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Posted: November 22nd, 2008, 7:24am CET
Finite-element analysis software could augment construction guidelines for steel structures.
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Posted: November 15th, 2008, 5:17am CET
The Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University is now home to one of the largest and most sophisticated motion-based driving simulators in the United States.
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Posted: November 15th, 2008, 4:48am CET
UC Berkeley and Nokia phone company researchers this week rolled out new software that can be downloaded for free onto cell phones and used to get quicker and more accurate traffic information to plan driving routes.
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Posted: November 8th, 2008, 3:42am CET
A great earthquake along the southern San Andreas Fault could cause many tall buildings to collapse in Los Angeles, explains USGS earthquake expert Dr. Ken Hudnut in a new video interview.
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Posted: November 8th, 2008, 3:35am CET
Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced V8i, the most comprehensive software portfolio for infrastructure ever assembled in a single release.
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Posted: November 8th, 2008, 3:17am CET
The software automatically examines the photos of a bridge for certain characteristics and irregularities, for instance marked discoloration, explains ITWM scientist Markus Rauhut.
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Posted: October 18th, 2008, 1:24am CEST
Cranes Software International Limited, a provider of Enterprise Statistical Analytics and Engineering Simulation Software Products and Solutions today announced the launch of NISA/CIVIL Version 16 - the latest version of its industry leading FEA package 'NISA/CIVIL'. NISA/CIVIL addresses a range of issues of vital significance to architects and civil engineers working with RCC and Steel structures.
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Posted: September 20th, 2008, 2:22am CEST
Trimble today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of RolleiMetric from Rollei GmbH of Braunschweig, Germany in an all-cash transaction.
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Posted: September 13th, 2008, 2:35am CEST
Sophisticated new software is changing the way construction projects in the Triangle are planned, saving builders and designers time and money. It is becoming the new standard for turning the virtual world into bricks and mortar for both public and private projects.
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Posted: September 13th, 2008, 2:32am CEST
VPHybridCAD V10 now supports all AutoCAD versions from 2004 to 2009 and complies with the new AutoCAD 2009 ribbon style user interface. With a collection of new and re-designed functions and features for operation inside AutoCAD and in stand-alone mode VPHybridCAD V10 sets the highest standards for professional processing and conversion of scanned technical documents.
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Posted: September 6th, 2008, 2:23am CEST
Civil engineers and their clients now have a powerful new way to compare and analyze the cost implications of different site designs. Last week, BLUERIDGE Analytics added Site Cost Optimization (SCOR) Reports to its revolutionary web-based land development software suite, as part of the SITEOPS(R) Online Tools 3.1 release.
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Posted: August 30th, 2008, 2:29am CEST
Michael Metzger's software tool, created as part of the research for his PhD dissertation, could allow emergency managers to better decide early on whether and when to order evacuations and, crucially, to do so more efficiently by clearing out people in stages.
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Posted: August 16th, 2008, 3:35am CEST
Trimble today introduced a scalable Trimble® 5800 GPS System. The scalable solution adds greater flexibility and versatility for a variety of survey, construction, civil engineering, and asset management applications.
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Posted: August 16th, 2008, 3:34am CEST
Strongwell Corporation, in conjunction with the University of Miamis Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department, has published engineering design software for its carbon and glass fibre concrete structural rehabilitation product named Safstrip.
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Posted: August 8th, 2008, 4:47pm CEST
Bentley Systems, Incorporated has announced the latest version of its Darwin Calibrator module featuring water-leakage modeling capabilities.
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Posted: August 2nd, 2008, 4:12am CEST
BOSS International, a developer of civil engineering hydrology and hydraulic software, announces the launch of a new, streamlined website. The site provides educational opportunities and information about BOSS's products.
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Posted: July 25th, 2008, 1:54am CEST
Graduate students from different departments at UC Davis launched a social bookmarking website in May field called WaterSISWEB, which stands for Scientific Information Syndication Websites, and is dedicated to the water resources.
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Posted: July 10th, 2008, 3:48pm CEST
Autodesk and Bentley will exchange software libraries, including Autodesk RealDWG, to improve the ability to read and write the companies' respective DWG and DGN formats in mixed environments with greater fidelity. In addition, the two companies will facilitate work process interoperability between their AEC applications through supporting the reciprocal use of available Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
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Posted: June 27th, 2008, 9:03pm CEST
The new knowledge base feature
[www.bluemarblegeo.com] grants users easy access to comprehensive web based documentation for Blue Marble's products, featuring content from Help files, Getting Started Guides, and installation and licensing white papers.
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Posted: June 14th, 2008, 5:36am CEST
Attackers could gain control of water treatment plants, natural gas pipelines and other critical utilities because of a vulnerability in the software that runs some of those facilities, security researchers reported Wednesday.
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Posted: May 29th, 2008, 9:27pm CEST
Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced that it has acquired the global business of Common Point, Incorporated, the pioneer and market leader in software products for construction simulation (ConstructSim) and operations simulation (OpSim).
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Posted: May 29th, 2008, 9:23pm CEST
This comprehensive water distribution design software helps engineers and GIS professionals in water utilities and municipalities design, document, and manage potable water distribution networks more efficiently.
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Posted: May 29th, 2008, 9:11pm CEST
Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that its recently published 180-page yearbook, The Year in Infrastructure 2007, has won the Graphic Arts Associations Neographics 2008 award for Best of Book Category.
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Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 9:32pm CEST
The innovative GenerativeComponents Discovery Subscription program includes a one-year subscription to GC, plus online learning and support resources to help users accelerate their discovery of the power of this new technology. GC enables architects and engineers to pursue designs and achieve results that were virtually unthinkable before.
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Posted: April 26th, 2008, 5:31am CEST
As part of its continuing effort to provide civil engineers with reliable, accurate and versatile software, CSI Hellas has developed a family of applications for the design of steel connections and composite members according to EC3 and EC4, respectively.
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Posted: April 11th, 2008, 5:46pm CEST
Autodesk, Inc. today announced that Architectus, an award-winning Australian architectural firm with an international practice, has been selected to receive a Revit BIM Experience Award for its successful use of the Revit platform for sustainable design and its exemplary use of building information modeling (BIM) as a process for inter-discipline collaboration and coordination.
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Posted: April 11th, 2008, 5:44pm CEST
Blue Marble Geographics (www.bluemarblegeo.com) announces new support for the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) parameters, including the Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) Irish Grid polynomial datum transformation definition.
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Posted: April 11th, 2008, 5:43pm CEST
Autodesk Inc. and IIT Madras have inked an MoU to launch an Integrated Construction Practice Laboratory for study and research in areas such as integrated construction practice.
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Posted: April 4th, 2008, 10:40pm CEST
Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that it has won a FIATECH Celebration of Engineering Technology Innovation (CETI) Award in the Lifecycle Data Management Information Integration category.
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Posted: April 4th, 2008, 10:38pm CEST
The new extension offers invaluable risk management capabilities for planning and designing high-cost Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) control.
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Posted: April 4th, 2008, 10:33pm CEST
Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced a strategic initiative to deliver Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM) technology for the entire bridge lifecycle. A new business unit, Bentley BrIM, will drive the initiative under the leadership of Bentley Senior Vice President Gabe Norona.
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Posted: March 8th, 2008, 3:28am CET
IMSI/Design(tm), the developer of the #1 best-selling CAD in retail, announced today that it is shipping its flagship product, TurboCAD(r) Professional Version 15.
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Posted: February 27th, 2008, 3:16am CET
Available at the end of March, new release features an improved user interface and an Action Recorder that streamlines drafting tasks without the need for custom programming.
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Posted: February 27th, 2008, 3:14am CET
Green Building Studio Inc. developed the Green Building XML (gbXML) schema and launched the Green Building Studio web service in 2004. The web service offers whole building energy, carbon, and other analysis tools for architects
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Posted: February 14th, 2008, 4:17am CET
Construction teams using Hard Dollar version 2008.1 will further simplify the transfer of project information between departments through additional integration points with Primavera and Microsoft.
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Posted: February 14th, 2008, 4:09am CET
At its World Press Days event, Autodesk, Inc. today announced updates to its comprehensive software solutions for building information modeling (BIM) including Revit Architecture, Revit Structure, Revit MEP, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and Autodesk NavisWorks.
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Posted: January 31st, 2008, 9:41pm CET
Bentley Systems announced that it has acquired the global business of ECT International, a provider of advanced computer-aided engineering (CAE) design tools for electrical-control systems.
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Posted: January 24th, 2008, 10:07pm CET
rimble announced today it has acquired privately-held Geo-3D Inc. of Montreal, Canada in an all-cash transaction. Geo-3D is a leader in roadside infrastructure asset inventory solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Posted: January 24th, 2008, 9:57pm CET
Leica fieldPro, mobile CAD software, is the on-site and on-demand field solution to AS-BUILT in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) as well as Surveying.
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Posted: January 24th, 2008, 9:54pm CET
Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that it has acquired Hevacomp, Ltd., a Sheffield, England-based leading provider of building services design software dedicated to improving the performance of buildings.
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Posted: January 7th, 2008, 4:18am CET
The new Simulate module provides real-time 3D simulation at a click. Any civil engineering project can turn into a lifelike 3D simulation during the entire design process.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
Autodesk, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of a new downloadable product extension, Hydraflow Storm Sewers Extension for AutoCAD Civil 3D, to support storm sewer design and analysis.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
Blue Marble Geographics ( www.bluemarblegeo.com ) recently released Geographic Calculator v7.0, a major version upgrade that features a new Arc Extension, enabling users to access Blue Marble features directly in ESRIs ArcGIS software.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
With the release of Geographic Calculator 7.0, Blue Marble Geographics (www.bluemarblegeo.com) introduces a new suite of geodetic definition and conversion administrative tools to assist GIS managers with controlling geospatial data quality.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
CivilEngineeringCentral.com - A/E/P Central, LLC today announced the launch of a new niche job board and resume database devoted exclusively to the civil engineering communityfrom the professionals who visit the site, to the companies, agencies or recruiters who advertise job opportunities on the site.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
UW researchers say getting people chatting online could point the way to alleviating the region's traffic congestion.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
In recognition of the diverse needs of the civil marketplace, Carlson Software has formally formed a Civil Engineering Division incorporating its civil software development team and a specialized sales force headquartered in strategic locations throughout the U.S. and abroad.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
Bentley Systems, Incorporated has begun shipping StormCAD V8 XM Edition, an easy-to-use storm sewer network design and modeling solution that is the first to offer multiplatform interoperability.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
Autodesk, Inc. today reported record revenues of $538 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2008, an increase of 18 percent over the third quarter of fiscal 2007.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
Siemens today announced that the D-Cubed 2D and 3D Dimensional Constraint Managers (2D DCM and 3D DCM) and the Collision Detection Manager (CDM) software components have been licensed for use in the MicroStation platform.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
A quantitative analysis of the recent BIM survey showed that 58 percent of building professionals preferred the approach and features of Bentley BIM solutions while 38 percent preferred those of Autodesk's Revit.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
The state Department of Transportation and a Clarkson University professor plan to run a test later in the fall on a wireless sensor system designed to monitor the safety of bridges.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
A significant update to Bentley AutoPIPE XM Edition leading software for calculating piping code stresses, loads, and deflections under both static and dynamic loading conditions provides improved productivity and increased interoperability with other computer-aided design (CAD) and analysis products.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced at this gathering of prominent organizations in Chinas infrastructure community that it has acquired REI Chinas structural steel analysis, design, and drawing software solutions.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
Program to recognize third-party software developers offering technology that's tightly integrated with Autodesk 3D applications such as Inventor, Revit, and AutoCAD Civil 3D.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to announce the addition of support for 3-D ESRI Shapefiles (SHP), as well as enhanced support of 3-D AutoCAD files (DWG/DXF) and 3-D MicroStation Design files (DGN).
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
This first-ever AutoCAD®-based site-estimating solution has been enhanced with more than 30 improvements, including the addition of Carlson Civils versatile RoadNet.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced the publication of "Best Practices for Using Software in Structural Engineering," a 61-page collection of articles and case studies on topics ranging from implementation strategies to analysis approaches and integration with Building Information Modeling (BIM).
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced it has completed the acquisition of NavisWorks for a purchase price of $26 million, plus a working capital adjustment.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
RDV 2008 Delivers an Enhanced set of Capabilities That Enable Civil, Land Site Development Designers to Easily Produce Photo Realistic Visualizations From Civil 3D Projects.
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Posted: December 25th, 2007, 6:54am CET
While Autodesk is pushing digital prototyping - an engineering process that uses 3-D modeling and reams of data to visualize and analyze designs without making physical prototypes - the company isn't abandoning its traditional 2-D computer-aided drafting (CAD) customer base.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2000, 3:43am CEST
Researchers and other observers say such episodes are likely to worsen as efforts to protect vulnerable communities are outpaced by factors that increase the risk of flooding, including the ongoing practice of building on river flood plains.
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