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Engineering Reports Highlight Iowa Building's Problems Before Collapse

ENR Construction

Months before a six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, partially collapsed May 28, a structural engineer advised the property owner that an unexpected void space had been discovered during repairs to a damaged area of the exterior brick wall.

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Construction: Ultra-high-performance concrete

Construction Specifier

If we dwell only on the material side then we will keep filling joints with UHPC,” said Maher Tadros, founder of eConstruct USA LLC, a Nebraska-based structural engineering firm. The real benefit comes from our engineers and designers who are creating new products. UHPC is more than just new mixture proportions. “If

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Recent Transaction Provides One More.

PSMJ Resources

Such was the case in the recent merger between E/A firm I&S Group (Mankato, MN) and civil engineering firm Kuehl & Payer (Storm Lake, IA). The transaction creates a full-service architectural and engineering firm that will serve southern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

International Commissioning Engineers West, Inc. Iowa-Des Moines Supply. USGBC Iowa Chapter. JAG Engineering Services Inc. JDM/Structural Engineering, PSC. JMPE Electrical Engineering. InterDesign. Interior Directions. InteriorDesign-ED. Interiors for Business, Inc. Interiorscapes, Inc.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Giana started her career in civil and structural engineering, working on both domestic and international programs. For ten years she delivered significant projects, proving her construction prowess and gaining experience across the engineering and construction industry.