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 ...

Diagrid structural systems, characterised by their diagonal grid of intersecting members, represent a significant advancement in the design and construction of tall buildings. These systems offer ...

Engineering is an exciting field that is constantly evolving with new discoveries and advances in building technology and application. Along with the entire field evolving, each specialty, such as ...

Design flexibility and structural performance have opened the door to a much wider range of building applications”— ...

The impact of multi-story building design considerations on embodied carbon emissions, cost, and operational energy has been revealed. The impact of multi-storey building design considerations on ...

It can be a challenge both to quantify and reduce the carbon emissions coming from essential building materials, either witew practices or new products.

Simulation of wind flows around the model of Austin’s 321 West 6th Street illustrates the E-SE wind direction that resulted in the largest cross-wind response on the 58-story high-rise. The hotter the ...

Across-wind loads and effects have become increasingly important factors in the structural design of super-tall buildings and structures with increasing height. Although researchers have investigated ...