Architecture and Construction

Sound waves save roads

Intensive efforts are underway all over the world to get 'more road for your money' by developing better methods for both design and quality control of…

Engineers design self-righting buildings that survive earthquake test in style

A new earthquake-resistant structural system for buildings, just successfully tested in Japan, will not only help a multi-story building hold itself together…

Virginia Tech Solar House Team Unwraps the 2009 House

Lumenhaus: Virginia Tech's 2009 solar house team last week moved its 800-square-foot entry in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon, known as…

Shake, Rattle, No Roll: New Guide for Quake-Resistant Buildings

Beams, columns and beam-column connections are specially designed in “structural steel special moment frames” to withstand building sway during the ground…

Engineers research effects of heat expansion on economically efficient bridge design

Dunja Peric, associate professor of civil engineering and faculty member with the University Transportation Center at K-State, is studying the effects of…

NJIT expert advises on the do and don't of building in hurricane-prone areas

She is a civil/structural engineer who teaches at NJIT's College of Architecture and Design. Her courses include topics related to wind and earthquakes with…

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