Architecture and Construction
Handheld device 'sees' damage in concrete bridges, piers
Engineers at MIT have developed a new technique for detecting damage in concrete bridges and piers that could increase the safety of aging infrastructure by…
Bridges Will Rock — Safely — with New Quake Design
The researchers recently developed and successfully tested the first seismic design methodology for bridge towers that respond to ground motions by literally…
How to protect European buildings of historical interest from seismic events
Network PROHITECH will be due in Liege, April 26 and 27, its penultimate meeting, gathering the representatives of the 16 universities partners, coming from 12…
Scientists to build 'self-healing' house for earthquake protection
The project will develop special walls with 'self-healing' properties made of nano polymer particles which turn into a liquid when squeezed under pressure. The…
‘Self-healing’ house in Greece will dare to defy nature
The University of Leeds’ NanoManufacturing Institute (NMI) will play a crucial role in the £9.5 million European Union-funded project by developing special…
New homes rise from rubbish
That’s exactly what civil engineer Dr John Forth from the University of Leeds wants to achieve with the invention of a building block made almost entirely of…