Science points to proliferation of septic tanks in loss of seagrass and wildlife The Indian River Lagoon is a narrow channel of brackish water that extends nearly 160 miles down the spine of Florida’s Atlantic coast. Although not as well known to outsiders…
BIM-driven Approach Enhances ROI on Midfield Terminal at Abu Dhabi Airport
When Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), part of the TCA Joint Venture (TCA-JV) of TAV, CCC and Arabtec, was awarded the contract to build the USD…
Exploring Reality Computing for Civil Infrastructure
New Reality Computing technologies that capture the physical world digitally and deliver digital information physically are changing the design, production,…
Toowoomba Regional Council Tackles the Challenges of a Failing Common Effluent System
In Queensland, Australia, in 2008, eight local governments were merged into one to form what is now the Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC). This council serves a population of approximately 120,000, and maintains water and wastewater networks totaling 3,200…
Shibanee and Kamal Architects Uses STAAD.Pro to Analyze Unconventional Curved-wall Design
Shibanee and Kamal Architects, principal architects of Bangalore-based Total Environment Building Systems Pvt Ltd, designed the BHAU Institute of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership (BIEL) for the College of Engineering, Pune. Located on the bank…
Unified Model Aids Steel Structure Design Efficiency for a Chinese Air-Cooling Island
Hamon Thermal (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. is part of the Hamon Group, an international engineering and contracting company that is a leader in the specialized markets for cooling systems, process heat exchangers, air quality systems, chimneys, and heat recovery steam…
WaterCAD Helps Sabesp Identify Optimal Hydraulic Strategy, Solving Water Supply Issues
Sabesp MA is a mixed-capital company that provides water and sewage services to the 364 municipalities in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is considered one of the largest water and sewage service providers in the world, supplying potable water to 27.7…
Reinforced Wall Withstands Significant Tidal Fluctuations
In the spring of 2012, a massive construction project to transform Rhyl’s riverfront area broke ground, with the goal of increasing tourism and boosting the local economy. Another key goal of the project was to provide a safer, more scenic route for pedestrians…
Precision Valley Communications Accelerates Broadband Services for the U.S. Capital
Precision Valley Communications (PVC), a premier supplier of communications network mapping and engineering to the broadband industry, was five months into a project to survey and redesign a hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) network for a major cable company in Washington,…
Hansa Luftbild Provides Addis Ababa with a Modern Land Information System
A member of the Bentley Developer Network, the Hansa Luftbild Group, Muenster, Germany, offers public- and private-sector clients expertise in the areas of geoinformation and geospatial problem-solving. The City of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, retained Hansa Luftbild…
