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When designing a building for lateral loads such as those generated by wind or earthquakes, engineers have several options. Lateral loads may be transferred to the foundation via braced frames or ...

Writers of standards—both for general structural design and, in particular, structural steel design—rolled out their 2010 versions this month, completed in time to be referenced in the upcoming 2012 ...

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“Poor conceptual designs, inherently defective structural design and poor execution of work at site, coupled with use of substandard construction material and certain bad practices of construction” ...