structural Engineer

Located within the viewshed of the historic Moodna Viaduct, Schunnemunk Meadows was permanently protected by OSI in 2015, and transferred to OPRHP in 2018 as an addition to Schunnemunk State Park, with OSI managing the land through 2028. The cadets finished the fabrication and erected the bridge by hand and did a great job.”

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Learn What’s New in Revit 2019 for Structural Engineers and Detailers

BIM & Beam

Detailed Steel Design. Revit users can easily modify structural framing and column elements using new edit tools and apply custom parametric cuts to better accommodate the geometry of elements for a steel connection. There is no more need to install the separate Steel Connections for Revit ® add-in as with previous releases.

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Top 10 Features in Advance Steel 2018

BIM & Beam

The new release of Advance Steel 2018 has been out for a few months now. 1 – One Advance Steel installation. By combining the functionality of the two products into a single executable, there is no need any more for customers to separately install both AutoCAD 2018 and Advance Steel 2018 software on their desktop.

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Open Space Institute and West Point Cadets Unveil New Bridge at Schunnemunk State Park

Civil + Structural Engineer

The steel arch bridge was built to support year-round, multi-use recreational access, including hiking, biking, running, and cross-country skiing. Bernauer’s support includes a donation of $13,000 worth of steel for the bridge, and mentorship.

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World’s longest elevated pedestrian loop opens at Minnesota Zoo

Construction Specifier

Planning began in June 2018 and a ceremonial groundbreaking was held in April 2022. The project has a total of nearly 1,000 tons (907 tonnes) of new structural steel, which reinforces angles, walkway frames, and handrails around the curves in the trail. Each was wheeled into place by a custom trolley fabricated for this project.

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Advance Steel Tips, Tricks, and Workflows You’ll Want to Try at the Office

BIM & Beam

For this post, I’m going to summarize some of the Advance Steel tips and tricks that I described in my class “Advance Steel Tips, Tricks, and Workflows You’ll Want to Try at the Office” during the Autodesk University MEP & Structural Fabricators Forum 2017. And that’s just what you’ll find! Center of Gravity.

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Curtain wall design-assist: Navigating the process for success

Construction Specifier

Technological advancements in curtain wall design tools, materials, prototyping, and fabrication techniques offer new avenues for achieving these lofty design and performance goals. Defining specific requirements for fabrication samples, mockups, and testing.