When To Sell
For owners of small firms, deciding to sell the business they've founded or owned can be gut-wrenching. But some owners find it's a good way to transfer ownership...
Keeping It Together
A new framing system for precast concrete columns and beams will allow tall buildings to withstand large earthquakes without damage to the structural integrity of the building. By using...
Return of the Master Builder
As projects become more complex and clients demand streamlined design and construction approaches, more consulting companies are attempting to add hard-dollar construction to their scope....
Box Girder Balancing Act
On November 18, 1999, cranes lowered into place the last of 202 precast concrete segments that form the main span of the new Sagadahoc Bridge, a $46.6 million crossing that boasts the...
Sum of the Parts
As with all of the bay bridges that serve as life lines to the San Francisco peninsula, the 32-year-old San Mateo Bridge needs strengthening to withstand a maximum credible earthquake...
Above Them All
The design for what would be the next world's tallest building relies on a 1,550 ft (472 m) high concrete core that will give occupants of the top floors of the building unimpeded...
Protecting Your Work: Balancing the Competing Interests of Ownership
Your firm has invested days, months�perhaps even years�in its latest project. Your staff have poured their thoughts, ideas, and insights into the creation of a bridge, building, overpass,...
Moment Resisting Steel Frames?Background to Present Problems
Open Forum on Construction Failures
A Measured Response to Metric
Reactive Aggregate Overlooked
A Towering Conceit
Public Policy Opinion
Eight Ways to Build Strength
Shallow Supertrusses Improve Arena Sight Lines
Alternatives Sought for San Francisco Runway Reconfiguration
Masts Support Convention Center's Lattice Roof Trusses
Ultrafiltration Plant Treats Surface Water in San Antonio
Unique Wall Designs Frame Seattle Office Tower
Sound Transit Unveils Alignment of Light-Rail System
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