August 10, 2017 Low-Cost Infrastructure Upgrade: Structural Steel Plate Buried Bridges by Jesse Beaver For short- and medium-span bridges, a buried bridge system can be a lower-cost alternative to a traditional replacement project.
July 17, 2017 ACI’s Performance-Based Concrete Repair Code by Kevin Conroy The American Concrete Institute recently updated its building repair code for existing concrete structures in 2016.
July 3, 2017 Replacing Chicago’s Iconic Navy Pier Ferris Wheel by Jared Brewe Removing an existing Ferris wheel and replacing it with a larger one located above Lake Michigan was not a standard engineering project.
June 13, 2017 The Importance of Quality Control Testing for Fenestration Products by Anthony Nicastro Choosing the right QC testing program for fenestration products can be daunting.
June 2, 2017 Addressing Issues of Highway Bridge Deck Drainage by Philip Moser Next time you drive underneath a highway bridge, look up and you might see several small drainage pipes.
May 16, 2017 Making the Case for Big Data in Construction by Graham Cranston We can harness the information we have available to us and bring structural design and construction to the next level.
April 21, 2017 Design Considerations for Blue Roofs: Don’t Get Inundated by Andrea Bono Blue roofs can help reduce peak discharge on stormwater infrastructure, especially in urban settings.
April 18, 2017 Tall Buildings in New York City Can Benefit from Passivhaus Design by Sean OBrien Exploring the impact of adapting a building designed to meet LEED certification to one that meets Passivhaus standards.
