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South Carolina safety experts fan out to assess dams whose failure would pose the most risk to population and evacuation routes

In August, the two-block-long Salesforce Transit Center and its 5.4-acre rooftop public park opened after a decade of design and construction.

Late in July, crews completed the up-to-85-ft-deep excavation for the 850-ft-tall Rainier Square Tower after workers installed a secant pile foundation wall, supported laterally under the neighboring 514-ft-tall high-rise by eight rows of 262 drilled tieback anchors.

Robert Silman, known for repairing ailing structures, died July 31. The 83-year-old structural engineer succumbed to cancer—first diagnosed in 1984.

Structural movers play several interesting, and valuable roles.

House committee chair's ideas may spark debate, but comprehensive legislation is at best a long shot this year.