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Modularity Potential of Precast
August 16, 2018Credit: Original article published here. Precast concrete has the capability of incorporating other trades in a plant fabricated atmosphere. Components can be cast into the concrete, or it can be used as a platform to prefabricate othe...
Free Form Rebar Aligned Distribution in Revit 2019.1
August 15, 2018Credit: Original article published here. Building on Autodesk’s strategy to make Revit a robust model authoring tool for designing and detailing, the Revit 2019.1 release includes an important update for concrete detailers and engineers ...
The Danger That Lurks Below
August 3, 2018Credit: Original article published here. In June, city workers conducting regular maintenance in downtown Indianapolis detected an underground sinkhole that, thankfully, had yet to reach the surface. The sinkhole was caused by a deterior...
BIM for Reinforced Concrete – From Design to Detailing in One Model
August 1, 2018Credit: Original article published here. This is the third blog post in a series that discusses the advantages of working on concrete projects in a BIM process for structural engineers. Before we dive in, let’s quickly review the four be...
SOFiSTiK Reinforcement Detailing 2019 is now available
July 24, 2018Credit: Original article published here. SOFiSTiK Reinforcement Detailing significantly accelerates the creation of 2D reinforcement sheets from 3D models in Autodesk Revit. The product consists of software and a set of families, which c...
The Wide World of Welding
July 23, 2018Credit: Original article published here. Click the image above to download the file. Information and infographic courtesy of the Tulsa Welding School Click on the infographic in order to zoom in and view the information. It’s no secret...
NPCA Participates in AASHTO Meetings
July 13, 2018Credit: Original article published here. AASHTO – this acronym stands for American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. If you have not heard of them and build precast products for transportation-related projects, t...
Buffalo Takes on CSO with Precast
July 13, 2018Credit: Original article published here. There is no doubt combinations can be great. For example, jelly is good, but it’s even better with peanut butter. Paul Simon is a talented singer, but he would have never become a superstar withou...
Improving Precast Sustainability
July 12, 2018Credit: Original article published here. A sustainability software program is available for NPCA members to use for benchmarking sustainable development. By Claude Goguen, P.E., LEED AP The NPCA Sustainability Committee has recently acqu...
Taking Denver by Storm
July 12, 2018Credit: Original article published here. Precast plays a winning role in Denver’s largest-ever storm drainage project. By Bridget McCrea The city of Denver stakes its claim to fame on the fact that it sits at one mile above sea level. Ho...
The MEP and Structural Fabricators Forum Joins Forces with AU
June 18, 2018Credit: Original article published here. If you’ve been a part of the MEP and Structural Fabricators Forum in the past, you know what a unique event it is—a place to learn how technology is changing the game for those who detail and fabr...
Rebar in Revit: Power up your productivity with BIM Designers
June 8, 2018Credit: Original article published here. Advance BIM Designers is a BIM solution for improving structural project management. It helps users to create, design, document, track and control structural members of a BIM project while also wo...
What’s new in Advance Steel 2019
May 7, 2018Credit: Original article published here. We’re excited to announce the latest release of Autodesk’s structural steel detailing software, Advance Steel 2019. Here is a highlight of the main new and enhanced features available in this vers...
Overview of BIM 360 Design
April 30, 2018Credit: Original article published here. BIM 360 Design is Autodesk’s cloud worksharing, design collaboration, and data management product for improved project delivery. It joins the unified BIM 360 portfolio with a familiar composition ...
Warping Double Tees for Drainage
April 30, 2018Credit: Original article published here. Important to the performance of parking garages is the need for drainage of surface water from rain and snow on the top level directly exposed to the weather, and by wind-driven rain and melt off ...
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AECbytes is a technology publication launched by Dr. Lachmi Khemlani in Nov 2003. AECbytes is focused on researching, analyzing, and reviewing technology products and services for the building industry. It publishes a variety of articles including newsletters covering conferences and shows, reviews of products, feature articles profiling case studies of firms and projects that showcase the use of technology, viewpoint articles featuring contributions from industry leaders, and tips and tricks authored by experts in individual AEC applications.
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