The Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers recently announced the launch of a U.S. version of the U.K.’s Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety program. SEI ...

For structural engineer Glenn Bell, the collapse on July 17, 1981, of a pedestrian bridge inside the Hyatt Regency Kansas City Hotel—which killed 114 people and injured more than 200—stands out as a ...

The federal government wants to know why three of the buildings at the World Trade Center suffered complete structural collapse on Sept. 11 and is willing to spend time and money to find out. The ...

Learn to address the likelihood of structural failure. Perform risk analysis associated with environmental loads to structures under static and dynamic loadings. Master the basics of performance-based ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A renowned expert on building collapses speaks out about The Davenport disaster -- what might have caused it, and what officials should do now? Allyn Kilsheimer is the ...

Shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday, staff members at Altru Health System’s main clinic heard a crack in the wall near the pharmacy. They noticed the wall was sagging about 2 inches below the tile, saw a ...

Civil/Structural engineers design and maintain buildings, bridges, and other structures constructed from various materials (concrete, steel, timber, masonry, and reinforced plastics). They use modern ...

A world-renowned structural engineer who consulted on major disasters like the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon and the bridge collapse at Florida International University has reportedly been ...

The turbulent air above a wildfire is punishing to aircraft structures. The excessive and frequent loads place an inordinate number of loading cycles on an aircraft, leading to accelerated crack ...