Designing for Dissipation
This article in Modern Steel Construction from AISC was written to give engineers advice on designing buildings for seismic energy dissipation using fluid viscous dampers and ASCE 7 alternative procedures.
Seismic Success
An innovative retrofit using Taylor Devices’ seismic dampers has prepared the nearly 90-year-old Robert A. Young Federal Building in St. Louis for the future. Despite extensive work within the 1 million sq ft structure, the building remained fully occupied throughout the roughly two-and-a-half-year construction phase.
181 Freemont Wins AISC Award
Fabricated by The Herrick Corporation (AISC Member, AISC Certified), 181 Fremont is the tallest mixed-use building in San Francisco and a new landmark in the city’s skyline.
CA Courthouse Wins AISC Award
The San Diego Central Courthouse, designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill LLP, serves as an important civic landmark in downtown San Diego, California.
NASA Has a Successful SLS Test
NASA successfully demonstrated the Orion spacecraft’s launch abort system can outrun a speeding rocket and pull astronauts to safety during an emergency during launch.