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Energy-Efficient Intelligent House That Can Learn Our Routines
The first home in the UK
which can learn from its
residents and take decisive
action and text if it is
being burgled or the door
has been left unlocked, will
... > full story
Concrete Creep Slowed: Work Paves Way For Lightweight, Vastly More Durable Infrastructure
Civil engineers have for the
first time identified what
causes the most frequently
used building material on
earth -- concrete -- to
... > full story
Secret Of Sandcastle Construction Could Help Revive Ancient Building Technique, Researchers Say
The secret of a successful
sandcastle could aid the
revival of an ancient
eco-friendly building
technique, according to new
... > full story
Water Tunnel Makes For Exacting Hydrodynamics For Product Testing
The fifth largest and newest
water tunnel in the United
States has just been
completed. The tunnel has
been under construction for
more than a year, holds
... > full story
- Energy-Efficient Intelligent House That Can Learn Our Routines
- Concrete Creep Slowed: Work Paves Way For Lightweight, Vastly More Durable Infrastructure
- Secret Of Sandcastle Construction Could Help Revive Ancient Building Technique, Researchers Say
- Water Tunnel Makes For Exacting Hydrodynamics For Product Testing
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Engineers Research Effects Of Heat Expansion On Economically Efficient Bridge Design
July 7, 2009 — Researchers are studying the effects of integral bridge expansion resulting from heat to make integral bridges a more viable ... > full story -
New Material Made From Paper Sludge Could Replace Plastic Packaging
July 3, 2009 — Scientists have developed a new material by applying a biotechnological treatment to paper sludge. In many cases, the new material could replace plastic packaging and certain building ... > full story -
Engineers Investigate Lead-Free Soldering
June 27, 2009 — Engineers aim to improve the reliability of lead-free soldering alloys that are used to make electronic devices. This would help with the implementation of environmentally-friendly materials in ... > full story -
Do And Don't Of Building In Hurricane-prone Areas
June 16, 2009 — Experts have evaluated the best building design and construction practices to reduce wind pressures on building surfaces and to resist high winds and hurricanes in residential or commercial ... > full story -
How Solid Is Concrete's Carbon Footprint?
May 24, 2009 — Many scientists currently think at least 5 percent of humanity's carbon footprint comes from the concrete industry, both from energy use and the carbon dioxide byproduct from the production of ... > full story -
Singing Screws Reveal Sick Structures
April 29, 2009 — In 2006, a concrete panel weighing several thousand pounds fell onto traffic in Boston's Big Dig tunnel, crushing a car and killing a motorist. The alleged cause -- and subject of a multi-million ... > full story -
Reversing Time To Spot Cracks In Gas Pipes
April 28, 2009 — Checking natural gas pipelines for wear and tear costs big bucks. Sections of pipe must be manually exhumed to be tested for cracks or corrosion with acoustic or magnetic scanners. Scientists are now ... > full story -
Self-healing Concrete For Safer, More Durable Infrastructure
April 24, 2009 — A newly developed concrete material can heal itself when it cracks. No human intervention is necessary -- just water and carbon ... > full story -
Implementing Sustainable Technology To Monitor The Integrity Of U.S. Bridges
April 22, 2009 — Researchers are implementing a self-powered monitor system for bridges that can continuously check their condition using wireless sensors that "harvest" power from structural vibration and wind ... > full story -
One-story Masonry Building Survives Strong Jolts During Seismic Tests
April 16, 2009 — A one-story masonry structure survived two days of intense earthquake jolts after engineering researchers put it to the ... > full story
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