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When To Hire a Structural Engineer over a Civil Engineer

The Architecture Designs

If you are undertaking a new construction project, renovating a home extensively, or carrying out other construction works, you may need to hire a civil engineer, structural engineer, or both. Type of Structure. Several factors determine which professional to hire, and we will look at them below. source: pinterest.com.

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MIT engineers build load-bearing structures using tree forks instead of steel joints

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Created by the Digital Structures research group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ), the five-step approach has already been used to install a demonstration structure on the university's campus, with a larger pavilion now in the works.

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10 Best Criteria to know the Estimation of Your Dream House

Design Thoughts Architects

10 Best Criteria to Know the Estimation of Your Dream House. Before you start building your house, you should estimate some important elements like affordability, land availability, legal formalities, location, house construction cost, and time till you put the final brick in the wall. CARPET AREA + WALL AREA = BUILT UP AREA.

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Maryland's Key Bridge Response - A Story of Resolve, Achievement and Reverse Engineering

Community Architect

The bridge is located in Baltimore County and the Port affected by the shipping channel's closure is located in Baltimore City, both jurisdiction are now part of the Unified Command structure that was formed to organize the four phases of recovery. Other key parties involved in the recovery are the Army Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard.

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Devastating 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria

Archinect

There are no estimates available yet as to the number of structures either collapsed or damaged across the region, but a minimum of 3,400 lives have been lost as a result of the quake and a wave of very powerful aftershocks as concerns grow about both governments' ability to organize civil response efforts in the most impacted regions.

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The Beirut Port Renewal Competition shortlists 40 student projects

Archinect

The participating teams are tasked to envision an important redesign of Lebanon's chief economic engine following the tragic 2020 explosion that took 218 lives and caused an estimated $15 billion in structural damage. Beirut as a city claims to have been destroyed and rebuilt seven times throughout its 5,000-year history.

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Saudi Arabia adds Morphosis to project team for its NEOM smart city megaproject

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The buildings would be “different heights as you go,” adapting to the landscape, with their final size determined by engineering considerations and the terrain, Al-Nasr said.

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