The masonry industry is trying to get some input from structural engineers on how they design masonry beams and lintels. Please take a few minutes to fill out the short survey below. It will be a great help to advance masonry codes (US centric). Thanks!
As part of a project funded by the NCMA...
A contractor I am working with is bidding a job that references the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association's Chapter 8. That Chapter is on concrete structures and foundations and I wondered if it contains any information on masonry for abutments or retaining walls. I...
I didn't see this topic anywhere else on this forum so I thought I would post here.
Is there a report that shows the market share of the various structural engineering programs for buildings? I suppose every computer company would want this information, but we don't have to tell them. [smile]...
Here's a topic that isn't discussed here very much - environmental impact of a building's structural system. In reading various architect's magazines/blogs/tweets, they seem to be very interested in the environmental impact of buildings. There is a lot of talk about making buildings more...
