Tag: fire
The Society of Fire Protection Engineers, the International Code Council, and Springer Publishing Announce...
The guide highlights solutions to the unique safety challenges of tall, very tall, and super tall buildings.
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland – The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE),...
We Didn’t Start this Fire Either
By Tom Godin
Everything I know about the second half of the 20th century I learned from Billy Joel and his 1989 hit “We Didn’t...
Foundations for Extremes – Part I – WEBINAR
Part I Aired: Thursday, August 19, 2021 2PM CDT
Part II Aired: Thursday, August 26, 2021 2PM CDT
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Join CHANCE® for a two-part webinar to...
“Water is the New Fire”: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Water Conservation
By Luke Carothers
Yaron Dycian describes himself as a serial entrepreneur. Over the last 30 years, Dycian has worked in fields ranging from cyber security...
ASU Engineers Offer Insight on Tempe Railway Bridge Collapse
Structure age, collision event, and fire could all be contributors to collapse
This article originally appeared in ASU Now.
The Union Pacific Salt River Bridge, a...
How Fire Causes Office-Building Floors to Collapse
NIST tests could lead to stronger building codes, improved design tools.
By SL. Choe, S. Ramesh, W. Grosshandler, M. Hoehler, M. Seif, J. Gross and...
Simpson Strong-Tie Supports California Wildfire Relief Efforts
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund...
Performance-based structural fire protection
ASCE SEI announces research grant to develop, write, and publish procedural guidance.
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) and the...
Think Wood Research Library offers fire and seismic studies
The Think Wood Research Library, launched in 2017, is now stocked with nearly 900 unique pieces of research to aid architects, engineers and other industry professionals in building safe, high-performing buildings, the industry group reported.
