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National Science Foundation Awards Research Funding to Advance Performance-Based Fire Design for Cold-Formed Steel Structures

Civil + Structural Engineer

WASHINGTON, DC – A research project progressing from the American Iron and Steel Institute’s (AISI) Small Project/Fellowship Program has received significant funding through the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance performance-based fire design for cold-formed steel (CFS) structures. Thomas Gernay, Ph.D.,

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Housing/Residential

Civil + Structural Engineer

It was developed as a public-private partnership between the University of Hawaii, the University of Hawaii Foundation and developer Hunt Companies. Instead of demolishing it and building new, repurposing the original structure provided environmental benefits to the local community including less pollution and disturbance of the site.

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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

Civil + Structural Engineer

The season of celebration and joyous reunion will soon be upon us, and Civil+Structural Engineer Magazine is proud to kickstart the season of celebration by announcing our 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement. Terminal C’s design successfully navigated an aggressive four-year construction schedule without disrupting airport operations.

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Zweig Group’s 2024 Rising Stars In the AEC Industry

Civil + Structural Engineer

With her educational background and personal focus on structural engineering, she accepted a position with RJN Group Inc., a civil engineering firm focused on sanitary sewer systems, as a stop-gap measure until she could find a career more suited to her structural engineering ambition.

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Purdue University civil engineers are testing materials for transportation, military and other real-world applications

Civil + Structural Engineer

Avoiding damage makes the material reusable and improves human safety and structure durability in products across several industrial sectors. There is an unmet need for a material structure that has a more stable configuration.” Pablo Zavattieri , the Jerry M. and Lynda T.

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Bamboo Housing Around the World

Natural Building

Realizing the Bahay Kubo could be adapted to create a contemporary home, Forlales began designing his own bamboo houses and co-founded Cubo in 2019. The structures can be assembled in just a few days and should last up to 50 years. The company launched production of its prefabricated homes in last year.

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Durability with rainscreen masonry wall assemblies

Construction Specifier

Water, sun, wind, and temperature damage are among the greatest enemies to a building’s structural integrity, even when encased in precast or exterior masonry. According to the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) , the top five storm-related disasters in 2018 and 2019 alone combined to cause more than $75 billion in damage.

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