
No Such Thing as “Overengineered.”
Bridges rarely fail. At least that’s what some people say, claiming that they tend to be “overengineered,” if there is such a thing. That’s little comfort to the families and […]
Close Encounters of the Condo Kind
Bridges rarely fail. At least that’s what some people say, claiming that they tend to be “overengineered,” if there is such a thing. That’s little comfort to the families and […]
“Better buildings would have saved lives.” –Chuck DeMets, U.S. Geologist DeMets, a tectonic geologist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, reflects on the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, described by the […]