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By Steve Carter, Edwin Shlemon, S.E., M.ASCE, Steve Ratchye, S.E., and Erin McConahey, P.E.
Cooled by natural ventilation from operable windows and a movable sunscreen, the slender, 18-story concrete tower that forms the centerpiece of the new San Francisco Federal Building was designed to be a model of sustainability. It is also considered one of the finest achievements of the U.S. General Services Administration’s Design Excellence Program and is expected to have a strong influence on future federal structures.
By Irwan Halim, P.E., M.ASCE, Frederick Vincent, P.E., M.ASCE, and Jonathan Taylor, P.E., M.ASCE
The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center’s Linac Coherent Light Source will enable scientists to conduct precise, cutting- edge research thanks to a system of tunnels and caverns that have been designed in accordance with exacting criteria to ensure that the highly sensitive equipment will operate properly in a seismic zone.
By Beile Yin, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, and Zhongda Lu, Ph.D.
Overcoming such hazards as severe weather, treacherous tides, and buried deposits of natural gas to erect a bridge across China’s Hangzhou Bay demanded both ingenuity and sheer determination. The project team relied heavily on prefabricated components to reduce the construction risks associated with operations on the open sea.
By David H. Marshall, P.E., M.ASCE, Russell L. Gibson, P.E., M.ASCE, Alan C. Hutson, P.E., M.ASCE, and Elizabeth R. Blackwelder, M.ASCE
The Eagle Mountain Connection Project gives the Tarrant Regional Water District, in Fort Worth, Texas, the ability to convey raw water from two reservoirs on the eastern side of the city to Eagle Mountain Lake, on its northwestern side, via 20 mi (32 km) of pipeline, two booster pump stations, two flow control structures, and a rigorously designed and controlled subaqueous outlet structure.
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