Days after the collapse of a building in the city’s Transport Nagar, a team of experts from Gujarat’s National Forensic Science University on Tuesday took up its investigation into the reasons that ...

The debris of the collapsed building, which killed 18 workers, shows some beams and slabs sitting on top of each, but not a single column. Experts believe the columns were crushed to powder due to use ...

Andrew Lawrence, a fellow at engineering consultancy Arup, a structural engineer and expert in building safety, has been involved in the assessment of a large number of structures with transfer slabs.

In an era where speed, sustainability, and efficiency define the future of construction, International Construction Consortium (Pvt) Limited (ICC), one of Sri Lanka’s most innovative and ...

When building post and beam in straw bale, what if I substitute concrete block columns for the wooden posts? Will they draw moisture into the straw? They could. However, the usual practice is to wrap ...