by GCO | Oct 30, 2019 | News
Modern concrete infrastructure requires structural components with higher mechanical strength and greater durability. A solution is the addition of nanomaterials to cement-based materials, which can enhance their mechanical properties. Some such nanomaterials include...
by GCO | Oct 30, 2019 | leadership & management
Ultracreative architects make structures that appear to defy gravity. But how? The answer, in part, is designing underlying support systems that buck the norm. It takes a unique structural engineer to deliver ingenious solutions for outrageous design propositions....
by GCO | Oct 30, 2019 | News
Engineers building a 25km super sewer in London have reached a significant milestone after one of the project’s giant tunnelling machines broke through the ground to complete a section of tunnel. Named after suffragist Charlotte Despard, the tunnel boring machine...
by GCO | Oct 30, 2019 | leadership & management
I was running a bit behind as I hiked through the sprawling halls of the San Diego Convention Center to get to a session at last month’s National Safety Congress. By the time I got to the room, even though I was about 10 minutes early, the place was packed,...
by GCO | Oct 30, 2019 | News
British firm Foster + Partners recently completed work on a new supertall skyscraper in Philadelphia. Named the Comcast Technology Center, the building rises to a height of 341 m (1,118 ft), making it one of the tallest buildings in the United States. And it features...
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