Architecture and Construction
USM Scientist Develops an Effective Method to Detect Buildings With Cracks
The researcher, Associate Professor R. Mani Maran, who is a lecturer from the Mechanical Engineering Research Centre said early measures could be taken to…
Green Roofs Differ in Building Cooling, Water Handling Capabilities
Interest in vegetated roofs has increased as water and energy conservation becomes more important to property owners. Yet the study of six different…
New Technology Will Enhance Coal Mine Safety
Working in coal mines can be backbreaking labor, not to mention dangerous. But a new technology invented by researchers at Southern Illinois University…
Spanish engineers design a new model of slope marine dock
Scientists from the UGR have designed a new “model” of slope marine docks, more resistant and prepared to reduce risks for ports, promenades or beaches, as…
New bridge built in two weeks
A pilot study of the new bridge concept, the i-bridge, is included in Peter Harryson’s doctoral dissertation in concrete construction at Chalmers. The bridge…
Queen’s research to help build better homes for older people
The research, entitled Better Housing for the Ageing Population in Northern Ireland, was conducted by Dr Karim Hadjri a senior lecturer from the School of…