by Structural News | Oct 11, 2020 | Construction, Structures |
Image Credits: The Architect’s Diary As time passes, the foundation of a building can easily fall into disrepair. The earth shifts, the ground changes, thus making places like basements and underground facilities easily compromised. It’s not necessarily anything...
by Structural News | Dec 4, 2018 | Construction, home, Structural Analysis, Structures |
House structural engineers work in tandem with homeowners, contractors, and architects to insure the safety and integrity of a structure by consulting on design and build projects and renovations to ensure they are built to code and safe to inhabit. A structural...
by Structural News | Dec 4, 2018 | Construction, Structures |
A timber truss roof is traditionally of triangular shape with straight beams of timber connected from end to end in order to distribute the weight of the roof away from the exterior walls. The job of the truss is to form the structure for the roof. A roof is one of...
by Structural News | Oct 8, 2018 | Building Products, Construction, Design, Structural Analysis, Structures |
Stone staircases are most likely the oldest form of the staircase. Just about every ancient site ever uncovered features a stone staircase. The design is often simple yet the aesthetic is always impressive, especially when the staircase features large blocks of...
by Structural News | Sep 25, 2014 | Construction, Record, Structures |
Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia Designed by: SL Rasch GmbH Date Built: 2012 This is building is owned by the Saudi government. It is now the tallest clock tower and the third tallest building in the world. The building was planned to be 734...
by Structural News | Sep 5, 2014 | Construction, Controversy, Structures |
Banpo Bridge Location: Seoul, South Korea Designed by: Dae Han Consultants Company, Ltd Date Built: 1982 The Moonlight Rainbow fountain was installed in 2009 on the Banpo Bridge. This fountain is the world’s longest bridge fountain. It has a Guinness World Record with...
