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The Engineering Behind The Shed's Movable DesignOctober 23, 2026
How do you make a 4,000-ton building move? Thornton Tomasetti Principal Tom Duffy is featured in an ASME video exploring the engineering collaboration behind The Shed in New York City.
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JASSO Wins Prestigious Institute of Physics Business Innovation AwardJuly 12, 2020
Thornton Tomasetti has received the 2020 Institute of Physics (IOP) Business Innovation Award for its JASSO machine.
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Modeling The Human HeartJuly 01, 2019
In the heart of Silicon Valley, a team from our Applied Science practice is crossing disciplinary boundaries, applying their engineering expertise to aid in the advancement of medical science.
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American Bar Association: Life Safety SystemsJuly 01, 2018
Kylie Schalz addresses building codes and the design and performance of passive and active life safety systems, including fire protection, means of egress, smoke control, and fire suppression.
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ASCE: U.S. Bank Stadium Roof StructureApril 01, 2017
Thornton Tomasetti expert R. John Aniol co-authored a paper on the structural design and delivery of U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, focusing on the steel structure supporting the stadium’s transparent roof and the collaboration required to bring the complex long-span design to life.
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Deflection of in-span hinges in prestressed concrete box girder bridges during constructionJanuary 15, 2017
Multi-span cast-in-place (CIP) post-tensioned concrete (PS) box girder bridges undergo upward deflection (curl) at hinges due to post-tensioning forces. Adjustments in falsework height are often necessary in the field to address the curl and avoid bumps, which cause traffic safety concerns and present a road hazard. A current method to estimate hinge curl has often led to results that are significantly different than those measured in the field thus causing construction delays and costly change orders.
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Wall-Like Reinforced Concrete Columns Externally Confined by means of Glass FRP LaminatesNovember 07, 2016
This paper discusses the laboratory testing of wall-like reinforced concrete (RC) columns externally confined with glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) laminates and subjected to pure axial load. Specimens were characterized by an overall length of 3.05 m (10 ft), cross-sectional dimensions of 356 by 1,041 mm (14 by 41 in). Three specimens were tested: one was unstrengthened (benchmark) and two were confined with GFRP laminates. Two different confining reinforcement ratios were considered.
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Time-Dependent Analysis of Post-Tensioned Bridge Hinge CurlSeptember 12, 2016
Accurate prediction of instantaneous and time-dependent deformation of superstructure in-span hinges is important for preventing a mismatch of bridge decks. Time-dependent deflection of in-span hinges hinge curl in posttensioned bridges depends on the construction sequence and the material time-dependent properties. Structural analysis software is an important tool for estimating time-dependent deformations. Computational modeling was conducted to calculate the hinge curl in posttensioned bridges considering two approaches, the spine model and the three-dimensional finite-element model.
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Sensitivity Analysis on Design ParametersJune 06, 2016
Performance based fire engineering has recently been the focus of several studies due to its well-known benefits and the short-comings of the traditional prescriptive design methods. However, the method is not often used extensively because of the large number of parameters and decisions involved in the process. This study presents a framework to conduct a number of sensitivity analyses to help the engineer determine which of several parameters used in a performance based design can affect the outcome significantly.