Tag: infrastructure damage

Researcher says technology exists to minimize effects vessel collisions have on bridges

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A West Virginia University civil engineer sees extensive recovery and rebuilding ahead following the Tuesday (March 26) collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore due to a barge collision. Hota GangaRao, Wadsworth Professor and director of the Constructed Facilities Center in the WVU…

Experts see cell outage as ‘stark reminder’ of critical infrastructure vulnerabilities

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Following a telecommunications outage that disrupted cell service nationwide, two West Virginia University experts are renewing calls for cooperative efforts to improve overall U.S. cyber resiliency. Christopher Ramezan, assistant professor, management information systems and cybersecurity, WVU John Chambers College of…

Expert says West Coast flooding, mudslides remain threat from multiple large winter storms

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As California and the west coast stare down yet another major winter storm, the threat of devastating flooding and mudslides is even more urgent. Drew Ellis, a climate science and meteorology expert at Virginia Tech, explains what causes these conditions.

Expert Available on Earthquakes and Damage in Turkey and Syria

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Mourad Zeghal, professor of civil and environmental engineering, is available for comment on the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. He can speak on ground motion during earthquakes, soil-structure interaction, and damage to buildings and infrastructure. Zeghal’s research…