Autodesk Highlights the Future of Making Things for AEC with Excellence Awards Finalists
For the past four years Autodesk has sponsored the Excellence in Infrastructure Competition to showcase stellar examples of Building Information Modeling [BIM] in action within the civil engineering industry. Click here to see last year’s winning projects - The results were spectacular. This year’s competition now includes building and construction categories, and showcases projects embracing the future of making things for AEC [architecture, engineering and construction] and civil...
Quickly Produce Conceptual Roadway Designs
Bentley Systems announces OpenRoads ConceptStation, a conceptual modeling application that empowers highway engineering professionals to quickly create conceptual road and bridge models in a matter of hours – not days. OpenRoads ConceptStation enables rapid and iterative conceptual and preliminary design, leveraging contextual information obtained through point clouds, reality meshes, GIS, and other sources. OpenRoads ConceptStation combines engineering drawing tools and project costs to...
Proceed with Caution: Concrete Cloth GCCM Provides Erosion Protection at Nuclear Power Plant
A nuclear power-plant site in the southeastern United States faced an erosion problem on a steep, 2:1 slope near dry-cast storage containers of spent nuclear fuel. The shotcrete finish covering the slope was intended to serve as a protective layer that would prevent the backfill material from eroding. However, the design of the erosion protection left it susceptible to shrinkage and temperature cracking, as no control joints were constructed. As a result, escape paths for the backfill material t...
Live, "Take You There" Report from Italy Earthquake Scene
CENTRAL ITALY – Miyamoto International releases the first of its Earthquake Journals reported live from Italy as engineers follow first responders into historic areas devastated by the M-6.2 earthquake that struck Wednesday in this "take your there" account. Expert earthquake engineers Devis Sonda and Andrea Pollini of Italy report here… Central Italy Earthquake Journal - Day 1 - Miyamoto International/ / / / / / / / / / t;t++)(function(t){i[t]=function(){return i._e.push([t].concat(Array....
Italian Earthquake Engineering Report Released
EARTHQUAKE REPORT – NORCIA, ITALY: M-6.2, 24 August 2016 The M-6.2 earthquake had a shallow depth (10 km) and struck approximately 10 km SE of Norcia, Italy on 2016 August 24 at approximately 1:36 AM local time. As of this writing, there are 247 dead and more than 100 missing. This event occurred on shallow normal faulting on a NW-SE oriented fault in the Central Apennines. According to reports our engineers are receiving, there is only one road going to the destroyed villages and it’s prese...
Esri Maps NOAA’s National Water Model
New Real-Time Maps Transform Forecast Data into Vivid Pictures of U.S. River Flows REDLANDS, Calif.—August 25, 2016—Smart-mapping leader Esri today released a beautiful, robust new collection of Web maps that forecast NOAA stream-flow data throughout the continental U.S. Esri’s multiscale visualization of the National Water Model enables forecast water flows in real time at high resolution. The maps weave together NOAA’s recently released water model data and Esri ArcGIS functionality to...
Levee Breached in Louisiana, Thousands Affected
Flooding in Louisiana has impacted at least 40,000 homes, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said during a Tuesday afternoon news conference, while 30,000 people and 1,000 pets have been rescued. 40,000 people have registered with FEMA for disaster assistance. The governor expects close to 30 parishes to be declared disasters, CNN reports, nearly half of the state's 64 parishes. The Comite River covers Louisiana Highway 946 as residents drive through the high water in Central, north of B...
New U.S. Bank Stadium Complete
Construction of the new U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis is substantially complete and ready for business. Finished six weeks ahead of schedule, the new stadium and home of the Minnesota Vikings features a bold, iconic design. Contractor Mortenson Construction symbolically turned over the stadium’s keys to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA), the building’s owner, and the Minnesota Vikings during the MSFA’s June board meeting. The architectural landmark is 1.75 millio...
Sponsored Content: Top Five Reasons to Combine Autodesk's AutoCAD Civil 3D with InfraWorks 360 for Improved Civil Design
The dynamic duo of AutoCAD Civil 3D and InfraWorks 360 are a powerful combination for improving workflow efficiency for civil infrastructure design. The editorial team at Informed Infrastructure recently completed a detailed benchmark study (www.v1-education.com) of the use of these tools in tandem, showing the time savings and workflows that several independent reviewers achieved on sample projects. Following is a summary of the top-five takeaways of improved workflow and insight when combining...
The Village at Westfield Topanga: Strict Runoff Regulations Require Creative Solution
In 1964, the first enclosed shopping mall in California opened its doors. Located in Canoga Park, a neighborhood in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, Westfield Topanga is a two-level, 1.6-million-square-foot indoor shopping center. In 2015, its owners embarked on a major expansion directly across from the original mall. Called The Village at Westfield, the 31-acre expansion is a mixed-use project designed to be a community destination in the heart of the West Valley. The developer, Westfield...
Video: New Roundabout Under Construction at McIver and Old Florence Roads in Darlington County
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