Architecture and Construction

MIT slows concrete creep to a crawl

MIT civil engineers have for the first time identified what causes the most frequently used building material on earth — concrete — to gradually deform,…

Virginia Tech engineers investigate energy independent monitoring system for bridges

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) funded the $14 million project, with Virginia Tech's share at about $2 million. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) estimates that more than…

Eawag Forum Chriesbach: reaping the rewards of sustainable construction

At a meeting held today, two years after the building was opened, the architects, planners and clients concluded that the results, in terms of energy use and…

Why did the London Millennium Bridge 'wobble'?

The same pedestrian-structure interaction has also been identified on several other bridges, including Bristol's famous Clifton Suspension Bridge. The…

People, Not Just a Building, Make for 'Place'

“It is a humanistic inquiry that recognizes that buildings and settings, alone, do not make place,” he said in a talk Dec. 13 at the annual meeting of the…

New Course to Focus on Green Construction

Beginning in the spring, budding construction managers at UALR — the University of Arkansas at Little Rock — and around the world can learn building…

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