Tag: CS0918
Increase BIM engagement to remain competitive
When Building Information Modeling (BIM) was first introduced, it initially gained traction with design professionals because it enabled them to iterate more fluidly, analyze...
Evaluation and repair of 100-year-old concrete structures
Figure 1: Deformed square cross-section reinforcing bar
Carefully consider materials, detailing, and historic construction techniques to design appropriate repairs.
The current trend toward revitalization of many...
Flood Protection Infrastructure
The Houston metro area has experienced three, greater-than-100-year floods in the last five years.
There is a fine line between disaster generation and disaster...
Laser (Scanning) Focus
TAI Engineering has used reality capture to verify design documents and 3D models.
TAI Engineering uses reality capture to compete and win new business.
TAI Engineering...
How the construction industry saves the world
Public support and private-sector investment is driving Turkey’s infrastructure expansion.
I am in Istanbul meeting with the director of construction from Turkish Airlines, which is...
Principles of Photogrammetry and LiDAR
Remote sensing techniques make high-resolution terrain mapping easier and quicker.
By Jose Diego Monroy, CFM, and Shuhab Khan, Ph.D.
Terrain mapping measures the shapes and features...
A better way to build
Design-build now delivers nearly half of all projects nationwide.
Design-build used to be considered an “alternative” way to build. New research shows it’s now the...
Modernizing an Airport Terminal
New structures at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport were constructed of reinforced concrete, structural masonry, structural steel moment frames, and metal decking.
Phoenix Sky...
Improving cell antenna fidelity with precise reality meshes
Eye-bot Aerial Solutions creates highly accurate 3D vertical monopole models.
In 2017, Eye-bot Aerial Solutions, a drone service company, completed a 3D reality model of...
