‘Leftover’ Site Hosts Mass Timber Mixed-Use Structure
Timber Trouble?
Supertall Timber
At 350 m tall, this supertower would be three times the height of the California Redwoods and boast a structural system that is 90 percent wood....
Largest Mass Timber Building in U.S. Takes Shape in Minneapolis
Fire in the Hole: Emergency Repairs to the Robinson Creek Tunnel
On the eve of April 26, 2014, an arsonist set fire to the CSX Transportation (CSXT) Robinson Creek tunnel. The tunnel is located about 120 mi. southeast of Lexington, near Pikeville, KY. The 742-ft-long...
Lessons Learned from GeoLegends: Richard D. Woods, PhD, PE, D.GE, NAE, Dist.M.ASCE
Look Who's A D.GE: Chris Woods, PE, D.GE, M.ASCE
Timber Arch Restoration Preserves New York College's Gymnasium
Mushrooming Timber Structure Stands Out amid Spanish City's Traditional Architecture
Norwegian Team Designs World's Tallest Timber Building
Timber Diagrid Roof Crowns Extension To Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry
Commentary: Woody Vegetation and Levee Stability
Current Programs in American Post-Secondary Wood Design Education
Wood engineering has been a requirement in civil/structural engineering education curricula forcenturies. In 1990, a comprehensive survey was conducted of wood engineering educationprograms...
NewsBriefs: Museum Unearths Wooden Railroad Trestle
Post and Pad
As the name implies, this type of foundation consists of a concrete or wood pad placed on or buried in the ground. It is the lowest priced option for buildings on frozen silt, which may...
Materials: Lumber Made of Recycled Plastic Prevents Marine Borer Damage
Wood and Wood-Based Materials: Current Status and Future of a Structural Material
Wood is one of the earliest construction materials, and the structural use of wood and wood-based materials continues to steadily increase. In fact, new wood-based materials continue to...
Measuring Productivity: An Industry Challenge
Is the design and construction industry more productive today than it was a decade ago? Is it matching the achievements in productivity attained by other industries? Are technological...
Strength from Within
After decades of being continuously struck by rockfalls and wayward vehicles, Knapps Hill Tunnel—a highway structure built in 1936 and located on state Route 97A in central Washington...
ASCE Students Bring Home Timber Bridge Design Awards
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