Is the understanding of Member’s Cross-sectional Behavior, key to understand the Overall Structural Response?

Structural Cross-sections: Analysis and Design The cross-sections of structural members and their properties are a basic component in almost all aspects of analysis and design of structures. In fact, the primary objective of an efficient design process is to proportion the cross-sections of all structural elements to safely resist the applied load effects and actions.…

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Design of Tall Buildings: Trends and Advancements for Structural Performance

BANGKOK – As buildings become taller, the challenges for engineers and architects intensify. Urban population is rapidly increasing, innovative buildings are needed to address this shift. These were some of the many issues deliberated on the seminar Design of Tall Buildings: Trends and Advancements for Structural Performance organized by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)…

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Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught and Nurtured in Students?

23 August 2016, Thailand Entrepreneurship is not an inherent characteristic but can be taught and nurtured within students according to keynote speakers Mr. Kjell Hakan, VINNOVA-Swedish Innovation Agency, Dr. Mats Lundqvist, Chalmers University of Technology, and Mr. Paolo Borella (Aalto University) who shared their experiences in nurturing and successfully establishing an entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem…

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