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Simpson Strong-Tie Participates in 7.7 Moment Magnitude Earthquake Test of 10-Story Mass Timber Building

Civil + Structural Engineer

Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie , the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced today the successful completion of a series of seismic tests on the tallest building yet subjected to earthquake simulations. Seismic tests simulating both the 1994 magnitude 6.7

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The Role of Diaphragms and Shear Walls in Creating Resilient Structures

BDC Network

The Role of Diaphragms and Shear Walls in Creating Resilient Structures 1 kcichowicz Fri, 07/19/2024 - 11:00 MFPRO+ Blog Guide to incorporating diaphragms and shear walls into your next building project design. Diaphragms and Shear Walls Defined A diaphragm is a flat structural unit acting like a deep, thin beam.

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Adventures in Renovation: The Historic Courthouse and the Stair and Elevator Tower Conundrum

Civil + Structural Engineer

Additions are commonly made to the side of a building, which simplifies the structure and creates one plane where the new interfaces with the existing. A significant number of MEP systems, some active and some abandoned, needed to be demolished and moved out of the footprint of the tower just under the second floor roof.

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Trinity Livingston Hospital Celebrates Topping Out

Granger Construction

Not only did the event celebrate placement of the last steel beam in the building frame, but it also marked significant progress on a challenging build. Undercutting 5’ under all footings and walls in 1/2 of the building to provide adequate bearing pressure for the addition’s structural design requirements.

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House Underpinning: Ensuring Structural Integrity

CCR Magazine

All residential and commercial buildings require sturdy, reliable foundations to remain structurally sound over decades of shifting soil, erosion, changing weather patterns, and typical wear-and-tear. But even modern engineering and construction cannot always prevent foundational issues from emerging.

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California’s unconventional office tower: Remarkable beyond its appearance

Construction Specifier

The structural concept of (W)rapper, built in a former industrial and manufacturing zone in Central Los Angeles and Culver City, originated in 1998 and was initially showcased by the project’s architect, Eric Owen Moss Architects (EOMA) in an exhibition at the Wexner Center in Columbus, Ohio. High-performance mechanical systems.

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To the rescue: NJ community receives coastal restoration project

Civil + Structural Engineer

I remember a house actually coming off its foundation and floating across a creek and a shed lifting off the ground and drifting down a road with a man standing on its roof. The flooding has worsened due to an increase in tidal storm events, restricted channel flow of the small creeks, and increased urbanization and coastal erosion.