The Tilt-Up Concrete Association is offering it, having decided to endorse ASCE/SEI 7-10, Minimum Design Loads of Buildings and Other Structures, as the standard for temporary bracing of tilt panels ...

The landmarked roof of the old KeyArena is now “floating,” and the first foundation work has begun. The DJC and other media made a site visit yesterday, where excavation to a depth of about 75 feet is ...

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has released a position statement assigning responsibility for the assessment of floor slab capacity for the bracing of tilt-up panels. While the TCA previously ...

Construction is a rewarding occupation, but it is also inherently dangerous. Accidents arise from a variety of causes, including electrocutions, falls, equipment failure and collapses of unbraced ...

Crews are expected to complete efforts to shore up a six-story, 45,000 square-foot building here that is at risk of collapsing in very strong winds, officials said. Steel rods and temporary bracing ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Civil engineers not directly involved in yesterday's horrific demolition accident in center city (see related stories) believe two key changes could have prevented the tragedy: ...

Engineers not involved in the probe say they would look closely at the bracing system for clues to the failure. The C-470 overpass is an active roadway with constant vibration from traffic.

Gusting winds and the absence of temporary bracing were to blame for the collapse of a steel structure on the work site of the University of Windsor’s new Innovation Centre and parking structure ...

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) announced the release of a revised guideline on Temporary Wind Bracing of Tilt-Up Concrete Panels During Construction. “The 2012 edition of the TCA Wind-Bracing ...

Citing public safety concerns, the City of Ithaca has prohibited parking on a portion of the top floor of the Green Street garage. A "significant amount of deterioration" was found in one of the ...