Introduction: Substantial Structural Damage and Its Impact on Building Repairs - Substantial structural damage (SSD) is a ...

Coalfield residents across the country feel ignored as their homes sink and flammable gas rises from underground mining. In ...

The concrete wall — all that stands ... and stability concerns due to its design and construction. Namely that: The RCC layers lacked sufficient "shear strength" and were at risk of sliding ...

Buildings generate strong modifications of the wind flow by creating shear ... the Figure 6 shows an example of wind statistics computed with the CFD suite for tramway network in Barcelona in order to ...

They are commonly used in reinforced concrete (RC) buildings throughout the world to facilitate a change in column grid, for example ... design of a transfer slab, especially for punching shear.

OAK GROVE —Mining for coal under homes can make land sink and settle, exactly what residents of this small community say has ...

There’s no missing the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, both for its imposing size and its ambition to nurture ...

But fluted walls? Design pros say enough is enough. “Fluted is out and it became a trend so quickly. We saw it everywhere, from walls, to cabinets, table legs and even glassware,” says ...