In 2022, global production of construction materials accounted for more than 7% of total carbon emissions. But how many of ...

High-velocity lateral flows in fjord-like terrains, which can induce large lateral displacements that threaten both the operational safety and long-term serviceability of the tunnel. Excessive ...

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This paper describes investigations in respect of the seismic performance of a large-span high-rise building in a mountainous area. The building consists of a 135 m high shear wall structure and a 174 ...

The staggered-truss structural system incorporating steel trusses was developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the late 1960s. However, designers' interest in the system has lagged ...

Early in 2002, Craig McNay was having lunch with his old friend Bill Gerdes, a steel fabricator from Quincy, Ill., when he mentioned that he was serving as the owner's rep for a Miglin Properties ...

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Using 80-ksi steel in upper perimeter columns—a first in the U.S.—helped the design team reduce the total steel by almost 20% for 320 S. Canal, a 51-floor office tower under construction in Chicago's ...

On March 26, 2024, a container ship struck a main support pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a progressive collapse that destroyed the 2.6 km steel truss structure in seconds. How could ...