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Damage Engineering Insights Newsletters

21st Century Impact on the Building Envelope
  • Subsoil to Rooftop
Elements of Corrosive Drywall Damage
  • Chemistry
  • Climate
  • Confinement
Green Power Part 1—Wind Turbines

Commercial focus | Industrial focus

  • Wind turbine basics
  • Cause, cost, downtime aspects
21st Century Building Codes & Ordinances
  • Impact of IBC
  • Federal legislation
  • Sustainability rating systems
Some Fire Protection and Explosion Suppression Aspects of Damage for Buildings, Plants and Equipment

Commercial focus | Industrial focus

  • Explosion suppression
  • New generation sprinkler heads
  • Building & life safety codes
Some Structural Engineering Aspects of Damage, Structural Steel in Buildings, Machinery, and Equipment
  • Plasticity of steel
  • Effects of overheating
  • Boxing columns
Repairing in a Green Manner: selected insights about damage engineering aspects of scoping and monitoring sustainable repairs

Part 1

  • LEED® Rating System
  • Commercial vs. Manufacturing & Energy

Part 2

  • Significance of LEED® AP
  • Impact of Sustainability
Mechanical Engineering Aspects of Damage to Buildings, Equipment and Machinery

Commercial focus | Manufacturing and energy focus

  • Fatigue
  • Real tolerances
  • Reverse engineering
Some Structural Engineering Aspects of Damage: Concrete in Buildings, Structures, and Industrial Applications
  • Building a temperature roadmap
  • Repairing cracking
  • Time-sensitive repairs
Some Electrical Engineering Aspects of Damage: 21st-Century Impact on Electrical Apparatuses in Buildings and Manufacturing Applications
  • Loading is more sophisticated
  • Going green
  • Fewer spares