Designed by Siamak Hariri of Hariri Pontarini Architects, the Chile Baha’i House of Worship sits on a hillside set against the Andes Mountains. At nearly 100 ft high, the temple features nine entrances, welcoming worshipers from all...
The monumental dome on the New Hampshire State House is gilded in gold leaf. After regilding in the early 1990s, the gold leaf started discoloring. The state wanted to understand the cause of discoloration and identify any inherent problems prior...
In 1954, the Monsanto Chemical Company provided funding to Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Plastics Research Laboratory to develop a futuristic house made of plastics. One goal was to demonstrate that a modular, cost-effective, and...
Previously part of the Boston Rubber Shoe Company, the mill buildings at 1000 Stone Place date back to the late 1800s. Wood Partners wanted to redevelop the property as luxury apartments. The project included preserving the two mill buildings and...
Formerly a textile mill, Washington Mills Lofts is now a trendy apartment building taking advantage of the mill’s tall ceiling heights and large windows. With exposed brick and timber framing, the apartments offer modern amenities with nods...
Completed in 2004, Philipsburg Elementary School is a two-story structure with epoxy terrazzo flooring installed on the concrete floor slabs in corridors and other common areas. Shortly after construction, school personnel observed liquid-filled...
The new Fluvanna County High School included four buried, stackable crate-type, stormwater detention systems under deep cover. Shortly after installation in 2010, the contractor observed that the backfill material over two of the detention...
As part of a design competition, the James Corner Field Operations (JCFO) Team was selected to redesign the 3,000 ft long Navy Pier. The competition, spurred by the approaching 100th anniversary of the pier in 2016, set a goal to expand and...
Contact between dissimilar metals can lead to accelerated deterioration due to galvanic corrosion. Standard sample Galvanic Series charts (e.g., ASTM G82) provide general guidelines for compatibility. However, most of these charts are...
SGH investigated the cause of failures in pipes used in residential domestic hot water and hydronic heating systems in the United States and Canada. Occurring after less than 10 yrs in service, the failures of crosslinked polyethylene-...
Abstract: At a remote US air base in northern Greenland, 700 miles inside the Arctic Circle, a Danish Contractor worked with US engineers and US materials to construct a radar tower and supporting equipment building. Problems with site access,...
St. Dominic's Church in San Francisco, CA, is in the process of completing a multi-phased terra cotta and leaded stained glass window restoration project. With the ambitious objective of restoring more than 90% of the window openings and...
Abstract: Traditional clay tile roofs combine both modern and time-proven materials with traditional craftsmanship to produce what can be one of the most durable, aesthetically pleasing, and architecturally distinct steep-slope roofing systems....
Abstract: The evaluation of cement mortar coatings on prestressed concrete cylinder pipes (PCCP) may include such techniques as petrographic examination, material testing, and environmental testing of soil and groundwater. Petrographic analysis...
By: Paul Kelley, Glenn Bell, Michael Brainerd, Mauro Scali
Abstract: Forensic engineering is typically more complex than engineering design because it requires the integration of specialized knowledge of materials science, structural analysis and design, and construction...