Table of Contents
Features
Nature-Inspired Hybrid
By Alex Wilson, PE, and Ian McFarlane, PE, SE
Kresge College’s new Academic Center advances mixed-material projects beyond typical hybrid-timber construction.
Trial by Fire: Structural Engineering Challenges in a Historic Hotel Conversion
By Chelci E. Dell & Jeffrey D. Viano
The adaptive reuse project modified a 179-year-old academic building into a boutique hotel in Maryland.
Gilded Age Revival: The Frick Collection
By Lauren Feinstein, PE, David Ribbans, PE, Kevin Poulin, PE, and Filippo Masetti, PE
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger engineered custom solutions for this historic New York mansion-turned-art-museum to achieve the architectural design intent while encountering a variety of archaic gravity systems from prior structural renovations.
Mass Timber and the Power of Reuse
By Sarah Evans, PE and Thomas Kostelak, PE
The University of Houston RAD Center combines architectural vision and structural ingenuity to maximize efficiency and sustainability.
Special Section: Connections
Real World Challenges Drive Innovation
Columns and Departments
Editorial
Seismic Shifts in Business
By Jami Lorenz, PE
Structural Influencer
Juliette Peyroux, PE, SE
Structural Design
Structural Engineering Considerations in Design of Secure Compounds
Chris Heckmann, PE; Achraf Ayad, Ph.D, PE; Leslie Duffy, PE
Structural Design
Understanding Roof Systems of Metal Buildings
Michael W. Seek, Ph.D, PE, and Vincent Sagan, PE
Structural Forum
Why Structural Firms Should Adopt an Inside-Out AI Strategy
By Dr. Mehdi Nourbakhsh and Dr. Sam Zolfagharian
Structural Forum
Australia Is Becoming Hotter: Climate Change and Its Impact on Long-term Monitoring of Structures
By Parsa Ghannadi and Seyed Sina Kourehli
Historic Structures
Merchants' Bridge, St. Louis, Missouri, 1890
By Frank Griggs, Dist. M. ASCE
Codes and Standards
FAQ on SEI Standards
By Jeannette Torrents, PE, SE
inSights
When Good Engineers Make Bad Business Decisions: A Risk Management Solution
By Mark Blankenship, CPCU, AIC, LEED AP