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 ASI | Sep 17, 2018 | Software, Structural Analysis, Structures |
For a limited time only, several Progressive Collapse papers published in Engineering Structures Journal, which discuss the use of Extreme Loading® for Structures (ELS) nonlinear dynamic structural analysis software to analyze structures and design to prevent...
by ASI | Sep 11, 2018 | Software, Structural Analysis, Structures |
Numerical prediction of progressive collapse of buildings due to extreme loading is still a challenging task. However, increased computational power makes it nowadays possible to analyze not only small-scale connections and mid-size building elements, but also full...
by ASI | Jul 30, 2018 | CFS, Connections, Design, Software, Structural Analysis, Structures |
Building Information Modeling (BIM), rapidly revolutionizing the construction industry. Overall, engineering and design technology has advanced considerably in the last 30 years within the construction industry. Part of that advancement has...
by ASI | Jul 19, 2018 | Software, Structural Analysis, Structures |
Every day, old structures are demolished to make room for new and improved buildings, bridges, and other structures. More often than we would like, during the course of these demolitions, things do not go as planned and loss or...
by ASI | Jun 1, 2018 | Software, Structural Analysis, Structures |
TThe Applied Element Method (AEM) is a relatively recent addition to the discrete elements methods family. Initially conceived to model blast events and concrete structures, its use in the modelling of masonry structures subjected to earthquake actions is steadily...
