UTA civil engineer leads projects with city of Coppell to inspect sewer pipelines
Robots, artificial intelligence and sewer systemsCredit: UT Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington and the city of Coppell in ...
Tag: Civil Engineering
WPI awarded NSF grant to study impact of stress on student learning during pandemic
COVID-19 outbreak a rare, fleeting chance to gain real-world insights into remote learningCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - May ...
A radar for plastic: High-resolution map of 1 kilometre grids to track plastic emissions in seas
Scientists in Japan develop a new method to track plastic emissions from land to seaCredit: Tokyo University of Science Plastic ...
Fly ash geopolymer concrete: Significantly enhanced resistance to extreme alkali attack
Credit: Dr Abdolhossein Naghizadeh, University of Johannesburg. Fly ash generated by coal-fired power stations is an environmental headache, creating groundwater ...
ASCE honors Dan Frangopol, Yan Liu with 2020 Raymond C. Reese Research Prize
Lehigh University civil and environmental engineering professor and former postdoc recognized for achievements in structural engineering researchCredit: Lehigh University Dan ...
Solar and wind energy sites mapped globally for the first time
Credit: Seb Dunnett Researchers at the University of Southampton have mapped the global locations of major renewable energy sites, providing ...
Civil engineering Professor Sharon Di wins NSF CAREER Award
Using optimization, game theory, and data analytics, Di will model a framework to improve transportation ecosystems of the futureCredit: Jeffrey ...
3D-printed concrete to help build offshore wind energy infrastructure
Credit: RCAM Technologies WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Wind off the coasts of the U.S. could be used to generate more ...
New technology revolutionizes 3D metal printing
LED instead of laser or electron beamCredit: © TU Graz Selective LED-based melting (SLEDM) - i.e. the targeted melting of ...
Interdisciplinary UTA team developing transportation models for a futuristic Texas
The future of Texas transportationCredit: UT Arlington A civil engineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington is leading ...
UTA civil engineer helping DFW Airport manage storm water, predict future flooding
Teaming up to prevent flooding at DFW airportCredit: UT Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is partnering with ...
Rice engineers: Make wastewater drinkable again
Model shows recycling could dramatically slash cities' need for fresh water resourcesCredit: Lu Liu/Rice University HOUSTON - (April 27, 2020) ...
Virtual and augmented reality: warnings about the ethical dangers
Limits between reality and virtual experiencesCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Research on virtual reality started in the eighties, but it is ...
Utilizing the impact resistance of the world’s hardest concrete for disaster prevention
A research team including Kanazawa University tests the impact response of the world's hardest concreteCredit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa, Japan - ...
Researchers are improving resolution in 3D data collected by drones
Separating signal from noise in Earth observation dataCredit: University of Houston Drones have become a quick and relatively inexpensive way ...
International team develops new model to improve accuracy of storm surge analysis
Credit: University of Central Florida Accurately predicting how many people are at risk due to sea level rise and storm ...
Stanford study reveals a holistic way to measure the economic fallout from earthquakes
Stanford researchers have developed a way to quantify the economic toll that a major earthquake is likely to exact, and ...
With TxDOT grant, UTA team to test feasibility of recycled plastics in road construction
Building roads from plastic recyclablesCredit: UT Arlington When China recently stopped importing much of the United States' recycling materials, it ...
Achieving strong structures with carbon fiber reinforced plastics
Strengthening steel using bond-free carbon fiber reinforced plastic laminatesCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Researchers of ...
Social media can forecast economic impact of disasters including COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: University of Bristol Social media should be used to chart the economic impact and recovery of businesses in countries ...
