Unseen Project Details Play Important Roles
A “welcome” sign on a newly completed project doesn’t tell the entire story of technical challenges designers overcame between the drawing board and the construction site. Challenging design questions are often answered with hidden – but vital – design elements. Here are a few examples: Can Heavy Artwork Panels Be Removable in a Narrow Space?… Read More »
Tags: Canoe Launch, Concrete Column, construction, Flood Wall, Kayak Launch, Structural Blocks, Structural engineering, Structural Inspection, Structure
A Decade of Changes in Infrastructure Design
With another decade in the books – and a new one starting up – it’s time to look back on some of the most interesting questions in the architecture/engineering world that technology has answered in the last 10 years. What Will the Finished Project Look Like? How can most people (who aren’t engineers or professional… Read More »
Tags: 3D BIM, 3D Modeling, 3D renderings, CFD, Computational Fluid Dynamics, flythroughs, HD Scanning, High Density Lidar, Rendering, Subsurface Utility Engineering, SUE
Emerging Technology Provides Safety, Efficiency for Structural Inspection
The American Society of Civil Engineers gave our national infrastructure a “D” on its most recent (2017) infrastructure report card. When it comes to maintaining the built world around us, regular structural inspection is a must. Careful inspections help prevent small issues from becoming big – or even catastrophic – problems. What does a “D”… Read More »
Tags: Aging Infrastructure, Bridge Inspection, Drone, Emerging Technology, Infrastructure Assets, Scour, Scour Inspection, Structural Inspection, UAV, Unmanned Aerial Systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Unmanned Surface Vessel, USV
