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The recent issue of Structure has a great article on developing and commercializing an innovative connector for braced frames subject to seismic loading. The article From Idea to Industry methodically describes the sequence of activities required to deliver this product from an idea to a commercially ...

A professional acquaintance, an unlimited master mariner, brought this article to my attention. Don't be put off by the article's title. The article's content focuses on facts and avoids speculation about the events that led to the bridge's collapse. Are bridges a one-off situation, or are there other ...

This is a familiar refrain in the security domain and now structural engineering? I stumbled across this article on preventing America's aging buildings from collapsing by Abieyuwa Aghayere, Professor of Structural Engineering at Drexel University, and it is an excellent read. In light of four recent ...

Does anyone know how this material works? See Source article: Is low- to no-carbon cement the future of construction? I was curious about the binding agent in C-Crete and could not find any details based on a cursory search, including the company's website. Prudent use requires the engineering community ...

While there might be a common cause that links these failures together, I think it's also important to look at the underlying statistical process for structural failures to test for the likelihood of seeing a run of failures. ------------------------------ Mitch Winkler P.E., M.ASCE Houston, ...