Concrete innovation makes Seattle skyscraper stable

Saturday, October 24, 2015 - 06:30 in Mathematics & Economics

An engineer's solution for streamlining the construction of skyscrapers is having a skyscraper moment in one of the most seismically active regions of the country. All coupling beams in the 1.5 million-square-foot Lincoln Square Expansion --which includes luxury condos, a hotel, dining, retail and office space in two 450-foot towers in the heart of Seattle suburb Bellevue, Washington -- are made of fiber-reinforced concrete using a unique design.

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