Tag: Civil Engineering

Credit: © LSMS / EPFL Surface wear describes the process of material loss when two surfaces come into contact with ...

Simple, inexpensive urban design interventions can increase well-being and social connections among city residents, finds a new case study from ...

New web application allows anyone to analyze lighting trends observed by satellites since 1992Credit: GFZ Many scientific datasets from satellites ...

Highway work zone crashes happen every 5.4 minutes. Now, an MU study says an inattentive driver is 29 times more ...

Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - The first 20 prototype infrastructure sensors installed in 2016 on the Mackinac ...

Cities could ease congestion and improve safety during snowstorms by tweaking the timing of traffic lights to take road conditions ...

Space economy estimated at $1.1 trillion by 2040Credit: UCF: Karen Norum Before civilization can move off world it must make ...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique that uses bacteria to produce "biocement" in coal ash ponds, ...

Unusual property of the ultrastrong material could be harnessed for twisting or pulling motions CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Spider silk, already ...

Canadian homeowners do not have the information they need to know if they should buy flood insurance leaving them exposed ...

Credit: Ben Leshchinsky, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Unstable slopes on Oregon's coastline could see a 30 percent jump ...

Researchers plan to interconnect autonomous machines for joint execution of difficult tasks in the deep sea or on MarsCredit: Graphics: ...

Credit: Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. - After seeing initial success in developing an ultra high-performance grout to potentially ...

Credit: Credit: Shewkar Ibrahim It's widely accepted that automated photo enforcement programs targeting speeding help reduce collisions and promote safe ...

Openings less than 3-by-7 millimeters prevent most brown marmorated stink bugs from enteringCredit: Mohammed El Damir, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0 ...

With the safety of countless lives at stake, MU researchers find that smartphone sensors can be the solution to monitor ...

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The trucks and trains that transport goods across the United States ...

Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Suicide among younger people is often so spontaneous that it can be prevented if ...

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. ...

Technology in agricultureCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington math professor will use a U.S. Department of Agriculture ...