[caption id="attachment_70839" align="alignleft" width="300"] Exposed roof framing at the PCC in Bothell, WA[/caption] If you notice someone who immediately looks up as they enter a building, there’s a good chance he or she is a structural engineer. We just can’t… Continue Reading
Sustainability is a buzzword that has been in use for some time in the engineering industry. According to Wikipedia: “Sustainable engineering is the process of designing or operating systems such that they use energy and resources sustainably, in other words,… Continue Reading
Have you ever been out on a dock, a pier, or some other waterfront structure and wondered why it is built the way it is, pointing the direction it does, or why it has certain features? I’m betting the answer… Continue Reading
Thursday, October 5, 2017 I write our last blog in the México Earthquake Reconnaissance series while en route home, passing over the incomprehensibly expansive city once again. It has been a whirlwind of long days lleno (full) of field observations,… Continue Reading
Day 11 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017). Yesterday, on our way to Jojutla, we briefly stopped in the Coapa area and observed some damage before moving on. Today, we decided to return to the area to see what else we could… Continue Reading