Structure Prof. Practice-Alpa Sheth
Structure Prof. Practice-Alpa Sheth
Structure Prof. Practice-Alpa Sheth
Alpa Sheth
Tekton
Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2016
pp. 64 - 71
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insurance cover.
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The Millennium Bridge, London- the only pedestrian bridge in the city, structural design by Arup.
[Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:London_Millennium_Bridge2.jpg,
http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/millennium-bridge/]
Engineer
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PRACTICE
The Citicorp Centre at New York City (1970), schematic structural frame and
its structural engineer William Le Messurier.
[Source: http://therealdeal.com/2014/04/17/how-student-saved-citicorp-center-from-potential-collapse/]
rst year and one during her nal year. She was
Differently
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The Hall of Nations at Pragati Maidan, Delhi (1972)- a space frame in reinforced concrete with a
clear span of 78m, structural design by Mahendra Raj.
[Source: http://www.mrc.co.in/sd_2.html]
how it behaves.
PRACTICE
Examples of bizarre architecture in China that uses brilliance in structural engineering to make
possible undesirable buildings
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architectural forms.
Educating Engineers
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PRACTICE
Challenges of Running an
Engineering Practice
Notes
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/chi
na/11249874/China-to-declare-war-on-bizarrearchitecture.html
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