Forensic Engineering 8th Congress
Our own Ahmed Khalil, Ph.D., P.E. will be keynoting at the 2018 Forensic Congress. Join us in Austin November 29th to hear from Ahmed and other industry experts on the topic of forensic engineering. Interact with other professionals tasked with determining...
read moreSteelSmart Framer – Build 116 Released!
Applied Science International, LLC (ASI) & The Steel Network, Inc. (TSN) are excited to announce the release of Build 116 for our new SteelSmart® Framer BIM software for Light Steel Framing. SteelSmart Framer makes it possible to quickly and easily model a light...
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Progressive Collapse Analysis Performed with Extreme Loading® for Structures
For a limited time only, several Progressive Collapse papers published in Engineering Structures Journal, which discuss the use of Extreme Loading® for Structures (ELS) nonlinear dynamic structural analysis software to analyze structures and design to...
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Reliability of collapse simulation – Comparing finite and applied element method at different levels
Numerical prediction of progressive collapse of buildings due to extreme loading is still a challenging task. However, increased computational power makes it nowadays possible to analyze not only small-scale connections and mid-size building elements, but also full buildings with considerable height and complexity.
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4 Ways to Save Time and Money Using BIM with Light Steel Framing
Building Information Modeling (BIM), rapidly revolutionizing the construction industry. Overall, engineering and design technology has advanced considerably in the last 30 years within the construction industry. Part of that advancement has led to more and more of the...
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Research & Practice on Progressive Collapse & Robustness of Buildings
Extreme events (i.e. terrorist attacks, vehicle impacts, explosions, etc.) often cause local damage to building structures and pose a serious threat when one or more vertical load-bearing components fail, leading to the progressive collapse of the entire...
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Specifying Safe Demolition
Every day, old structures are demolished to make room for new and improved buildings, bridges, and other structures. More often than we would like, during the course of these demolitions, things do not go as planned and loss or damage to property can occur. The...
read moreUsing the Applied Element Method to simulate the dynamic response of full-scale URM houses tested to collapse or near-collapse conditions
In this work, the Applied Element Method (AEM) is employed to reproduce the dynamic response of three full-scale unreinforced masonry (URM) house specimens tested on a shake-table. Two of the test specimens correspond to a calcium-silicate terraced house typology...
read moreThe Applied Element Method and the modelling of both in-plane and out-of-plane response of URM walls
TThe Applied Element Method (AEM) is a relatively recent addition to the discrete elements methods family. Initially conceived to model blast events and concrete structures, its use in the modelling of masonry structures subjected to earthquake actions is steadily...
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Extreme Loading for Structures – Version 6.0 Released!
We’re happy to announce the release of our Advanced Structural Analysis Software, Extreme Loading for Structures (ELS) Version 6.0! ELS is used by structural engineers and researchers around the world to study the effects of blast, progressive collapse,...
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