SURFSIDE, Fla. — "Major structural damage" to the concrete slab below the pool deck at the 12-story Champlain Towers South was noted in an engineering report three years before the building collapsed, ...

A concrete slab that supported the pool deck at Florida's Champlain Towers South condo building, which collapsed last month and resulted in the deaths of at least 95 people so far, needed "concrete ...

Nearly three years before parts of an oceanfront condo building gave way in South Florida earlier this week, an engineer reported alarming evidence of “major structural damage” to a slab of concrete ...

Biaxial voided slabs represent a revolutionary approach in modern construction, combining reductions in self‐weight with maintained structural integrity. By incorporating optimally shaped cavities ...

A structural engineer hired by the Champlain Towers South in 2018 to review possible repair needs warned of “major structural damage” to the concrete foundations of the oceanfront condo. The town of ...

A recent project for the University of Alabama's Department of Science and Engineering exemplifies Birdwell & Associates' confidence, ambition and talents in concrete construction. The floor was small ...

Below-grade waterproofing systems can be critical features of building enclosure design, particularly when the structure has a deep foundation. As the foundation goes deeper, there is a greater ...