This year's CTBUH Best Tall Building, and the engineer behind ASCE 7-16's new tsunami loads chapter.
Eng-Base Weekly | November 10, 2016
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November 10th, 2016The CTBUH named Shanghai Tower the "2016 Best Tall Building Worldwide". Prepare to be amazed.
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The Chicago Architecture Foundation's short video about the relationship between wind and skyscrapers is a wonderfully brief and succinct look this important lateral load. Great material for your students in engineering, or architecture.
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Ben Walpole of the ASCE interviews Gary Chok - the engineer behind ASCE 7-16's tsunami loads chapter - about his decade-long effort to make buildings safer against tsunami loads.
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Javier Encinas of ASDIP Software moves into Part II in his series on ACI anchor rod provisions. Part 1 covered tension; this time it's all about shear.
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Tim Broyd, the president of ICE, reflects on the potential for technology advancements to propel civil engineers into a brighter, more productive future. He calls it "digital engineering", and it's a top priority.
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Hien Nguyen of Simpson Strong-Tie takes us through the subtleties of cold-formed steel curtain-wall systems. There's more than one type, and each has it's own advantages.
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Cover Photo: LA Times