The Hidden Job of Temporary Structures
While visiting construction sites, I noticed that engineers would set up structures that cover large buildings before taking them down...
Maglev Trains Are the Future of High-Speed Travel
When we think of high-speed travel, our brains usually go to airplanes. However, a new emerging technology could revolutionize high...
How Building Information Modeling Changes Construction
In my internship, I learned how to use the architectural drawing tool, Revit. While learning this, it occurred to me...
How Structural Engineers Account for Building Loads
During my summer internship, I noticed how one or two pages are dedicated to information about the structure of beams,...
How Chip Seals and Slurry Seals Extend a Road’s Lifetime
Near where I live, I noticed that a construction crew closed off a road to be worked on. Throughout the...
AI Traffic Signals Keep Cities Moving
Whenever I drive through intersections, I notice that sometimes, the traffics lights are all green when fewer cars are around,...
The Advantages of Composite Construction
During my internship, I noticed that some buildings used a combination of structural steel and reinforced concrete rather than relying...
The Hidden Danger of Progressive Collapse
One might think that in such a large building, one component failing or breaking wouldn’t be a huge problem. However,...
Building Foundations, the hidden contributor
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...
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