Sustainable structural engineering integrates durability, safety, and environmental performance in the design, assessment, and rehabilitation of civil and mechanical infrastructure. Methods include probabilistic lifetime design, seismic and shake-table testing, and performance evaluation of materials such as precast concrete, cold-formed steel, ultra-high performance concrete, and 3D-printed components. Life cycle assessment and AI-driven optimization support decisions on material reuse, modular construction, and clean-energy systems, aiming to reduce global warming potential while maintaining structural reliability and resilience under extreme loads and degradation.
Engineering
A new engineering method could be the difference between a building surviving a failed support column and a chain reaction that causes the entire structure to collapse, according to research led by the University of Surrey.
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The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, 2026, collapsing buildings across northern Venezuela, from Yaracuy state to Caracas, have revived a question that follows every major quake: Why do some buildings fall ...
Oct 20, 2026
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Engineering
If you are inside the John D. Tickle Engineering Building at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and think you hear a semitruck slamming into a highway overpass, your ears aren't deceiving you. You've just stopped by ...
Oct 20, 2026
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Software
An integrated design framework developed in Korea can analyze "ship survivability"—a naval vessel's ability to avoid enemy attack, withstand damage when hit, restore key functions after damage and continue its mission. The ...
Oct 20, 2026
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Engineering
Assistant professor Shadfar Davoodi at the Skoltech AI Center has developed an approach for optimizing drilling in heterogeneous carbonate reservoirs that simultaneously predicts process characteristics, explains the influence ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Engineering
Decades from now, if a building is renovated and its facade panels are replaced, the removed panels could be reused on another building. But can they be removed without damage? Will anyone still know who manufactured them ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Engineering
Despite appearing intact on its exterior, the Carola Bridge in Dresden collapsed in 2024. How could this happen? "If you take a closer look, no bridge collapses without warning," says Dr. Mark Alexander Ahrens from the Institute ...
Oct 7, 2026
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Engineering
Florida State University faculty are helping build stronger structures by examining how wave-shaped patterns on exterior walls and roofs reduce wind loads on low-rise buildings by up to 60%.
Oct 6, 2026
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Engineering
If you see a boat full of people all watching a smaller, remote-control boat in the Indian River, your first thought probably isn't that they are testing Navy warships.
Oct 1, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
VENTRA is a new sustainable concept car developed by the student team TU/ecomotive. The electric vehicle captures particulate matter generated by tires and brakes while driving, encourages a more sustainable driving style ...
Sep 29, 2026
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