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A new class of U.S. towers celebrate structural lines while pushing technological boundaries

The Mark by ZGF Architects and Arup cuts a striking silhouette in downtown Seattle, thanks to its hybrid steel “megabrace” and concrete core structure. (Connie Zhou) When 875 North Michigan Avenue, ...
Medicine Buffalo

Hybrid Simulation of the Seismic Response of a Steel Moment Frame Building Structure through Collapse

Keywords: hybrid simulation, collapse assessment, steel moment frames, steel gravity frames, integration methods, substructuring technique Abstract: This report presents two series of hybrid ...
The Conversation

3D printing promises to transform architecture forever – and create forms that blow today’s buildings out of the water

In architecture, new materials rarely emerge. For centuries, wood, masonry and concrete formed the basis for most structures on Earth. In the 1880s, the adoption of the steel frame changed ...
Gigwise

7 Engineering Layout Errors to Avoid When Installing Roof Truss and Frame Systems

Roof truss and frame layout errors put your building's structural integrity at risk. These 7 critical mistakes cover spacing, ...
Kauppalehti

Nordec Group Oy: Nordec awarded structural frame contract for new two-rink ice arena in Stockholm

Nordec has been awarded a contract for the structural frame of a new ice arena facility with two ice rinks at Sätra idrottsplats in Stockholm. The project is being carried out for SSEA Svensk ...