Structural Engineering
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Foundation Inspection by a Structural Engineer
Read more: Foundation Inspection by a Structural EngineerWhy would you want to bother hiring a structural engineer to look at a property before you buy it? Isn’t that what the home inspector’s report is for? …
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Architect vs. Engineer vs. Contractor
Read more: Architect vs. Engineer vs. ContractorThis sounds like some kind of pickup basketball tournament, but it’s probably not going to be as popular as March madness! The question people ask about architect vs.…
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What Is a Building Engineer? Do I Need One?
Read more: What Is a Building Engineer? Do I Need One?In Great Britain, a building engineer fulfills the roles we give to architectural engineers here in the U.S. The Chartered Association of Building Engineers, or CABE, is a…
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Structural Engineer Building Inspection
Read more: Structural Engineer Building InspectionBuilding inspectors generally will look at most properties that are being bought or sold to give the buyer peace of mind and the seller some freedom from liability…
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Repair and Rehabilitation of Bridges
Read more: Repair and Rehabilitation of BridgesBridges should last at least 100 years if they are well designed and maintained. The materials used to construct modern bridges far exceed the quality of materials from…
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When Do You Need a Structural Engineer?
Read more: When Do You Need a Structural Engineer?In short, structural engineers are needed whenever there is a problem to be solved, or a problem to be unraveled, with respect to a structure. Of course, municipalities…
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Significant Value of a Structural Engineer Home Inspection
Read more: Significant Value of a Structural Engineer Home InspectionHome inspectors generally will look at most properties that are being bought or sold to give the buyer peace of mind and the seller some freedom from liability…
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What to Know About Structure and Infrastructure Engineering
Read more: What to Know About Structure and Infrastructure EngineeringStructure and Infrastructure Engineering could be better expressed in English as “Structural and Infrastructural Engineering.” The former is a title of a journal which seems to have been…
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Value Engineering in Structural Engineering Building Design
Read more: Value Engineering in Structural Engineering Building DesignValue is the ratio of function to cost. (V = F/C) Of course, this is not a strictly numerical ratio, because cost can be defined in currency, but…
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The Importance of Structural Engineering in Building Design
Read more: The Importance of Structural Engineering in Building DesignThe multibillionaire inventor of the “Airblade” hand dryer, and a revolutionary vacuum cleaner and hair dryer, James Dyson, commenting on the theme of the importance of structural engineering…