When visiting a site of an in-construction building, I noticed that even before construction began on the walls and other […]
What Outrigger Systems Are and Why They Are Important to Buildings
As buildings become taller, keeping them stable becomes an increasing challenge. Usually, engineers use strong cores made of steel or […]
How Shear Walls Work to Keep Buildings Standing
While looking over drawings of building plans, I noticed how some walls were marginally thicker than other walls in the […]
Reinforced Concrete vs Steel – How Engineers decide?
I have always wondered what criterion drives architects to choose reinforced concrete vs steel for a building’s structure. Some buildings […]
Growing up in the bay area, I was always one drive away from large buildings in that dominated the San […]
With the vast amount of infrastructure around the world, several collapses have happened and likely will continue to happen. Rather […]
La Niña and The Strangely Warm Winter Week
I recently recorded some data from my personal weather station that was very odd for this time of year. During […]
After structural designs are ready, a building must be built up to its standards. At first, I assumed all that […]
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