Design of reinforced concrete two-way slabs and reinforced masonry systems for buildings. Includes design of bearing walls, shear walls, lintels, pilasters, slender columns, torsional beams and ...

A shear wall, however, is a vertical, cantilevered diaphragm. A lateral building system results when a series of vertical and horizontal diaphragms are properly tied together to form a structurally ...

Stone retaining walls add elegance to your lawn while stabilizing sloped terrain. If you're worried about the cost, here's ...

Building a stackable retaining wall is a beginner-friendly DIY but it has a few key steps. First, you need to plan your layout. This project will involve digging so call 811 to locate any ...

Architecture Projects Featuring Thin Brick Design. Transforming a traditional California winery cave, architect Chuck Peterson introduced 4,000 square feet of thin brick as a skin to the structure.

Turning to 3D printing allowed for an open, “porous” wall design that has already been prototyped up to a height of 2 meters (6.6 feet) by Hassell’s partner, the Institute for Advanced ...