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Jacobs School engineers tested a five-story building equipped which included an intensive care unit, a surgery suite, air conditioning, fire barriers and a working elevator, in spring 2012 at the NEES @ UCSD shake table. The shake table was recognized with a Best of What's New award by Popular Science in November 2013.
As the viaducts of the South Island Line pass through dense urban areas we were asked to design noise barriers along much of the length. With Aedas, Atkins developed an integrated solution that supported the overhead lines supplying power to the trains, allowed hot air and smoke from any fires to vent out and gave views out for the passengers.
Hopefully also it is also interesting to look at from outside. It is difficult to hide a viaduct but we came up with a gradated green tube of glass and metal facets that then shifts colour as it enters the two stations - which each have their own colour.
Photos during the construction of MTRs new South Island Line.
WTC 1 & 2 - Drawing Book #3
Title: Core Columns
143 sheets comprising of drawing indexes, drawings and schedule notes of Drawing Book #3.
Derived from FOIA record: WTCI-000013-L.PDF
146 pages in total.
Pg. 1 depicts a cover sheet.
Pg. 7 is just a complete reproduction of the drawing on pg 6.
Pg. 58 contains an empty sheet.
From NIST FOIA records.
Unknown FOIA log.
Requester: gerrycan1
Download source: archive.org/download/WTCI000013L
Frank Gehry was the architect for the Fisher Performing Arts Center at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, 80 miles north of New York City and completed in 2003
Fisher Center set here: www.flickr.com/photos/atelier79033/sets/72157611149177156/
WTC 1 & 2 - Drawing Book #3
Title: Core Columns
143 sheets comprising of drawing indexes, drawings and schedule notes of Drawing Book #3.
Derived from FOIA record: WTCI-000013-L.PDF
146 pages in total.
Pg. 1 depicts a cover sheet.
Pg. 7 is just a complete reproduction of the drawing on pg 6.
Pg. 58 contains an empty sheet.
From NIST FOIA records.
Unknown FOIA log.
Requester: gerrycan1
Download source: archive.org/download/WTCI000013L
Two structural engineering graduate students examine surgery lights set up in a five-story building that was tested on the shake table at the Englekirk Center in April 2013. The shake table was recognized with a Best of What's New award by Popular Science in November 2013.
Booth-Kelly Railroad Bridge (1882), now called Hayden Bridge, is a single span Whipple through truss spanning the McKenzie River in Springfield. A Whipple truss is a (stronger) variation of the Pratt truss, also called a “Double Intersection Pratt”, characterized by diagonal tension members crossing adjacent verticals, thereby spanning two panels instead of just one for the Pratt truss. It is considered the oldest surviving bridge in Oregon, while rare and significant for its wrought iron Phoenix columns. This bridge has been moved once. Originally built in 1882 by Phoenixville Bridge Works at Corrine, Utah, it was dismantled and relocated in 1901 to its current location to serve the since abandoned Weyerhaeuser Logging Railway. The bridge was abandoned in 1987, then decked for pedestrian use and reopened in 2019. Notable also is the use of longitudinal bracing rods beneath the bottom chord bracing the deck beams. Lane County, Oregon, USA. Nikon PC-E Micro Nikkor 85mm f/2.8D
Looks like modern art, but these are actually part of the support network for the Statue of Liberty. These are armature bars, originally made of cast iron they followed the contours of the interior copper of the Statue and function much like ribs in a skeleton. Ranger Dee
Jacobs School engineers tested the seismic response of a 1920s era masonry building in November 2009 at the NEES @ UCSD shake table. The shake table has been recognized with a Best of What's New award by Popular Science in November 2013.
Richardson Bridge (1912) is a rare example of a double-intersection Warren through truss design. A Warren truss (or equilateral truss) utilizes equilateral triangles in its truss geometry for ultimate weight-saving efficiency. This bridge has been moved twice, but remaining within Oregon. Originally built in 1912 over the Crooked River in Crook County, it was relocated in 1956 to a crossing of the Siuslaw River in Lane County, and finally, in 1986, relocated to its current location in West Eugene and converted to a pedestrian-bicycle crossing of Amazon Creek for the Fern Ridge Trail. Partial dismantling for the 1956 and 1986 relocations saw the original rivet fasteners being replaced with modern-era high strength bolts. Notable is the absence of upper lateral bracing. Lane County, Oregon, USA.
Richardson Bridge (1912) is a rare example of a double-intersection Warren through truss design. A Warren truss (or equilateral truss) utilizes equilateral triangles in its truss geometry for ultimate weight-saving efficiency. This bridge has been moved twice, but remaining within Oregon. Originally built in 1912 over the Crooked River in Crook County, it was relocated in 1956 to a crossing of the Siuslaw River in Lane County, and finally, in 1986, relocated to its current location in West Eugene and converted to a pedestrian-bicycle crossing of Amazon Creek for the Fern Ridge Trail. Partial dismantling for the 1956 and 1986 relocations saw the original rivet fasteners being replaced with modern-era high strength bolts. Notable is the absence of upper lateral bracing. Lane County, Oregon, USA.
A wind turbine was tested in November 2004 at the NEES @ UCSD shake table. The table was recognized with a Best of What's New award by Popular Science in November 2013.
Another view of the main line out of New Orleans. Look at the old timber bridge it has to cross and the cross beams stacked up together to get the elevation. Would like to think this kind of infrastructure wouldn't be allowed on UK railways. Bear in mind this bridge is crossing a spillway which will be subject to flowing and potentially eroding water. 2008
Reporters prepare to record a test on a five-story building equipped with a wide range of non-structural components, such as an elevator and sprinklers, at the NEES @ UCSD shake table in April 2012. The shake table was recognized with a Best of What's New Award by Popular Science in November 2013.
Engineers tested a so-called soft-story wood frame building on the NEES @ UCSD shake table in summer 2013. The shake table was recognized with a Best of What's New award from Popular Science in November 2013.
Engineers tested a 275-ton, seven-story building on the NEES @ UCSD shake table in November 2005. The shake table was recognized with a Best of What's New Award from Popular Science in November 2013.
Progress at beginning of October 2011, showing detail of viewing platforms with worker on upper level. Sculptor: Anish Kapoor, Structural Designer: Cecil Balmond, Architecture: Ushida Findlay Architects (UFA), Design and Engineering: Ove Arup. The controversial red tower for the Olympic Games will be 115m tall and completion is due in spring 2012. Project cost about 20million GBP. Olympic Park, London Borough of Newham.
Image: Copyright ©2011 George Rex. All Rights Reserved.
Springfield Main Street Bridge (1929), also called Willamette River Springfield Bridge, is a 3-span continuous Warren through truss bridge over the Willamette River, between Springfield and Eugene. Striking features of this bridge, constructed in 1929, are the graceful arch-shaped curvature of its polygonal top chord geometry, decorative concrete railings and entrance pylon ornamental lights. The bridge was designed by Conde B McCullough, acclaimed bridge engineer and designer of many arched bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway noted for their beauty and innovation. Other notable features: it is one of only three pre-1941 continuous truss designs, and it is the largest non-cantilever truss span in the state. Lane County, Oregon, USA.
WTC 1 & 2 - Drawing Book #1 - Drawings
Title: Exterior Wall to Elevation 363'
229 drawing sheets released in total.
Derived from FOIA record: WTCI-000011-L.PDF
230 pages in total.
First page comprises of a cover sheet related to the record.
From NIST FOIA records.
Unknown FOIA log.
Requester: gerrycan1
Download source: ia803005.us.archive.org/22/items/WTCI000721L/Drawing%20Bo...
Hyson Green redevelopment. I caught site of this novel art-graffiti whilst working on a redevelopment project in Nottingham. How it got there I've no idea, I'm only glad the demolition contractor left it alone long enough for me to take a snap. Poignant if offered some thought - a muti-storey flats complex, the planners' great experiment of the '60s, built at the time of the space race. Demolished 1988.
Engineers shook to failure a four-story wood frame building at NEES @ UCSD shake table on Aug. 17, 2013. The shake table was recognized with a Best of What's New Award by Popular Science in November 2013.
Three images showing stages in the design and construction of this footbridge.
I worked with the civils team of Atkins in Hong Kong, with me acting almost as 'architect' to create the form of the bridge.
We offered several forms of bridge to the local authority, initially without a roof. However one day there may be a covered walkway along the shore and so it was decided to 'future proof' the bridge by having one. The gentle upwards curve just seemed to nicely reflect the curve of the structural arch. The two gutters are recessed neatly into the roof surface (visible in the installation picture).
The circular 'bosses' at walkway level are hang-overs from a 'bamboo' option we modelled. I decided I liked them and they stayed.
Initial modelling and rendering was by me using Rhino. This model was then exported to an external rendering company who dropped it into the context photograph.
We did all the initial sizings for this bridge in Atkins Hong Kong and sketched up typical details. The final detailed design was delivered by Atkins' bridge team in the UK.
Final installation of the bridge happened almost four years after the first sketches. Since I had by then moved to a company that promotes maximising off-site manufacture I was impressed to see the bridge delivered to site by barge in an almost complete state. All glazing at high level was done, and even the scaffold to remove the crane beams was in place. Only the concrete walkway deck and its handrail remained to be installed.
To my eyes it looks beautiful - and just like we all imagined at the start. Congratulations to all involved at Atkins!
Ownership of all these images is with other people so please don't reproduce them. I have just done so because I feel proud of the project!
Three images showing stages in the design and construction of this footbridge.
I worked with the civils team of Atkins in Hong Kong, with me acting almost as 'architect' to create the form of the bridge.
We offered several forms of bridge to the local authority, initially without a roof. However one day there may be a covered walkway along the shore and so it was decided to 'future proof' the bridge by having one. The gentle upwards curve just seemed to nicely reflect the curve of the structural arch. The two gutters are recessed neatly into the roof surface (visible in the installation picture).
The circular 'bosses' at walkway level are hang-overs from a 'bamboo' option we modelled. I decided I liked them and they stayed.
Initial modelling and rendering was by me using Rhino. This model was then exported to an external rendering company who dropped it into the context photograph.
We did all the initial sizings for this bridge in Atkins Hong Kong and sketched up typical details. The final detailed design was delivered by Atkins' bridge team in the UK.
Final installation of the bridge happened almost four years after the first sketches. Since I had by then moved to a company that promotes maximising off-site manufacture I was impressed to see the bridge delivered to site by barge in an almost complete state. All glazing at high level was done, and even the scaffold to remove the crane beams was in place. Only the concrete walkway deck and its handrail remained to be installed.
To my eyes it looks beautiful - and just like we all imagined at the start. Congratulations to all involved at Atkins!
Ownership of all these images is with other people so please don't reproduce them. I have just done so because I feel proud of the project!
WTC 1 & 2 - Drawing Book #2 - Drawings
Title: Exterior Wall Tree
70 sheets comprising of drawings and schedule notes of WTC 1 & 2 - Drawing Book #2.
Derived from FOIA record: WTCI-000012-L.PDF
71 pages in total.
First page depicts a cover sheet.
From NIST FOIA records.
Unknown FOIA log.
Requester: gerrycan1
Download source: archive.org/download/WTCI000722L/Drawing%20Book%202/book2...
One facade of the Tallwood building features windows.
Photo: David Baillot/Jacobs School of Engineering/University of California San Diego
Story: bit.ly/Tallwood2023
These signs always amuse me. One I agree with but one seems to suggest the toilet isn't the right place!
Part of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium seen through the top of the Orbit Tower.
Stadium: Architect: Populous, Engineering: Buro Happold.
Tower: Sculptor: Anish Kapoor, Structural Designer: Cecil Balmond, Architecture: Ushida Findlay Architects (UFA), Design and Engineering: Ove Arup.
Olympic Park, Stratford, London Borough of Newham.
WTC 1 & 2 - Drawing Book #1 - Drawings
Title: Exterior Wall to Elevation 363'
229 drawing sheets released in total.
Derived from FOIA record: WTCI-000011-L.PDF
230 pages in total.
First page comprises of a cover sheet related to the record.
From NIST FOIA records.
Unknown FOIA log.
Requester: gerrycan1
Download source: ia803005.us.archive.org/22/items/WTCI000721L/Drawing%20Bo...
May 2012. Stadium architect: Populous, Engineering: Buro Happold. Still to have fabric wrap around circumference. Tower sculptor: Anish Kapoor, Structural Designer: Cecil Balmond. Design and Engineering: Ove Arup. In foreground is the City Mill River. Olympic Park, London Borough of Newham.
The Mississippi River Bridge at Chester, Ill. A new Bridge is being planned to be built upstream from this location.
Work-in-progress May 2011 with outer steel spirals now underway. Sculptor: Anish Kapoor, Structural Designer: Cecil Balmond. Design and Engineering: Ove Arup. The controversial red tubular steel tower will be 115m tall and completion is due in spring 2012. The foundations consist of 51 concrete piles of diameter 0.9m and length 25m. Project cost about 20million GBP. London Borough of Newham.
Image: Copyright ©2011 George Rex Photography. All Rights Reserved. (2856 x 4296A)
Three images showing stages in the design and construction of this footbridge.
I worked with the civils team of Atkins in Hong Kong, with me acting almost as 'architect' to create the form of the bridge.
We offered several forms of bridge to the local authority, initially without a roof. However one day there may be a covered walkway along the shore and so it was decided to 'future proof' the bridge by having one. The gentle upwards curve just seemed to nicely reflect the curve of the structural arch. The two gutters are recessed neatly into the roof surface (visible in the installation picture).
The circular 'bosses' at walkway level are hang-overs from a 'bamboo' option we modelled. I decided I liked them and they stayed.
Initial modelling and rendering was by me using Rhino. This model was then exported to an external rendering company who dropped it into the context photograph.
We did all the initial sizings for this bridge in Atkins Hong Kong and sketched up typical details. The final detailed design was delivered by Atkins' bridge team in the UK.
Final installation of the bridge happened almost four years after the first sketches. Since I had by then moved to a company that promotes maximising off-site manufacture I was impressed to see the bridge delivered to site by barge in an almost complete state. All glazing at high level was done, and even the scaffold to remove the crane beams was in place. Only the concrete walkway deck and its handrail remained to be installed.
To my eyes it looks beautiful - and just like we all imagined at the start. Congratulations to all involved at Atkins!
Ownership of all these images is with other people so please don't reproduce them. I have just done so because I feel proud of the project!
These signs always amuse me. One I agree with but one seems to suggest the toilet isn't the right place!
Richardson Bridge (1912) is a rare example of a double-intersection Warren through truss design. A Warren truss (or equilateral truss) utilizes equilateral triangles in its truss geometry for ultimate weight-saving efficiency. This bridge has been moved twice, but remaining within Oregon. Originally built in 1912 over the Crooked River in Crook County, it was relocated in 1956 to a crossing of the Siuslaw River in Lane County, and finally, in 1986, relocated to its current location in West Eugene and converted to a pedestrian-bicycle crossing of Amazon Creek for the Fern Ridge Trail. Partial dismantling for the 1956 and 1986 relocations saw the original rivet fasteners being replaced with modern-era high strength bolts. Notable is the absence of upper lateral bracing. Lane County, Oregon, USA.
WTC 1 & 2 - Drawing Book #2 - Drawings
Title: Exterior Wall Tree
70 sheets comprising of drawings and schedule notes of WTC 1 & 2 - Drawing Book #2.
Derived from FOIA record: WTCI-000012-L.PDF
71 pages in total.
First page depicts a cover sheet.
From NIST FOIA records.
Unknown FOIA log.
Requester: gerrycan1
Download source: archive.org/download/WTCI000722L/Drawing%20Book%202/book2...
WTC 1 & 2 - Drawing Book #1 - Drawings
Title: Exterior Wall to Elevation 363'
229 drawing sheets released in total.
Derived from FOIA record: WTCI-000011-L.PDF
230 pages in total.
First page comprises of a cover sheet related to the record.
From NIST FOIA records.
Unknown FOIA log.
Requester: gerrycan1
Download source: ia803005.us.archive.org/22/items/WTCI000721L/Drawing%20Bo...
Richardson Bridge (1912) is a rare example of a double-intersection Warren through truss design. A Warren truss (or equilateral truss) utilizes equilateral triangles in its truss geometry for ultimate weight-saving efficiency. This bridge has been moved twice, but remaining within Oregon. Originally built in 1912 over the Crooked River in Crook County, it was relocated in 1956 to a crossing of the Siuslaw River in Lane County, and finally, in 1986, relocated to its current location in West Eugene and converted to a pedestrian-bicycle crossing of Amazon Creek for the Fern Ridge Trail. Partial dismantling for the 1956 and 1986 relocations saw the original rivet fasteners being replaced with modern-era high strength bolts. Notable is the absence of upper lateral bracing. Lane County, Oregon, USA.
the elegance of the structure of this suspension bridge is evident in the simplicity of the steel cable connectors
Springfield Railroad Bridge (1911), also called Union Pacific Springfield Railroad Bridge for the line that it carries, is a traditional railroad through truss bridge over the Willamette River, between Springfield and Eugene. The design is comprised of a Pratt truss secondary span (left) and a Parker truss main span (right), with trestle approach spans (not visible). A Parker truss is a variation of the older flat-topped Pratt truss; note how the taller Parker truss is essentially a Pratt truss (left) with a polygonal top chord. Originally built in 1911, it is reported that the main span (Parker truss) was strengthened extensively in 1925. Notable features are the riveted construction and pin-connected framing. Lane County, Oregon, USA.
A Colorado School of Mines graduate student installs sensors on the Tallwood building.
Photo: David Baillot/Jacobs School of Engineering/University of California San Diego
More on the Tallwood series of tests: bit.ly/Tallwood2023
Work-in-progress September 2011, showing more detail of the steel cradle to seat the viewing platforms. The lower platform is scheduled to be hoisted into place later this month. Sculptor: Anish Kapoor, Structural Designer: Cecil Balmond, Architecture: Ushida Findlay Architects (UFA), Design and Engineering: Ove Arup. The controversial red tower will be 115m tall and completion is due in spring 2012. Olympic Park, London Borough of Newham.
Image: Copyright ©2011 George Rex. All Rights Reserved.
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A paste. The SYNTHe Green Roof project in Downtown Los Angeles is a laser-cut structure that supports urban food production. Retro-fitted to existing rooftops, curving over services. More info at City of Sound.
Detail illustrations and layout Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation, Building illustrations UC San Diego Department of Structural Engineering.
For more information about the project and a full ist of sponsors, go to: bncs.ucsd.edu
WTC 1 & 2 - Drawing Book #2 - Drawings
Title: Exterior Wall Tree
70 sheets comprising of drawings and schedule notes of WTC 1 & 2 - Drawing Book #2.
Derived from FOIA record: WTCI-000012-L.PDF
71 pages in total.
First page depicts a cover sheet.
From NIST FOIA records.
Unknown FOIA log.
Requester: gerrycan1
Download source: archive.org/download/WTCI000722L/Drawing%20Book%202/book2...