Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Its Unique Camera Aperture-style Retractable Roof: A Collaborative Approach to Myriad Foundation Support Systems
The multiuse Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home to the NFL�s Atlanta Falcons and MLS�s Atlanta United soccer teams, opened in 2017 and is used as a sports facility and major entertainment venue (Figure 1). With...

London researchers have designed a high-tech windowless airplane that is wider than it is long and can seat 1,000

Underground Science at DUSEL: A Window into the Heavens and the Earth

Book Review: Window Systems for High-Performance Buildings by John Carmody, Stephen Selkowitz, Eleanor Lee, Dariush Arasteh, and Todd Wilmert. New York City: W.W. Norton & Company, 2004

NewsBriefs: Glass Windows Can Kill Birds (CNN)

Some Historical and Future Aspects of Engineering
This paper considers some historical aspects of engineering mechanics with emphasis on the long historical development of mechanics from the evolution of mathematics and tool-making before...

Degrees of Belief
Subjective Probability and Engineering Judgment
Degrees of Belief artfully weaves together three elements at the very core of engineering: uncertainties in knowledge, inductive reasoning,...

Tight Squeeze
The Newark, New Jersey Route 21 Viaduct Replacement is a massive, $250 million highway improvement program being undertaken by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Michael Baker...

The Construction Challenges
The varied SPRP construction and construction management complexities of the new South Pole are even more challenging because summer work must be carried out within a compressed window...

Engineered Polyvinyl Chloride Flashing for Repair of Leaking Residential Windows

Conquering the Cold
Three projects�a water treatment plant, an airport, and a hydroelectric plant�illustrate how practicing engineering in Alaska differs from working in the contiguous 48 states. Permafrost,...

Security Window Design

Sim City of Angels
Using advanced computing techniques, UCLA researchers are developing a virtual model of the entire 4,000 sp mi Los Angeles basin. Accurate to the level of graffiti on the walls and store...

Riding the Technology Wave
Computer hardware and software is getting faster, more powerful and more affordable. At the same time, the way in which engineers use the equipment is varying. Identifying costs and benefits...

New Philosophy Guides Design of the Building Envelope

GEO-HYMS: Lake Hydrodynamic/Mass Transport Modeling in a GIS-Based Window Environment

Telling Florida's Water Story
The latest addition to the nation's family of aquariums is Tampa's recently completed Florida Aquarium. The $84 million 152,000 square foot cast-in-place concrete...

WQMAP in a Windows Environment

SAMS: Software for Simulating Streamflow Series
This paper introduces SAMS, a computer software developed for the analysis, modeling, and generation of hydrologic time series such as annual and monthly streamfiows. It is written in...

Next Generation Flood Damage Analysis Program
The Hydrologic Engineering Center has developed a next generation Flood Damage Analysis computer program for formulating and evaluating flood damage reduction plans. The program design...

 

 

 

 

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