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Enhancing Mass Timber Construction: New CLT Design Solutions
- Aug, 05, 2024
- Structure Types Wood Structures Structural Design News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Rise of Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is gaining rapid popularity in the United States and worldwide. This engineered wood product is part of a broader construction m...
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Emphasis on Aesthetics Led to the Collapse of Tretten Timber Bridge in Norway
- Aug, 15, 2022
- Bridge Design Bridges Bridge Management Wood Structures Steel Structures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Norway, Tretten
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Following the collapse of the Tretten Bridge in Norway in August 2022, an official report by the Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) criticized the bridge's design and construction. The b...
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Timber structure built by pre-sapiens carpenters was discovered by researchers
- Oct, 03, 2023
- Structural Design Wood Structures Performance-Based Design Structural Behavior Structural Stability Other Structural
- Zambia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The world's oldest known timber structure was excavated at Kalambo Falls in Zambia. Archaeologists found this structure, which was constructed by humans prior to the emergence of Homo sapiens as a di...
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Storm rips off the wall of a 12th floor apartment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- May, 19, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Damage (Structural) Structural Reliability Walls Wood Structures Wind Engineering Other Structural Repair And Retrofit Of Structures General Construction General Civil Construction Management News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The wall of a 12th floor apartment in Kuala Lumpur was ripped off during a thunderstorm on Friday, May 19. Furthermore, the event took place in the Loke Yew building, which consists of public housin...
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SkyCiv Beam: A quick and easy-to-use online tool for beam analysis
- Apr, 11, 2023
- General Civil Structural Design Beams Wood Structures Steel Structures Moment Distribution Structural Deflection Other Structural General Civil Structural Systems Structure Types Structural Analysis Structural Behavior
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
SkyCiv provides a variety of online design and analysis software. Different subscription plans are also available, and one of them is the free-to-use, which provides access to some limited features....
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The tallest timber buildings in the world
Timber structures are rising in height around the world. Five planned or recently finished projects are presented here considering their location and their height. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 86.6m T...
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Two buildings collapsed in Alaska during the weekend
- Mar, 06, 2023
- Roofs Structural Failures Wood Structures Snow And Rain Loads
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The roofs of two commercial buildings collapsed during the weekend in the town of Anchorage, Alaska. The first event took place around 7.30 a.m. on Saturday, where the roof of a thrift store near...
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Washington, D.C.: First mass timber commercial office building opens
- Dec, 07, 2022
- Wood Structures Performance-Based Design Structural Design Sustainable Development Standards And Design Codes Structural Optimization
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The office building at 80 M Street SE in Washington, D.C., might not stand out if you walked past it. It sits comfortably between several other office buildings, all sporting the same modern exterior...
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Michigan: world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open
- Nov, 01, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Abutments Structural Design Structural Systems Wood Structures Wind Engineering Structural Stability Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open to sightseers in northern Michigan. For those willing to ride a chairlift to the mountain top and pay a fee of around $25, the bridge...
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North America's tallest timber building in Toronto, Canada
- Oct, 27, 2022
- Structural Design Structural Systems Structure Types Wood Structures
- Canada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Icon Architects unveiled the design of a 90 meters tall timber tower in Toronto, Canada, which would become, once completed, North America's tallest building made of wood. Named the "191-199 College...
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