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Tag: CIVIL ENGINEERING
George Mason University team receives NSF grant to study Arctic industrialization effects
New trade routes in the Arctic mean unprecedented traffic and industrialization are likely to follow, so George Mason University’s Elise Miller-Hooks and her team of scientists will be taking a closer look at what that will mean for the region’s…
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 a clear advantage for a turbine model with four rotors
Fire blankets can protect buildings from wildfires
Existing blanket technology can protect an isolated building from a short wildfire attack, but technological advancements are needed for severe situations
Researchers urge Midwestern states to recycle solar panels efficiently
By 2050, up to six million tons of solar panel waste will need recycling. But few states have started processes for handling the waste even as they require more energy produced by renewable sources.
Two projects in mechanics supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research
Good news for Kazan University has arrived recently
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 caused by extreme weather
By storing ‘sketches’ of data, computer scientists seek to transform urban systems
Too much data, without a means to integrate it, is the motivation behind a newly funded project
How much are you polluting your office air just by existing?
Experiments in a building equipped with thousands of sensors could have answers
Teams of mobile 3D printing robots could fix bridges on Earth and build them to Mars
BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, October 2, 2019 – Commercial 3D printing — or additive manufacturing (AM) — is a booming industry. But if printers were liberated from the typical setup involving an immobile box and a gantry, and set free…
Battling BPA with biofilms
Pitt researcher awarded $420,000 NSF grant to study growing biofilms on electrodes to degrade bisphenol A
Modeling the complexity of the world’s water
Research team led by Pitt receives more than $1.3 million to develop ‘CyberWater’ modeling framework
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 – new approach towards better early warning systems
Solar cells with new interfaces
Innovative two-dimensional materials increase the efficiency
SwRI team designs two-dimensional radar reflector to measure subtle ground movement
Technology now available to support infrastructure monitoring, climate, military applications
2019 Science in Society Journalism Award winners announced
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Science in Society Journalism Awards, sponsored by the National Association of Science Writers: In the Book category, She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions and Potentials of Heredity ,…
Department of Energy picks Carnegie Mellon and NAWI to lead Energy-Water Desalination Hub
Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering has been chosen to be part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy-Water Desalination Hub as a founding member of the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) . Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Greg…
Corrosion resistance of steel bars in concrete when mixed with aerobic microorganisms
This study reports on a novel method for enhancing corrosion resistance via reduced availability of dissolved oxygen in the cathodic reactions which could be obtained through metabolic processes of aerobic Bacillus subtilis natto in the presence of organic carbon sources.…
Planned roads would be ‘dagger in the heart’ for Borneo’s forests and wildlife
Malaysia’s plans to create a Pan-Borneo Highway will severely degrade one of the world’s most environmentally imperilled regions, says a research team from Australia and Malaysia. “This network of highways will cut through some of the last expanses of intact…
Cyber security of connected autonomous vehicles trialled
The security, privacy and safety of connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) has been improved thanks to testing at WMG, University of Warwick
DOD selects SwRI-led program to support military units
Integrated system prototype will rapidly deliver tactical satellite data
Solutions to urban heat differ between tropical and drier climes
In summer heat, cities may swelter more than nearby suburbs and rural areas. And while the size of this urban heat island effect varies widely among the world’s cities, heat island intensity can largely be explained by a city’s population…
National praise for UTA research that reduces time and cost of repairing Texas highways
Improving Texas highways
Using nature to protect cities from extreme weather
Pitt and Northwestern awarded $2 million by NSF to study nature-based strategies to prevent urban fl
Using nature to protect cities from extreme weather
Pitt and Northwestern awarded $2 million by NSF to study nature-based strategies to prevent urban fl
Fracking has less impact on groundwater than traditional oil and gas production
Both types of oil and gas production activities inject water underground
With NSF support, CSU team tackles post-hurricane grid resiliency
Designing a self-reliant, resilient electric system for Tallahassee
Researchers develop improved method for studying tsunami risk to bridges, buildings, roads
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University are paving the way toward greater safety for coastal residents and infrastructure by developing a better means of modeling the destructive force of tsunami waves. Rare but potentially devastating, tsunamis can cause…