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The next time a free kick curves around the wall and finds the top corner, remember: what looks like magic is fluid dynamics in action.

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CFD & Soccer Ball Aerodynamics
June 16, 2026
A curling free kick looks like magic, but it is really fluid dynamics in motion. Our CFD model shows how spin, airflow and the Magnus effect shape the ball’s path.
GreenBox, an Innovative Mass Timber Floor System

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GreenBox, an Innovative Mass Timber Floor System
June 15, 2026
Hear how GreenBox®, an innovative prefabricated mass timber floor system developed by London-based Associate Harry Crofton, combines speed, performance, sustainability, and reusability for the next generation of timber buildings.
Thornton Tomasetti served as structural engineer for this Kansas City project, helping transform a historic railroad bridge over the Kansas River into a public destination with dining, event space and pedestrian access.

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ENR Spotlights Rock Island Bridge’s Transformation
June 11, 2026
Engineering News-Record recently featured the Rock Island Bridge Renovation, a Kansas City project that transformed a historic railroad bridge over the Kansas River into a 35,000-square-foot public destination for dining, events and pedestrian connection.
Vibration and Acoustics in Mass Timber

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Vibration and Acoustics in Mass Timber
June 08, 2026
Mass timber offers major design advantages, but vibration and acoustic performance require careful coordination. Listen how design teams can balance floor vibration, acoustic separation, composite CLT-concrete systems, and sensitive equipment requirements in mass timber buildings.
The Athletics’ future Las Vegas ballpark is taking shape with the installation of its first 200-ton roof truss segment, marking a major milestone in construction.

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Athletics’ Stadium Reaches Major Milestone
June 03, 2026
The Athletics’ future Las Vegas ballpark is taking shape with the installation of its first 200-ton roof truss segment, marking a major milestone in construction.
Mass Timber and Fire Safety

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Mass Timber and Fire Safety
June 02, 2026
Mass timber buildings are a new frontier in fire-safety design. Learn how performance-based fire design enables taller mass timber buildings through quantitative evaluation of risk and clearly communicates safety performance to AHJs to support approvals.