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Crane Firm Pulled Off NYC Projects Following Multiple Incidents

August 15, 2019

United Crane & Rigging has had work halted on over 20 jobsites in New York City following two crane incidents this year, one of them fatal.

Construction Research

NIST Awards $6.6M in Grants to Improve Structures' Resilience

Tom Ichniowski

August 10, 2019

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12 institutions, mostly universities, receive funds for research related to wind, fire, earthquakes.

More than half of multiemployer plans are in construction's unionized sector

Pension Agency Paints Grim Picture for Multiemployer Program

Tom Ichniowski

August 8, 2019

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Unless Congress acts, PBGC says multiemployer program will run out of funds by end of FY 2025.

What the FIU Bridge Collapse Says About Peer Review

Scott Judy

Richard Korman

August 7, 2019

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Attorneys for families of the six people who were killed and for survivors of 2018’s Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse say Louis Berger Group is the last defendant that has not yet agreed to settle lawsuits in state court in Miami.

Study: Rainfall Frequency Curves Must Be Updated

August 7, 2019

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Engineers, climate and hydrologic scientists need to work together to update current intensity-duration-frequency curves for rainfall and flooding.

After Bottom-Line Hits, More Firms Exit Fixed-Price Work

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

August 7, 2019

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Executives move to contain project losses, owners face cost-rise; job completion may become biggest risk, says infrastructure financier.

Structural Engineering Associations Work Toward a Unified Vision

Nadine M. Post

August 7, 2019

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In a case of déjà vu, three groups representing U.S. structural engineers are launching a collaboration initiative to bolster the profession. The first step is the release of a joint vision for progress.