How Built Spaces can Henefit From Digital Engineering

How Built Spaces can Henefit From Digital Engineering

Brief  Replacing manual with digital processes is one way that engineers can ensure that the world’s built spaces use energy as efficiently as possible, writes Carl Coken, vice president of Atrius Engineering, Acuity Brands. This can involve the placement of...
A Look at How FRP Can Enhance Concrete Columns

A Look at How FRP Can Enhance Concrete Columns

BRief  Mo Ehsani, president of QuakeWrap, outlines how fiber-reinforced polymers can enhance the axial and flexural capacity of concrete columns. Ehsani offers a look at the history of FRP as a concrete strengthener as well as design examples.   Insight   An...
The Past, Present and Future of 3D Printing

The Past, Present and Future of 3D Printing

Brief  Alexander Curth, a doctoral student at MIT, looks at the past, present and future of 3D-printed concrete, starting in 1939 with William Urschel’s first 3D-printed building in Valparaiso, Ind. Curth offers a detailed look at the promise and advantages of...
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