World Trade Center Plaza
Every disaster provides information of value to all structural engineers. One particular aspect of the World Trade Center disaster worth studying is the performance of the masonry construction…
many of the buildings that surrounded the plaza survived, in some part, due to the use of masonry.

More Than Meets the Eye
What do you do when you need critical information on how a masonry building was constructed? In years past, engineers may have hired a mason contractor to begin cutting openings into the wall to expose internal conditions. Today, nondestructive techniques can allow us to peer into walls without damage.

Old Masonry Schools
Clay tile… inexpensive, quick to assemble and fire resistant… a popular construction material for schools in the early 1900s. Today these historic structures are in need of rehabilitation, and often times seismic upgrade. Read how engineers turned to a patented system to get the job done.

NCSEA News
News from the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations
• Report on NCEES POLC Meeting • Breakfast, Anyone?
• Call for Entries

Structural Columns
The newsletter of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE
• TALKING POINTS: Governance
• Security Engineering Workshop
• Masonry Design & Detailing Seminar

CASE In Point
The newsletter of the Council of American Structural Engineers
• Atkins Takes Helm of CASE
Executive Committee
• ACEC Amendment Promotes
A/E Tax Relief
• ACEC’s Latest Publications…

Great Achievements
Celebrating structural engineers and engineering
• Othmar H. Ammann

Risk Management
• An Evolution in Loss Prevention

On the cover... Middleton Hills Condominiums; Photo courtesy of Rural Masonry of Madison, WI. Photographer: Brenda K. Thompson. Cover photo taken for photographic purposes only. Safety requirements/equipment not shown. Construction safety practices would require fall protection, hard hats, etc.