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August 16, 2018
Modularity Potential of Precast
External News, Well Concrete BlogPrecast 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 other trades. This can take work off the jo...
August 15, 2018
Free Form Rebar Aligned Distribution in Revit 2019.1
aei, BIM & Beam Blog, Concrete, Concrete Detailing, Concrete Fabrication, Detailing, Fabrication, Reinforcement, Revit, Structure, What's NewBuilding 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 that will help to increase modeling versa...
August 3, 2018
The Danger That Lurks Below
External News, NPCA Blog, infrastructure, manhole, manhole installation, NPCA BlogIn 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 deteriorating brick manhole constructed somewhere...
August 1, 2018
BIM for Reinforced Concrete – From Design to Detailing in One Model
aei, BIM & Beam Blog, Concrete, Concrete Detailing, Concrete Fabrication, Reinforcement, Revit, Structural Analysis, StructureThis 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 benefits of BIM for engineers: Combines the...
July 24, 2018
SOFiSTiK Reinforcement Detailing 2019 is now available
aei, BIM & Beam Blog, Concrete, Concrete Detailing, Concrete Fabrication, Detailing, Industry Partners, Reinforcement, StructureSOFiSTiK 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 can be modified to meet local or company s...
July 23, 2018
The Wide World of Welding
External News, NPCA Blog, NPCA Blog, skilled workers, weldingClick 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 that America’s infrastructure is in di...
July 13, 2018
NPCA Participates in AASHTO Meetings
External News, NPCA Blog, AASHTO, NPCA Blog, OutreachAASHTO – 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, then you should. AASHTO is a non-governmen...
July 13, 2018
Buffalo Takes on CSO with Precast
External News, NPCA Blog, CSO Storage, NPCA Blog, sewer systemThere 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 without Art Garfunkel. And dancing is fun, but ...
July 12, 2018
Improving Precast Sustainability
External News, NPCA Blog, 2018 – July-August, Precast Inc. Magazine, Precast Magazines, sustainability, technologyA 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 acquired a software program to help NPCA memb...
July 12, 2018
Taking Denver by Storm
External News, NPCA Blog, 2018 - Summer, Precast Magazines, Precast Solutions Magazine, stormwater, stormwater managementPrecast 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. However, it’s what’s going on below ground ...
June 18, 2018
The MEP and Structural Fabricators Forum Joins Forces with AU
aei, BIM & Beam Blog, Events, Fabrication, StructureIf 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 fabricate MEP and structural systems. What st...
June 8, 2018
Rebar in Revit: Power up your productivity with BIM Designers
aei, BIM & Beam Blog, Concrete Detailing, Detailing, StructureAdvance 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 working in multiple BIM environments. GRAIT...
May 7, 2018
What’s new in Advance Steel 2019
Advance Steel, AEC Collection, aei, akn_include, BIM & Beam Blog, Detailing, Fabrication, Steel Detailing, Steel Fabrication, StructureWe’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 version. 1 – Enhanced interoperability with R...
April 30, 2018
Overview of BIM 360 Design
aei, BIM & Beam Blog, BIM 360 Design, Design Collaboration, Document Management, Engineering and Design, Revit Cloud Worksharing, StructureBIM 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 — it enables the same Revit cloud worksha...
April 30, 2018
Warping Double Tees for Drainage
External News, Nitterhouse BlogImportant 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 from slush and snow carried into the park...
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