The structure consists of a series of 405 x 90mm glulam columns which run along the east wall at 2.1m centres and slope to match the inclination of the glazing. They support 405 x 90mm glulam beams ...

Performance-based structural fire design of steel frames can eliminate fire protection on up to half of a building’s floor beams, according to a two-year study of PBSFD. Still, structural ...

[2] Seismic performance evaluation of exterior reinforced concrete beam-column connections retrofitted with economical perforated steel haunches. Results in Engineering (2024).

The engineer reported connections of beams to columns were also “grossly undersized,” and that’s what Zehner said he found when he reviewed the structural plans and calculated what loads the ...

NEW ORLEANS — A structural engineer who helped demolish the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel last year says video of the deadly disaster shows the building’s steel failed at the 16th floor ...