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Mass Timber Supporting Groundbreaking Architectural Design: Wisdome Stockholm

Civil + Structural Engineer

Szyber points out that, while similar structures exist made of steel or glue laminate, the decision to use LVL makes it the first-of-its-kind. Szyber notes the particular challenges of creating a structure that hasn’t been made before, pointing out that the team had to rely on “innovative approaches from design to fabrication to assembly.

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Trimble Announces 2024 Tekla Global BIM Awards Winners

Civil + Structural Engineer

The project was characterized by the high level of detail of the model (LOD400) with highly-detailed steel structures and precast concrete elements. This took strong collaboration and coordination between Ramboll as the main structural engineer and Peikko (the steel frame producer).

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What’s new in Advance Steel 2019

BIM & Beam

We’re excited to announce the latest release of Autodesk’s structural steel detailing software, Advance Steel 2019. The Advance Steel 2019 Extension for Revit 2019 transfers steel members and steel connections to Advance Steel 2019. Read more about the Revit 2019 features for steel here.

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Revit 2017 - New Features and Enhancements

Revit OpEd

When you upgrade a model, the rendering settings that were specified for the NVIDIA mental ray engine are mapped as closely to the appropriate settings for the new engine as possible. If required, they can also be replaced later with detailed steel connections created using an add-in (see next item).

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Harnessing the Potential of Technology in Engineering & Construction

CCR Magazine

From virtual reality tools that aid prototyping and design to drone mapping applications that enhance security - there is seemingly endless potential. Heat treatment and metal finishing is a process used in engineering and construction to change the physical state of materials such as stainless steel or aluminum.

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Fenestration and glazing: Seismic performance specification considerations

Construction Specifier

With IBC 2024, specification professionals and building teams now have a choice to use either the provisions of ASCE/SEI 7-22 or the IBC ’s SDC maps. While ASCE/SEI 7-22 is used for both the IBC and the International Residential Code ( IRC ), their seismic design criteria are not interchangeable, and their SDC maps differ.

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Digital Builder Ep 43: The Reality of Construction’s Changing Workforce

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Part of doing this lies in adopting new project delivery approaches. “One of the biggest ones that come to mind is the idea of pre-fabrication. ” Pre-fabrication at Flint Builders, Inc. ” She continues, “you can map this all out before you even put a shovel in the ground.