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Article in STRUCTURE Magazine

→  October 7th, 2010  →  Industry Developments

In the last Volume of our Industry Briefing, we gave you a heads-up that Project Manager Arturo Montalva had an upcoming article in STRUCTURE Magazine – well here it is! Follow this link to read the article on the use of Open Source Software in structural engineering http://bit.ly/9ICysY.

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Designing Buildings to Meet the UFC 4-010-01:

→  October 7th, 2010  →  Industry Developments

Very Low Level of Protection Windows vs Low Level of Protection Windows While it seems that the Very Low Level of Protection (VLLOP) window requirements of the UFC 4-010-01 should result in a less restrictive design than the Low Level of Protection (LLOP) window requirements, this is not the case. The UFC 4-010-01 varies the […]

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Blast Basics

→  August 30th, 2010  →  Industry Developments

An explosion is a rapid release of energy in the form of light, heat, sound, and a shock wave. The shock wave travels outward, in all directions, from the source of the explosion and is the primary source of building damage. The duration of the shockwave is fast, measured in milli-seconds rather than seconds (think […]

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