Some people criticize an engineer’s tendency to let their technical perspective intrude into every aspect of their life outside the office. Most of us do it to some extent, but it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. This issue was raised this summer… Continue Reading
View of the south side of Seattle’s Cascadia Hotel after the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake. How do you perform long-needed safety improvements to an older building during tough economic times without upsetting those who depend on it and without sacrificing… Continue Reading
Photo courtesy Osman Akan archive. As a structural engineer, my favorite projects are those that have creative or unique aspects that are outside of the box: projects for which our handy-dandy catalogs of standard details are thrown right out… Continue Reading
Coast Guard Station Coos Bay, located at the mouth of Coos Bay in Charleston, Ore., is home port to several Motor Life Boats (MLB). These vessels conduct search and rescue operations from Coos River to Cape Blanco, Ore. By 2009,… Continue Reading
Elevated water tanks are essential structures that are a lifelines to the communities they serve. They provide water supply pressure for domestic water and firefighting utility systems. In the aftermath of an earthquake, the continued operation of these structures is… Continue Reading