Performance-based structural fire design of steel frames can eliminate fire protection on up to half of a building’s floor beams, according to a two-year study of PBSFD. Still, structural engineers ...

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Within the broad discipline of structural fire suppression and firefighting, the factor that defines all phases of operations, tactical assignments, command and incident outcomes is building structure ...

The structural system can account for as much as 62% of the embodied carbon associated with the production of an office building and 51% of a hospital or a school. Graphic courtesy S. C. Kaethner, J.

Exciting and unique buildings increasingly dot the landscape of our urban environments and beautifully fill the pages of our design magazines. Conversely, over the past half century the construction ...

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Keywords: hybrid simulation, collapse assessment, steel moment frames, steel gravity frames, integration methods, substructuring technique Abstract: This report presents two series of hybrid ...

The Mark by ZGF Architects and Arup cuts a striking silhouette in downtown Seattle, thanks to its hybrid steel “megabrace” and concrete core structure. (Connie Zhou) When 875 North Michigan Avenue, ...

While performing a preplan survey or conducting crew familiarization in your district, it’s wise to take a second look at brick buildings, particularly downtown. You might be surprised at what you ...