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By Robert L. Reid
Designed and constructed in just over four years—to help welcome visitors to the 2008 Summer Olympics—Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International Airport features various references to China’s 5,000-year-old civilization while simultaneously focusing on the country’s future. The slender, aerodynamic design encompasses a floor space of approximately 1.3 million m², making it the largest building in the world.
By Erez N. Allouche, P.E., M.ASCE, Elizabeth Chisolm, and Ray L. Sterling, P.E., F.ASCE
When hurricanes and floods occur in urban areas, underground pipelines and related infrastructure may sustain damage from a variety of direct and indirect causes. A 14-month study assessing the effects of hurricanes and floods on water and sewer networks in the United States points to steps that utility owners can take to mitigate damage.
By David L. Rue, P.E., Thomas A. Fisher, P.E., M.ASCE, Andrew J. Foden, Ph.D., P.E., and John A. Bryson, P.E.
By conducting several detailed analyses and carefully considering real-world usage, engineers were able to determine that an owner could retrofit a 50-year-old bridge to reduce its maintenance needs without adding undue stress to the existing bridge deck, saving the owner $1 million.
By Houssam A. Toutanji, F.ASCE, and Richard N. Grugel, Ph.D.
New research suggests that concrete made without water using material that simulates lunar soil can be reinforced so as to be suitable for construction. That is good news for astronauts asked to carry out longer lunar missions.
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