Author: Mo


In 2009 DePaul announced its intention to build a new school of music complex that would be dedicated to teaching and performance. In 2015 with the help of architect Antunovich Associates and General Contractor Bulley & Andrews they envisioned and Read more…


If you are in the powder and bulk solids material handling industry, then you know that engineering bulk solids handling systems entail achieving complicated designs to ensure material flow problems do not occur. Sometimes finding the most cost-effective steps to Read more…


Civic Center Station in Denver, Colorado underwent drastic renovations last year. The station is one of the busiest regional bus transit centers, serving an average of 15,000 passengers a day according to RTD Denver. So, RTD and the City and Read more…


Rolled steel beams are used everywhere – in structures for functionality or aesthetic appeal, in circular shell stiffening rings on vessels and for monorails or roof trusses. Steel beams can be rolled vertically (the weak-axis) or horizontally (the strong axis). Read more…


When we are talking about metal bending a camber denotes a curve in the vertical plane (hardway bending) and a sweep denotes a curve in the horizontal plane (easyway bending).  Pertaining to steel structures (beams, Channels, Tees, Rails, Angles, and Read more…


To determine if a steel section can be curved you need to first determine its section modulus and then see if you have the correct bending equipment. Section modulus is the direct measure of the strength of the steel. Bending Read more…


Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) gives out an award every year to a project it feels helps encourage engineering education and advances the art and science of structural engineering. Loyola’s recently constructed Institute of Environmental Sustainability (IES) won the Read more…


Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS2) awards are sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction in recognizing projects where structural steel has been utilized in an innovative manner. This year the winners were chosen from Read more…


Consumer’s expectations of quality have risen over the years in the fabrication and construction industry. In the curved steel industry especially for OEM products we rely heavily on inspection and contractor certification to ensure product quality. Inspection looks at the Read more…


A zoo which is short for zoological park or garden is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public. Many critics believe that zoos hurt the lives of those they cage and they hurt Read more…

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