Elite rocked by lurid tale of betrayal and revenge

As the wife of one of China's most ambitious politicians and a successful lawyer in her own right, Gu Kailai lacked neither money nor power. But her desire for more set off a chain of events that have exposed a sordid web of murder, deception, corruption and betrayal - all set in the winner-takes-all arena of elite Chinese politics.  Structural Steel Detailer ''I know society's trend is for money to be the number one priority,'' Gu said in a rare interview in 1998, given just after she...

Steel fabricator BHC selects RBS to help build its future

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Tekla structures ideal for oil and gas projects

Tekla Middle East will showcase its Building Information Modelling (PLM/BIM) solution at this year's Arab Oil and Gas Exhibition, taking place in Dubai from 18 - 20 September. Oil and gas industry experts agree that BIM can vastly reduce operational cost, and manage waste over the life cycle of a project. Structural Steel DetailerPlant design systems for the oil and gas industry still rely generation of 2D drawings. Using Tekla, the entire design process, including plant equipment, pipe spooling,...

Olympic Stadium, Beijing, China

The Beijing National Stadium at the Olympic Green – also known as the ‘Bird’s Nest’ – hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 29th Olympiad in China in August 2008. The stadium has a total capacity of 91,000 seats. Tekla Structures software was used in the detailing and workshop design of the most complex and challenging parts of the steel structure. Structural Steel Detailer   Accurate modeling ensures architects’ dreams come trueThe structural form of the Beijing Olympic Stadium...