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ONE-WAY AND TWO-WAY CLAY-TILE AND UNIT-MASONRY JOIST SYSTEMS Focusing on structural engineering issues involved in the repair, restoration, or adaptive reuse of older buildings for which drawings no longer exist, this article is the third in a series on antiquated structural systems that can be adapted or reanalyzed for safe reuse. —Editor One-way and two-way clay-tile and unit-masonry joist systems — successors to one type of clay-tile arched floor system — were used in the United States starting early in the 20th century.
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"I have decided to make the complete turn." Euphoric over seeing his still under-construction house rotate its planned 180 degrees for the first time, the Italian civil engineer Angelo Invernizzi quickly wrote a colleague that the final version had to go all the way around.
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ENGINEERING A PEI CANTILEVER - DALLAS CITY HALL Innovative architecture often requires equally innovative engineering and technologies for successful realization. An outstanding example of design and engineering interdependence can be seen in the Dallas City Hall, a landmark building completed in 1977, designed with daring vision by one of the world's leading architectural teams, I.M. Pei & Partners.
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More Building and Construction NTU Helps to Strengthen Buildings in China's Earthquake-Prone Areas — Channel News Asia, 2009.0828Despite Slump, Hong Kong Real Estate Remains Strong — New York Times, 2009.0828 Home Construction Scams — CBS6, 2009.0827 China Pavilion: Looking Toward the Future — Alibaba, 2009.0827 One-Way and Two-Way Clay-Tile and Unit-Masonry Joist Systems — ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0826 CCTV Tower under Fire Once Again — Xinhua, 2009.0826 In Athens, Loft-Style Living — New York Times, 2009.0826 Southeast Polk Opens New High School — Des Moines Register, 2009.0825 CRH 1H Net Profit -83%, Pace of Decline Seen Slowing — Wall Street Journal, 2009.0825 Homebuilders Up as Index Shows Higher Home Prices — Forbes, 2009.0825 World's Tallest Wooden Building Planned for Norway — Inhabitat (blog), 2009.0824 Construction Commodity Prices Fall, but Don't Expect a Surge in Projects — Modern Health Care, 2009.0824 NVR Upgraded by Moody's; First Builder Since 2006 — Bloomberg, 2009.0821 After Merger, Firm Becomes 'Homebuilding's 800-Pound Gorilla' — Detroit Free Press, 2009.0819 U.S. Architecture Billings Index Up in July-AIA — AIA Press Release, 2009.0819 Shipping Containers Find Use as Building Material — Journal of Commerce, 2009.0819 Single-Family Home Building Rises for 5th Month — Associated Press, 2009.0818 Surprise Dip in US Home Building — BBC News, 2009.0818 Housing Woes to Haunt Home Depot — RTT News, 2009.0818 US Home Construction Falls 1 Percent, Misses Views — Associated Press, 2009.0818 Single-Family Home Building Rises for 5th Month — Associated Press, 2009.0818 James Hardie Reports US$77.9m Loss — Egoli, 2009.0818 Bisset Adams Is Architect for £6.5m Walsall Regeneration Building — 24Dash, 2009.0817 From McMansions to Micro-Houses? — WCAX, 2009.0817 Lowe's Net, Forecast Fall Short as Store Openings Get Trimmed — Market Watch, 2009.0817 Smart Building — Dawn, 2009.0816 RMJM unveils design details for $1B green development in Turkey — BDC, 2009.0814 Is Your House Big Enough to Swing a Cat? — 24Dash, 2009.0813 Baltimore Preservation Panel OKs Apartment Concept — Baltimore Sun, 2009.0813
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