Structural engineers analyze, design, plan, and research structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users or occupants.
The successful repair and protection of concrete structures which have been damaged or which have deteriorated requires professional assessment, then design, supervision and execution of technically correct principals – according to the forthcoming European Standard being developed by EN 1504.
Lightweight concrete is mainly used as back-filling material. When talking about lightweight concrete, we refer to a concrete of which its specific gravity (density) is much more lower than normal concrete.
Singapore’s Helix Bridge is a key landmark of the Marina Bay precinct and its design inspired by the geometric arrangement of DNA, a symbol of continuity and renewal, with a walkway encircled by opposing double helix structures of stainless steel.