Visitors to Dubai now have an unusual vantage point from which to take in the emirate’s ever expanding skyline. The Dubai Frame, a 150-meter-tall and 93-meter-wide hollow, gold-plated observation ...
For over a century, wood pole structures have been used to support overhead powerlines. Over time, as the utility industry expanded, the basic wood pole structure has evolved, but regardless of ...
As an innovator in AEC structural simulation and certification for 40 years, S-FRAME Software is a leading advocate for the use of timber in building design For more 30 years, high-end architectural ...
An RV might be the second-most expensive piece of property you ever purchase, right behind a home. In theory, a camper is supposed to be built to handle years of use. It’s reasonable to expect ...
Heavy Steel Frames: Fabricated from hot-rolled steel sections, heavy steel frames are significantly thicker—often above 6 mm—and heavier. They are used in buildings where high load-bearing capacity is ...
“Next-generation truck” design. When designing the 2022 Tundra pickup truck, Toyota’s engineering team in Ann Arbor, Mich., U.S., looked for ways to make the vehicle — which comes in conventional ...
While no building is truly fireproof, construction materials and systems can make a building fire safe. Fire-resistive construction gives time to discover a fire, suppress it before it spreads and ...
While you may be thinking that steel is only used for skyscrapers and extremely large agricultural buildings, this is not the case and it can be used for a wide range of buildings from garages to even ...
Warren and Mahoney Architects' design for the extension of Wellington Airport in New Zealand highlights the potential of using laminated wood in large-scale architectural projects. The structure of ...