Civil Engineering News

Posted February 5, 2001:

• Fiber-Optic Sensors Detect Damaged Rails And Faulty Wheels

Posted December 27, 2000:

• First National Earthquake Engineering Computer Network Takes Shape

Posted December 14, 2000:

• Engineer Predicts Dismal Consequences For Nation's Infrastructure

Posted December 4, 2000:

• Smart Spacecraft Will Provide Smoother Ride
• "Smart" Flaps Could Improve Efficiency Of Supersonic Engines

Posted October 31, 2000:

• Punch Of World's Most Powerful Laser Ratchets Up A Notch

Posted October 17, 2000:

• Researchers Find Asphalt Landfill Liner Improves Environmental Safety, Increases Capacity

Posted October 9, 2000:

• Vapor-Recovery System Captures And Recycles Air Pollutants
• Layered Polymer Films Can Be "Erased" By External Stimuli

Posted October 5, 2000:

• Vapor-Recovery System Captures And Recycles Air Pollutants

Posted October 3, 2000:

• High-Resolution Acoustic System Detects Objects Buried In Soil

Posted September 5, 2000:

• Massive Quake Rocks House

Posted September 4, 2000:

• Zirconate Material Will Resist Radiation, Improve Safety Of Long-Term Plutonium Storage
• Residual Stress In Piezoelectric Ceramics Can Be Reduced, Put To Work
• Model Reduces Stress And Warpage In Polymer Composite Structures

Posted August 25, 2000:

• Mastering Gravity: Making Liquids Dance

Posted July 31, 2000:

• Purdue Researchers Track Deadly Foodborne Bacterium

Posted July 30, 2000:

• Virtual Tour Turns New Engineering Building Inside Out

Posted July 12, 2000:

• Queen Conch Shell Suggests New Structure For Ceramics

Posted June 2, 2000:

• "Smart" Material Grows Dumber With Shrinking Size, Scientist Says

Posted April 27, 2000:

• Long-Term Safety Of Concrete For Holding Nuclear Waste Is Focus Of MIT Study

Posted March 28, 2000:

• Experiments Under Way For 2000 "Vomit Comet" Ride

Posted March 10, 2000:

• New Future For Electronics May Be Woven In Miniature From Silicon And Gold

Posted January 25, 2000:

• Researcher, Students Build Smart Road From The Ground Up

Posted January 24, 2000:

• University Of New Orleans Researcher Develops Nontoxic Corrosion Inhibitor

Posted November 17, 1999:

• Marine And Aerospace Industries Eye New Lightweight Material

Posted October 25, 1999:

• To Build A Better Artificial Hip, UD Prof Says, Mimic Mother Nature

Posted October 20, 1999:

• Engineers Building A Safer Snowblower

Posted October 7, 1999:

• Quake Control: "Shock Absorbers" Could Minimize Damage

Posted October 4, 1999:

• Pipe-Crawling Robots Designed To Find Earthquake, Bomb Survivors

Posted October 1, 1999:

• Engineer Proposes New Building Code For Quake-Stricken Turkey

Posted September 22, 1999:

• New Five-Level Layering Process Pioneered By Sandia Promises More Reliable, Complex Micromachines

Posted September 16, 1999:

• Engineers Rush To Deploy Wind Measuring Equipment In Advance Of Hurricane Floyd

Posted September 1, 1999:

• New MIT Probe Gathers Data For Better Polymers

Posted August 25, 1999:

• Solution For Recycled Car Tires?

Posted July 23, 1999:

• Carbon Gives Armstrong Edge In Tour De France

Posted July 20, 1999:

• Old Tires Find New Life In Sand Dam That Prevents Erosion And Creates Wildlife Habitat

Posted June 30, 1999:

• Nature Publishes Secret Of Abalone Shell Strength

Posted June 22, 1999:

• BUY, UCSD Engineers Set Off Mini-Earthquake To Test Bridge And Building Foundations

Posted June 16, 1999:

• Strong Man's Trick Triggers Idea For Way To Protect Buildings From Earthquakes And Explosions

Posted June 2, 1999:

• Major Addition To Synchrotron To Provide Quantum Leap In Capabilities

Posted May 20, 1999:

• "Smart Concrete" Would Determine Weight Of Trucks As They Travel On A Highway

Posted May 19, 1999:

• Undergrads Build Device For Army Combat Simulations

Posted April 19, 1999:

• $2.5 Million Initiative To Develop Chameleon-Like Nanoshells

Posted April 14, 1999:

• New Microscope Can Help Develop New Jet Engine Materials

Posted April 13, 1999:

• America’s Most Powerful Centrifuge Testing Dam Safety At CU-Boulder

Posted March 29, 1999:

• Clemson Researchers Simulate Trees Falling On Houses As Part Of Research To Design Tornado 'Safe Rooms'

Posted March 25, 1999:

• "Smart" Fire-Resistant Polymers Under Study For Use In Aircraft

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