Architecture and Construction

Hayder Rasheed, associate professor of civil engineering, and Yacoub Najjar, professor of civil engineering, are collaborating to better detect and measure…

On July 10, 2012, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published its first-ever draft guidelines* to help utility companies test their…

Analysis of Ikefs damage shows which bridges are most susceptible to a stronger hurricane Preliminary results from research at Rice University show more than…

A new study by civil engineers at MIT shows that using stiffer pavements on the nation's roads could reduce vehicle fuel consumption by as much as 3 percent —…

Under the onslaught of 21st century traffic, modern asphalt isn’t likely to hold up for anywhere near 2,700 years. But at Michigan Technological University,…

“Modern architecture has wrongly been identified with the exclusive use of the colour white but it is not like this: it is just a myth,” ensures SINC Juan…