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Holger Svensson awarded Honorary Doctorate
The Technical University of Dresden has awarded Holger Svensson with an Honorary Doctorate for his contributions to cable-stayed bridges.
Relaunch of Structurae
A few weeks from now we will be introducing a whole new and improved version of Structurae – the database for works of bridge, civil and structural engineering.
Seismic performance during earthquakes: the bridges of the Canterbury region, New Zealand
In less than six months, the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, experienced two major earthquakes: on 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011. The former was generated by the rupture of the previously unknown Greendale fault, releasing a magnitude Mw 7.1 earthquake 30-40 km away from the Central Business District (CBD); the latter event, of magnitude Mw 6.2, was less than 10 km from the CBD on an unknown buried fault at the edge of the city.
Featured on structurae: Térénez Bridge
One of the most impressive cable-stayed bridges built in Europe lately, this bridge amazes not necessarily because of its size. It's the curved deck and the elegant Lambda-shaped pylons that make this a truly noteworthy bridge.
Lectures on DVD - Holger Svensson about Cable-Stayed Bridges
Holger Svensson’s book Cable-Stayed Bridges does not only illustrate constructive peculiarities and the possibilities of cable-stayed bridges with steel, concrete or composite decks, but also provides a comprehensive summary of their historic development and treats subjects like anchorage, detailed design, dynamic analysis, erection of various cable types while describing various erection methods and upcoming developments.
Promoting research and exchange of expertise
Lately the call for more independent research in all sorts of fields has become louder. Ernst & Sohn as a publisher has also great interests in solid research, new findings and developments within the field of civil engineering.
Karl Morgen - 60th Birthday
On March 19th, Dr.-Ing. Karl Morgen, managing and senior partner at WTM Engineers in Hamburg, turned 60 years of age. His professional work is reflected in numerous activities.
Contract models for TBM drives in hard rock – codes in Austria and Switzerland
The Austrian standard conditions of contract for underground works with continuous tunnelling have been available since 2005. Until then, contract conditions for equential and continuous tunnelling were combined in a single code. In Switzerland, major transport tunnels were already being bored with TBMs at the start of the 1970s, much earlier than in Austria.
Eurocode advocate passed away
At the age of 72, Professor Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Sedlacek passed away on February 1st, 2012. Through his pioneering works he not only shaped his own discipline, steel construction, for decades but also other areas in construction and even other fields of engineering.
Managing interdisciplinary applied research on sustainability in construction with the help of an innovative broker
Science and economy are closely linked, especially in the field of engineering. For the sciences, application-oriented cooperative research is therefore an important element of their interaction with the economy.
