CSI MEDIA MENTIONS

Welcome to CSI Media Mentions, a compilation of articles found in structural and civil engineering trade publications that discuss the application of CSI software. These informative articles highlight the use of CSI software in the design of projects that vary greatly in scope and function all over the world, from aquaria to bridges.

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Date Publication Volume Page
April-08 Civil Engineering Volume 78, No.4 66
Article Dual Desconstruction
Author Sarbjeet SIngh, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, Mehrdad Mirzakashani, P.E., M.ASCE, and Abdol Hagh, Ph.D., P.E., M.
Summary CSI's SAP2000 is used in the deconstruction of two older bridges to make way for a modern cable-stayed bridge across a major navigation channel in Charleston, North Carolina.
Jun-07 Modern Steel Construction Volume 47, No.6 23-24
Article Sqeezed
Author Garret Browne, S.E.
Summary CSI's SAP2000 is used in the design of an architecturally significant, nine-story glass and steel condominium tower in Chicago's Near North Side.
Jun-07 Modern Steel Construction Volume 47, No.6 35-9
Article Beating the Odds
Author William B. Kussro, P.E., S.E.
Summary CSI's ETABS is used in the design of Detroit's MotorCity Casino, a 17-story hotel tower. The building was originally conceived as a post-tensioned, cast-in-place concrete structure, but was redesigned as a steel-framed staggered truss system to alleviate concerns about cold-weather construction and concrete labor.
Apr-07 Civil Engineering Volume 77, No.4 22-24
Article Chicago Tower's "Wavelike" Design Features Different Shapes for Every Floor
Author Robert L. Reid
Summary CSI's SAFE software is used in the design of an 87-story mixed-use tower in Chicago. The building has been named the Aqua because of its contoured, wavelike balconies.
Apr-07 Civil Engineering Volume 77, No.4 24-26
Article Ningbo Bridge Design Features Asymmetrical Pylons
Author Robert L. Reid
Summary CSI's SAP2000 is used in the design of a 380 m long cable-stayed structure in Ningbo, China. The bridge features dramatically slanted pylons that will reach across the travel lanes to connect to the bridge deck.
Mar-07 Modern Steel Construction Volume 47, No.4 24-26
Article New Slant
Author Ahmad Rahimian, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., and Yoram Eilon, P.E.
Summary CSI's SAP2000 is used in the design of the Denver Art Museum's dramatic expansion project featuring a 280-seat auditorium, new exhibit space, and a 100-foot-long glass and steel footbridge.
Mar-07 Structure Volume 14, No.3 34-36
Article The Portland Aerial Transportation, Inc.
Author Murat Melek, Ph.D., Edwin Shlemon, P.E., S.E., Atila Zekioglu, P.E., S.E., and Steve Carter
Summary CSI's SAP2000 is used in the design of an aerial tram connecting the upper and lower facilities of Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland.
Mar-07 Modern Steel Construction Volume 47, No.3 22-25
Article Making Waves
Author Larry McDowell
Summary CSI's ETABS is used in the design of Atlanta's ship-shaped Georgia Aquarium, a 500,000 sqaure-foot facility containing the largest volume of water ever housed inside an aquarium structure.
Feb-07 Modern Steel Construction Volume 47, No.2 20-24
Article Staying on Track
Author David W. Landis, P.E. and Randall L. Braun, P.E.
Summary CSI's ETABS is used in the design of Union Pacific's new headquarters, a 19-story office building in downtown Omaha, NE. The building features exposed steel cross-bracing puntuating a dramatic, glass-clad interior atrium extending the full height of the building.
Jan-07 Modern Steel Construction Volume 47, No.1 22-25
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