structural engineering
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Plastic Suspension Springs Could Be Coming to the Car Industry
A German company’s composite spring weighs up to 75 percent less than conventional steel.
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This Monster $500,000 RV Has Two Bathrooms And A Bedroom In The Basement
When you buy an RV that costs more than most houses, you’re going to expect it to be flush with luxuries. Giant Class A RVs come packed with features, but I’d never seen one that uses a storage bay basement like a bedroom.
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How Engineers Are Building Skyscrapers That Seem Physically Impossible
Stephen DeSimone, president of DeSimone Consulting Engineering in New York, is engineering a new kind of skyscraper. He’s working on structures unlike anything else in the world: supertall buildings with unusually small footprints.