Ashes to concrete
Drexel researchers develop coal ash aggregate that helps concrete cureCredit: Drexel University Coal ash is the less notorious byproduct of ...
Tag: Civil Engineering
Sharing solar technology with developing countries
£800,000 award for Swansea-led projectCredit: Sunrise Project, Swansea University A Swansea-led project which will help communities in developing countries to ...
SwRI concept wins NREL energy storage prize
Approach aims to lower costs, construction time for building pumped storage reservoir damsCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Oct. ...
New research center aims to make electronics more secure
Six American universities will work with government and industry to thwart efforts by hackers, counterfeiters and terrorists to exploit security ...
UTA investigating best ways to protect coastal communities from rising sea levels
New strategies to ease coastal floodingCredit: UT Arlington As sea levels rise worldwide, coastal areas of the United States are ...
Computer models show clear advantages in new types of wind turbines
Researchers have modelled the fluid dynamics of multi-rotor wind turbines, and how they interact in wind farms; the research demonstrates ...
UTA project evaluates damage from natural disasters quickly, accelerates claims process
Better tools to assess natural disaster damageCredit: UT Arlington A civil engineer at The University of Texas at Arlington will ...
Predicting the impact of climate change on bridge safety
Lehigh University researchers' novel approach combining climatology, hydrology, structural engineering, and risk assessment could help communities fortify bridges against scour ...
How bike sharing in Seattle rose from the ashes of Pronto’s failure
Credit: Peters and MacKenzie/Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice In October 2014, Seattle launched Pronto, a docked bike-share program. ...
Battling BPA with biofilms
Pitt researcher awarded $420,000 NSF grant to study growing biofilms on electrodes to degrade bisphenol ACredit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH ...
Teams of mobile 3D printing robots could fix bridges on Earth and build them to Mars
Credit: NYU Tandon BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - Commercial 3D printing -- or additive manufacturing (AM) -- ...
Early warning signals heralded fatal collapse of Krakatau volcano
GFZ Potsdam researchers reconstruct the flank collapse event that triggered a tsunami which killed 430 people in December 2018 - ...
Modeling the complexity of the world’s water
Research team led by Pitt receives more than $1.3 million to develop 'CyberWater' modeling frameworkCredit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (Oct. ...
SwRI team designs two-dimensional radar reflector to measure subtle ground movement
Technology now available to support infrastructure monitoring, climate, military applicationsCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Sept. 30, 2019 -- ...
Solar cells with new interfaces
Innovative two-dimensional materials increase the efficiencyCredit: © Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS Scientists from NUST MISIS (Russia) and University of Rome Tor ...
Converging on a global waste solution
University of Pittsburgh leads multidisciplinary $1.3 million NSF award to address global waste through circular economy designCredit: Swanson School of ...
UTA professor to use pavement testing machine to measure recycled road durability
Testing asphalt for Texas roadsCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineering professor is working with the ...
Rice to play critical role in $100 million DOE desalination hub
Pedro Alvarez tapped to lead research in one of six challenge areasCredit: T. LaVergne/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Sept. 24, 2019) ...
New Mersey designs show tidal barriers bring more benefits than producing clean energy
An ambitious new Mersey barrage concept shows how tidal energy projects can offer many benefits to society in addition to ...
Corrosion resistance of steel bars in concrete when mixed with aerobic microorganisms
Credit: Ehime University This study reports on a novel method for enhancing corrosion resistance via reduced availability of dissolved oxygen ...
