Strut and tie model for predicting shear behavior of interior RC beam column joints under seismic loading

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How Granite complied with new federal cyber regs before a critical deadline

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Malcolm Jack wants you to understand that when it comes to cybersecurity, people are just as important as technology. Jack is the chief technology officer for Watsonville, California-based contractor Granite, which announced a significant tech milestone for […]

US hotel construction pipeline down in Q4, though conversions thrived

U.S. hotel construction finished the fourth quarter of 2025 with a total pipeline of 6,146 projects and 720,089 rooms, according to the latest Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics. The total pipeline was down both quarter over quarter and year over year, but the final months of 2024 set record highs for certain […]