What is a Uniform Load? The outside effort acting on a structure is known as the load. Typically, the load alters the structure’s shape, which can lead to plastic deformation. It is described as a ...

Briefly, structural masonry is a construction system in which the walls of the building perform a structural function, using masonry units arranged in a way that is self-supporting and load-bearing.

A new design process that uses generative design but also seeks feedback from humans is more effective at producing designs that are fully optimized for their purpose. Modern fabrication tools such as ...

NASA and Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage prime contractor Boeing are in the middle of a busy period of testing structural test articles (STA) at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, ...

Geotechnical and structural designers for the Jeddah Tower had to work through more than two dozen iterations before they aligned the design of the foundations with the design of the 1-kilometer-plus ...

What Is It Made Of? Unlike other soil types for construction, structural fill is carefully selected and processed to ensure it meets stringent engineering standards. It is composed mostly of inorganic ...

The probable cause of the American Airlines Flight 587 crash on Nov. 12, 2001, was "in-flight separation of the vertical stabilizer as a result of the loads beyond ultimate design that were created by ...