Englekirk Structural Engineering Center

02/13/2025

🚀 Milestone Achieved! 🚀

What an exciting week for the CFS10 project and the structural/civil engineering field as a whole! 🎉Kudos to the build team at the LHPOST6 facility for successfully lifting and installing the 9th and final CFS module, reaching an impressive 100 feet and hitting a major milestone – target height of 10 stories!

This cold-formed steel project isn't just another step forward; it's a landmark endeavor that showcases the innovation, precision and collaboration driving the engineering profession forward.

Next up: The team waits out the San Diego rain and will finalize the 10th floor, capping off this incredible specimen in its entirety. 🌧️🔨

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Watch short video below!

02/10/2025

We're pushing the limits of building design by testing cold-formed steel systems with gypsum and stucco on a shake table! This groundbreaking project, slated for shake tests this summer, will boost recovery predictions and revolutionize construction resiliency.

Watch more from PI Tara Hutchinson below!

UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering UC San Diego National Science Foundation (NSF) Nheri Eco

12/25/2024

The 10-story cold-formed steel project is moving along nicely! Set to shake in 2025!!

Construction continues on the CFS10 project—a groundbreaking 10-story cold-formed steel building that will face seismic and fire testing. Watch the live camera at https://ow.ly/kyLZ50Uts3T

Englekirk Structural Engineering Center

12/13/2024

Excited about this project! Shake tests coming in 2025!

Supported by MRI Steel Framing's partner SFIA, construction of the CFS-NHERI capstone project (CFS10) is now underway! This 10-story steel framed building will undergo seismic & fire testing. Learn more https://ow.ly/l1Iu50Ui7Qj

Englekirk Structural Engineering Center