‘Nature’s antifreeze’ provides formula for more durable concrete
Credit: Pixabay Secrets to cementing the sustainability of our future infrastructure may come from nature, such as proteins that keep ...
Tag: Civil Engineering
Designing a flexible material to protect buildings, military personnel
University of Missouri engineers said their material has both civilian and military applicationsCredit: University of Missouri Shake, rattle and roll. ...
Battling disease with ultraviolet light
Architectural engineering faculty receive seed funds to study optical radiation disinfectionCredit: Department of Architectural Engineering, Penn State Now and in ...
Dan M. Frangopol elected to National Academy of Construction
Lehigh University structural engineering professor joins elite construction industry institutionCredit: Lehigh University Dan M. Frangopol, the inaugural Fazlur R. Khan ...
Coastal engineers: ‘Thinkers’ facing rising seas
The latest theories and applied examples stemming from the authors' 48 years of experience in teaching, research and practice as ...
UTA researchers testing viability of slope protection systems to strengthen riverbanks
Preventing erosion to keep bridges safeCredit: UT Arlington Two University of Texas at Arlington researchers are working with the Texas ...
Double helix of masonry — Researchers discover the secret of Italian renaissance domes
Credit: Vittorio Paris and Attilio Pizzigoni, University of Bergamo; Sigrid Adriaenssens, Princeton University In a collaborative study in this month's ...
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 ...
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 ...
