I-Structure

June - July 2008

 

INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATES
News update



EQUIPMENT MATTERS
Update on the latest construction equipments.


MATERIAL INNOVATIONS
Defying Corrosion
MMFX Rebar, which was developed using nanotechnology, enables steel to acquire superior properties.


UPGRADES

Adding up Infra-structure
A feature on how the industrial development, commerce and trade of Kolkata is inseparably linked to the life and development of Kolkata Port.


GADGETS

How Tower Cranes Work?
A detailed exploration on how tower cranes are improvising high-rise construction.


PROFILE

Engineering Life
Edmund Happold's legacy lives on in the cross-section of works by his firm Buro Happold.


AMAZING STRUCTURES

Reinforcing Nature
Mankind's greatest feats have been the harnessing of challenges thrown by nature. The Delta Plan in the low-lying regions of The Netherlands is one such challenge.


URBAN RENEWALS

Optimal Options
With constant improvisations, Monorails are fast becoming an optimal urban solution for balancing constrained urban volumes and the increasing need for mass rapid transit options.


RETROSPECTIVE

Tensile Bridges
The chronological buildup of tensile structures.


FOCUS

Beijing Olympics
The 2008 Olympic Games at Beijing are the celebration of engineering and sustainability.

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