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TWiCE 12: This Week in Civil Engineering – Damage Assessment Software Detects Infrastructure Problems

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Welcome to This Week in Civil Engineering (TWiCE), the first weekly audio and video podcast covering weekly news stories and events related to civil engineering and its sub-disciplines. In this week’s episode, we provide you with the latest news in the Civil Engineering industry including covering how the founders of Niricson, a Victoria. British Columbia-based Technology Company have developed a novel drone-based collection and damage assessment software system to inspect and detect problems with aging infrastructure. We also cover how Thornton Tomasetti’s CORE lab, designed a computer vision, machine-learning algorithm that can identify damage to building exteriors in photos or video.

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TSEC 10: The Design of Amusement Industry Roller Coaster Projects

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In episode 10 of The Structural Engineering Channel podcast, we talk to Richard C. Maloney, PE, Discipline Leader for Bridges and Structures at Maser Consulting, about the design of amusement industry roller coaster projects. Rich talks about the design of these interesting projects, and also discusses some of the roller coaster projects that he and his team at Maser Consulting have worked on which include some of the world’s tallest and fastest roller coasters and thrill rides in the world. 

Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Rich in This Episode:

  • What is different about these roller coaster projects versus other structural projects, if any?
  • What does the design process for roller coasters look like?
  • Tell us about the process of determining and designing the load of foundations for roller coasters.
  • Tell us more about The Six Flags Great Adventure Joker roller coaster.
  • What type of foundations do you use for uplift loads?
  • Tell us about the Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom ride?

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About The Design of Industry Amusement Roller Coaster Projects:

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