When a retaining wall collapsed on CSX railroad tracks in Baltimore on April 30, 2014, city officials quickly called on engineering firm Whitman Requardt and Associates for help.
From buildings to bridges, the built environment would benefit from a stronger design collaboration between structural engineers and geotechnical engineers.
To create Blox’s stacked box profile “hovering over the road,” many trusses are needed to transfer loads around spaces varying from apartments to a 200-seat auditorium.