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Engineering
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As The Climate Changes, Architects And Engineers Need To Design Buildings Differently
In the past seven years, four major disasters have caused serious disruptions in the Northeast and Midwest United…
Titanium, For The Safe And Sustainable Modern City
City skylines are often dominated by concrete, steel and glass, but underneath, titanium often provides the core structure…
What Would It Take To Build A Tower As High As Outer Space?
The human desire to create ever bigger and more impressive structures is insatiable. The pyramids of Ancient Egypt,…
The World’s 18 Strangest Bridges
Some bridges are engineered with nothing but utility in mind—for these, aesthetic design is secondary to safety and…
10 Of The World’s Longest Bridges Of Various Types
If you ever find yourself in Hunan, China, rent a car and drive the Jishou-Chadong Expressway: 18 tunnels…
The Fungus That Could Patch Up Cracking Buildings
What if concrete could heal itself from the inside out? AS CONCRETE BUILDINGS AGE, THEY tend to sprout…
The World’s 30 Most Impressive Bridges
From old stone spans to sweeping modern suspensions, bridges have a way of wowing us. Moving bridges, stone…
How Would Engineers Build The Golden Gate Bridge Today?
Ever since the Golden Gate Bridge opened to traffic on May 27, 1937, it’s been an iconic symbol…
Why Do Bridges Collapse?
Bridge collapses are often tragic, but are also fascinating for bridge engineers as they usually provide puzzles to…
World Science Day : Leading For A Sustainable Future
Science for a Sustainable Future Science will be essential to reach many of the goals of the 2030…
Top Notch Talent? Head Over To Top Notch Countries!
New data from LinkedIn shows certain professionals are moving away from countries like India and flowing into places…
How High Can You Build A Skyscraper?
“What will be the world’s tallest building is actually shorter than originally planned. What’s stopping us from going…
Building For Earthquake Resilience
Base isolation is seismic engineering’s equivalent of seatbelts in cars – and maybe more: it’s a lifesaver and…
Concrete Building Material May Not Be As Concrete As We Think
Climate change may cause reinforced concrete structures to deteriorate quicker than expected, a new study finds. Some of…
Cities In Space?
After swingeing budget cuts at NASA, a loose agglomeration of private companies – including Elon Musk’s SpaceX –…