Advancing Building Comfort and Safety: Cost-Effective Motion Dampers for Tall Structures
Posted on October 30, 2023Introduction: In today’s dynamic urban landscape, the demand for tall buildings is on the rise, driven by factors such as population growth and the need for sustainable urban development. As cities across the world reach for the sky, engineers and architects are faced with the challenge of not only designing structures that meet stringent safety […]
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Intensification and Purpose-Built Rentals In Toronto
Posted on September 26, 2023150 The Donway West and 4 Overland Drive, located in the Don Mills area of North York, is a perfect example of the intensification necessary to meet the increased housing demand resulting from high population inflow to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and the unaffordability of homeownership in Ontario. Akelius plans to build up the […]
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Wind Tunnel Testing For The World’s Largest Office Building
Posted on August 30, 2023Surat Diamond Bourse, India The Surat Diamond Bourse is a remarkable structure that redefines architectural possibilities and a symbol of contemporary architecture and engineering. Emerging as the world’s largest office building, surpassing even the Pentagon in size, this remarkable structure redefines architectural boundaries. Comprising a sequence of nine interconnected rectangular modules that radiate from a […]
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Helmholtz Resonance Effects in Buildings
Posted on August 29, 2023Imagine you are on the couch, watching your television, and suddenly the balcony door and adjacent façade behind you start banging loudly and then soon after the television starts to wobble and the internal partitions start vibrating. This is what it is like to experience the Helmholtz effect. You may be surprised to hear that […]
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Wind Tunnel Studies Of Structural Loads On Tall Buildings: An Overview Of The Different Techniques
Posted on July 28, 2023Buildings of different heights and shapes require different approaches when it comes to selecting the appropriate technique used for wind tunnel testing to determine the wind actions on the structure. When we need to bake a cake and we do not use a frying pan and we do not use an oven to make scrambled […]
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