Architecture and Construction

How dangerous are burning electric cars?

There’ s a loud bang, and then it starts: A battery module of an electric car is on fire in the Hagerbach test tunnel. A video of the test impressively…

When Concrete learns to pre-stress itself

More than ten billion tonnes of concrete are produced and used worldwide every year. This is more than all other building materials combined. By way of…

TU Graz researchers want to fundamentally improve concrete diagnostics

Whether crumbling tunnel walls, cracks in concrete facades or porous bridge piers, according to statistics from the National Association of Corrosion Engineers…

The digital construction site: A smarter way of building with mobile robots

Demand for affordable living space has gone through the roof. Developers embarking on large, complex construction projects need efficient solutions that save…

Double helix of masonry — Researchers discover the secret of Italian renaissance domes

Sigrid Adriaenssens, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Princeton, collaborated on the analysis with graduate student Vittorio Paris and…

Stuttgart light rail bridge hangs on Swiss carbon ropes

On the night of Sunday, May 3, a spectacular bridge-building event will take place in Stuttgart: Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen AG (SSB) is extending the U6 light…

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