The new joint design for timber-concrete composite frames significantly improves load transfer and stiffness, addressing key ...

The office floors of the former Field Building will become 386 residential units, while its more open floor plates will become shared amenity spaces. The mechanical penthouses on its “shoulders” will ...

When a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28, tremors rolled through Southeast Asia. In central Bangkok, the ...

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Investigators suspect the use of substandard steel reinforcement may have weakened ... use of inferior steel rods embedded in the concrete slabs and columns — raising deeper questions about ...

An initial investigation into the collapse of a government office tower under construction in Bangkok that killed 18 has turned up low-quality construction materials.

First, of all, may I request readers to pray for the people of Myanmar and Thailand who have just experienced a destructive magnitude 7.7 earthquake last week.