The Portland Cement Association (PCA) is now offering the newest version of "Design and Control of Concrete Mixture," newly updated in 2008. It addresses the fundamentals of freshly mixed and hardened ...
Bdcnetwork.com: Portland Cement Association offers blast resistant design guide for reinforced concrete structures
For decades, blast-resistant design was applied almost exclusively to military facilities. However tragedies such as the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the September 11 attacks have spread concern for ...
Portland Cement Association offers blast resistant design guide for reinforced concrete structures
STRANG is a Miami-based design firm renowned for advancing the principles of Environmental Modernism in extraordinary locations around the world. This concept, dubbed by the firm, reflects their deep commitment to designing stunning architectural works that maintain an acute awareness of each project's surrounding environment and site. Founded by Max Strang in 1998, the firm’s distinguished ...
The low-slung design continues the firm’s experimentations with the floating, rectilinear frame. The Mountain Lake Residence shares many similarities with Strang’s preceding design for Lake House, however, the Mountain Lake Residence internalizes its covered terrace and thus maintains a purer expression of the frame.
cross the Gulf Coast, resilient design has become less about creating a fortress and more about working with the forces that shape its environment. When Hurricane Ian struck in 2022, followed by Helene and AMilton two years later, Southwest Florida started building from a new baseline. Our homes needed to withstand a Category 5 hurricane—and recover as quickly as possible afterward ...
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