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Maglev Tracks
09 Aug
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Maglev Trains Are the Future of High-Speed Travel

Posted by Pranav Srivatsan My Blogs, Transportation Engineering No Comments

When we think of high-speed travel, our brains usually go to airplanes. However, a new emerging technology could revolutionize high […]

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CAD vs BIM
25 Jul
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How Building Information Modeling Changes Construction

Posted by Pranav Srivatsan My Blogs, Structural Engineering No Comments

In my internship, I learned how to use the architectural drawing tool, Revit. While learning this, it occurred to me […]

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11 Jul
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How Structural Engineers Account for Building Loads

Posted by Pranav Srivatsan My Blogs, Structural Engineering

During my summer internship, I noticed how one or two pages are dedicated to information about the structure of beams, […]

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How Chip Seals and Slurry Seals Extend a Road’s Lifetime
28 Jun
1

How Chip Seals and Slurry Seals Extend a Road’s Lifetime

Posted by Pranav Srivatsan My Blogs, Transportation Engineering

Near where I live, I noticed that a construction crew closed off a road to be worked on. Throughout the […]

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14 Jun
1

AI Traffic Signals Keep Cities Moving

Posted by Pranav Srivatsan My Blogs, Transportation Engineering

Whenever I drive through intersections, I notice that sometimes, the traffics lights are all green when fewer cars are around, […]

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01 Jun
1

The Advantages of Composite Construction

Posted by Pranav Srivatsan My Blogs, Structural Engineering

During my internship, I noticed that some buildings used a combination of structural steel and reinforced concrete rather than relying […]

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Progressive building collapse
17 May
1

The Hidden Danger of Progressive Collapse

Posted by Pranav Srivatsan My Blogs, Structural Engineering

One might think that in such a large building, one component failing or breaking wouldn’t be a huge problem. However, […]

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03 May
1

Building Foundations, the hidden contributor

Posted by Pranav Srivatsan My Blogs, Structural Engineering

When visiting a site of an in-construction building, I noticed that even before construction began on the walls and other […]

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Outrigger Systems
18 Apr
1

What Outrigger Systems Are and Why They Are Important to Buildings

Posted by Pranav Srivatsan My Blogs, Structural Engineering

As buildings become taller, keeping them stable becomes an increasing challenge. Usually, engineers use strong cores made of steel or […]

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Shear walls
04 Apr
1

How Shear Walls Work to Keep Buildings Standing

Posted by Pranav Srivatsan My Blogs, Structural Engineering

While looking over drawings of building plans, I noticed how some walls were marginally thicker than other walls in the […]

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Concrete Vs Steel Structure Comparison
17 Mar
1

Reinforced Concrete vs Steel – How Engineers decide?

Posted by Pranav Srivatsan My Blogs, Structural Engineering

I have always wondered what criterion drives architects to choose reinforced concrete vs steel for a building’s structure. Some buildings […]

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01 Mar
1

Why Skyscrapers Sway in the Wind

Posted by Pranav Srivatsan My Blogs, Structural Engineering

Growing up in the bay area, I was always one drive away from large buildings in that dominated the San […]

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