In civil and structural engineering, the word “safe” is often used as the ultimate benchmark of good design. If a structure does not collapse under design loads and meets code requirements, it is ...

Many transmission structures are tested to failure at full-scale, leading to an improved understanding of capacity compared to most structures. Typically when extreme wind events occur, the maximum ...

James “Jim” Rossberg, who fostered a community of structural engineers and helped expand the scope of the bible for structural design loads, died this week, the American Society of Civil Engineers ...

Gain comprehensive knowledge of timber structures from experts. Learn advanced design of timber structures. The advent of mass timber and tall wood buildings has brought timber design back into the ...

Several significant updates have been added to the new edition of Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures, Standards ASCE/SEI 7-16. The recently released ...

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When designing a building for lateral loads such as those generated by wind or earthquakes, engineers have several options. Lateral loads may be transferred to the foundation via braced frames or ...

Inspired by the structure and composition of cartilage, chemists have made a tough, conductive electrolyte and used it to build batteries durable enough to serve as structural materials (ACS Nano 2019 ...

What is the definition of a "structural" battery? Materials used by the research team to create this innovative structural battery. Initial performance results of the battery. Having a physical ...

Scott (third from left) led the six-year effort to develop the initially controversial environmental load-hazard provisions for temporary public-occupancy structures. Those provisions were approved ...