Architecture and Construction
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…
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…