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By Mark Sarkisian, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE, Neville Mathias, P.E., S.E., and Aaron Mazeika, P.E.
The New Beijing Poly Plaza, located northeast of the Forbidden City, is a unique structure in that it features not only a 90 m tall atrium enclosed by what may be the world’s largest glass wall to be supported by a cable net but also an eightstory museum that hangs from the main structure, protruding through the glass into the main structure’s lobby.
By Patricia D. Galloway, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
This month ASCE Press will publish The 21st-Century Engineer: A Proposal for Engineering Education Reform, by Patricia D. Galloway, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Nielsen- Wurster Group, Inc., and a former president of ASCE. In her book Galloway contends that the existing system for educating engineers must change, and she proposes a new master’s degree in professional engineering management. In this groundbreaking manifesto Galloway explains the global changes that are leaving many engineers unprepared and outlines a proposed master’s degree program, master of professional management. Chapters 7 and 8 are excerpted in this article.
By Bernard H. Hertlein, M.ASCE, and William H. Walton, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE
As urban renewal progresses, there are many good reasons to reuse existing foundations for new or expanding structures, including environmental stewardship and economic responsibility. The question of how sound these underground support structures are—and how much load they can take—can be answered, in part, by state-of-the-art nondestructive testing methods. But each has its strengths and liabilities.
By Marcelo Chuaqui, Samantha Ford, Ivan Barua, and Matthew Janes, P.Eng.
A new construction project at a Toronto water treatment plant had to be designed so that little or no movement would affect the existing structures. An extensive system involving various types of monitors helped to ensure that this challenge was met.
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