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Tag: CIVIL ENGINEERING
Building soft robots to lend a helping hand (or four)
Researchers net grant to develop next-generation machines to help humans in orchards and operating rooms
UTA civil engineering professor named fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers
Civil engineering chair honored by professional society
Trees set sixth-graders up for success
URBANA, Ill. – The transition to middle school is undeniably tough for many sixth-graders, even in the best of times. Mounting academic demands, along with changes in peer dynamics and the onset of puberty, result in a predictable and sometimes…
New findings for viral research on bicycle crashes at railroad crossings
New research by Professor Chris Cherry follows his previous research that drew worldwide attention to the frequency of bicycle crashes at a railway crossing near his UT office. His new work, “A jughandle design will virtually eliminate single bicycle crashes…
A Stronger STEM: UNLV Researchers Team Up to Improve Retention, Graduation Rates in Civil Engineering
UNLV researchers are teaming up to help civil engineering students stay in school and graduate. The project, supported by a $2.5 million National Science Foundation grant, will strengthen curriculum, build community among students, and help faculty implement culturally responsive teaching practices.
AU researcher receives massive EU grant to investigate alternative climate solutions
The European Research Council has awarded the prestigious ERC Synergy grant of DKK 70 million to a research project headed by Professor Benjamin Sovacool from Aarhus University in Herning. The grant is to investigate alternative solutions to global warmin
New database shows Arctic animals’ changing behavior in face of climate change
The warming planet is affecting how animals move, eat and mate, data shows
Water-energy nanogrid provides solution for rural communities lacking basic amenities
Researchers at Texas A&M developed a purification system that uses energy from solar panels to decontaminate water
Industrial-strength brine, meet your kryptonite
Boron nitride coating is key ingredient in hypersaline desalination technology
Building cities with wood would store half of cement industry’s current carbon emissions
Slowly increasing the use of wood in European construction could increase the carbon storage of buildings by 420 million CO2 tons over the next 20 years
Urban mobility: Together or against each other
In the new ‘Cape Reviso’ project, researchers of KIT determine how cyclists and pedestrians feel when they meet in traffic
Streetlights contribute less to nighttime light emissions in cities than expected
The combination of smart city lighting and satellite imagery allows measurements of the contribution of street lights to urban lighting for the first time, and gives new hints for how to fight light pollution
Advanced facade material for urban heat island mitigation
Using analytical models to evaluate the reflection directional performance of the retro-reflective materials applied to building facades
Liquid nanofoam could be a game changer for future football helmets
A liquid nanofoam liner undergoing testing could prolong the safe use of football helmets, says a Michigan State University researcher.
Intelligent maintenance: Improved maintenance management for track
Train journeys should be safe and comfortable, and track systems are crucial to this. So-called “tamping” (positioning, compacting and stabilizing) of the ballast in the track bed is one of the most important maintenance tasks in the railway industry. Special…
Reduction by reduction: Novel approach to mitigating chromium contamination in wastewater
Scientists report a novel method based on the chemical reaction ‘reduction,’ which can help in efficient control of chromium toxicity in wastewater
Energy at risk: the impact of climate change on supply and costs
The energy sector is the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions and therefore the main responsible of the observed human-caused changes in the climate system, but it is also vulnerable to the changing climate. To understand the future climate impacts…
Beaches can survive sea-level rises as long as they have space to move
An international team of coastal scientists has dismissed suggestions that half the world’s beaches could become extinct over the course of the 21st century. The claim was made by European researchers in a paper published in Nature Climate Change in…
Concrete structure’s lifespan extended by a carbon textile
Construction costs reduced by 40%, while improving fire resistance
Motorists’ smartphones may help highways bosses keep roads safe
Motorists with smartphones could help highway chiefs maintain road quality by sending ‘crowdsourced’ data from their mobiles that would allow engineers to assess when carriageway repairs are needed, according to a new study. Road roughness is an important measure of…
Bridges with limb-inspired architecture can withstand earthquakes, cut repair costs
Using expert feedback, Texas A&M researchers quantify the benefits of their new bridge design
UTA researchers develop geothermal de-icing technique for bridges at Arlington test site
A new way to de-ice bridges
Comparing the promise and reality of e-scooters
A critical assessment of equity improvements and mode-shift
This beetle can survive getting run over by a car. Engineers are figuring out how.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Getting run over by a car is not a near-death experience for the diabolical ironclad beetle. How the beetle survives could inspire the development of new materials with the same herculean toughness, engineers show in a…
Effective ventilation may be a key factor in preventing the spread of COVID-19
During the first wave of COVID-19, which paralyzed the world in spring, it was initially thought that effective hand washing and 2-metre social distancing would help prevent the highly contagious virus.
Effective ventilation may be a key factor in preventing the spread of COVID-19
During the first wave of COVID-19, which paralyzed the world in spring, it was initially thought that effective hand washing and 2-metre social distancing would help prevent the highly contagious virus. Scientists, however, have now come to the conclusion that…
How coated steel can harness solar energy
Swansea expert to outline research at public lecture to mark prestigious award
UTA civil engineer leads study aimed at assisting state transportation departments
COVID-19 challenge: keeping transportation infrastructure operating
Rice’s Haotian Wang wins Packard fellowship
Five-year grant will support technology to turn greenhouse gases into fuel
Climate change undermines the safety of buildings and infrastructure in Europe
Buildings and infrastructure also need to adapt to the changing climate. Updating structural design standards is crucial to improving European climate resilience and ensuring the safety of constructions, that are expected to suffer from changes in atmospheric variables and more…
The Beyond 2020 conference will guide to sustainable built environment
The world’s building sector has ten years to achieve the goals in the UN’s Agenda 2030; the goals of Beyond 2020 are a common roadmap to make it possible; Beyond 2020 has the status of a World Sustainable Built Environment Conference (WSBE)
Port engineers need guidance incorporating sea level rise into construction designs
New survey by URI researchers finds rising sea level often not factored into maritime infrastructure design
UTA civil engineer developing new concrete material that’s better for environment
Concrete that’s environmentally friendly
World’s largest experiment shows shack fires move with devastating speed
Twenty shacks destroyed in five minutes
UC Davis Pavement Research Center receives $32 million interagency agreement from caltrans
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has approved a $32 million interagency agreement to continue the work of the Partnered Pavement Research Center project, led by John Harvey, professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis. The University of…
Data tool helps users manage water resources, protect infrastructure
River systems are essential resources for everything from drinking water supply to power generation – but these systems are also hydrologically complex, and it is not always clear how water flow data from various monitoring points relates to any specific…
Climate change could mean fewer sunny days for hot regions banking on solar power
While solar power is a leading form of renewable energy, new research suggests that changes to regional climates brought on by global warming could make areas currently considered ideal for solar power production less viable in the future. Princeton-based researchers…
New climate model helps researchers better predict water needs
New research from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering combines climate and land use projections to predict water availability, information that is crucial for the preparations of resource managers and land-use planners. “This research presented a new method that can be…
Two’s a crowd: Nuclear and renewables don’t mix
Only the latter can deliver truly low carbon energy, says new study
Green pavement markings could make Texas streets safer for cyclists
A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineer is investigating the effectiveness of implementing green pavement markings to denote where bicyclists have dedicated lanes or share the road with motorists. This Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)-funded research project will examine…
UTA, city of Arlington piloting transportation program that includes free rides, driverless cars
A team led by Sharareh (Sherri) Kermanshachi of The University of Texas at Arlington, as part of a partnership led by the City of Arlington, has received $606,457 to help launch a new public transportation pilot program in downtown Arlington…
Earthquake forecasting clues unearthed in strange precariously balanced rocks
Precariously balanced rocks (PBRs) are formations found throughout the world where a slender boulder is balanced precariously on a pedestal boulder. They form as blocks preserved on cliffs, or when softer rocks erode and leave the harder rocks behind. They…
Research may curb economic losses to power plants after earthquakes
Texas A&M researchers have shown that electrical transformer bushing systems reinforced with steel are more resistant to damage.
Network reveals large variations in shaking in LA basin after Ridgecrest earthquake
The 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence has revealed areas of the Los Angeles basin where the amplification of shaking of high-rise buildings is greatest, according to a new report in Seismological Research Letters . The 6 July 2019 magnitude 7.1 earthquake,…
AI taught to rapidly assess disaster damage so humans know where help is needed most
Researchers trained an AI to assess post-disaster building damage just by looking at aerial images of the aftermath
Princeton researchers join $1M NSF effort to model nation’s groundwater
Researchers from Princeton will help lead a $1 million project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that will use artificial intelligence to simulate the nation’s natural groundwater system in an effort to improve water management and help people better…
PLUS takes 3D ultrasound images of solids
A new system, developed by Tohoku University researchers in Japan in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the US, takes 3D images that can detect defects in metallic structures. The approach was published in the journal Applied Physics Letters…
Research helps people, lunar rovers, get there on time
Aerospace engineering graduate student Pranay Thangeda relies on the bus system in Champaign-Urbana to get to class and other meetings. He wanted to understand why, despite arriving at the bus stop well ahead of the schedule, he was sometimes late.…
Schulich Leader Scholarships supports two new STEM rising stars at uOttawa
At the University of Ottawa, science, technology, engineering, math, or STEM are a way of life. It represents an active research field, a concept where ideas collide, and a transformative approach to learning. It also happens to be the name…