The American Society of Civil Engineers gives US infrastructure a D+. What is it that we’re doing wrong?
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It’s been 80 years since this beloved landmark opened to San Francisco traffic. In the interim, technology has advanced – is there a better way to span this strait?
A round airport would let more flights take off in a smaller space, but the technology is nowhere near ready to make it work.
The St Petersburg attack shows how engineering and psychology can help optimise how people are evacuated in a disaster.
Old and degraded infrastructure costs the United States money and puts lives at risk. A civil engineer describes some innovative ways to measure risks and prioritize repairs.
Tragedies involving building collapses prompt structural engineers to figure out what happened, and how to prevent it from recurring.
In response to disasters like Superstorm Sandy, engineers are developing new building codes and tools to calculate the value of upgrades. National policy should encourage builders to use these tools.
The Panama Canal just celebrated the opening of its new expansion, which incorporates several engineering marvels to allow it to finally support the super-sized cargo ships that dominate shipping.
Archaeological and textual detective work is filling in some information about how ancient Romans used and thought about their sewers thousands of years ago.
Study finds higher risk of flooding from a combination of storm surge and heavy precipitation, particularly along the East Coast of the US.
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Professor of Structural Systems, University of Surrey
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Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Brunel University London
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Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
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Associate Professor of Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Texas at Arlington
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George T. Abell Professor in Infrastructure and Director, Structural Laboratory, Colorado State University
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Researcher in Environmental Engineering & Technology Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Lecturer in Tourism, Edinburgh Napier University
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Senior Lecturer, Lund University
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Virginia University
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Graduate Research Assistant, West Virginia University
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Associate Senior Lecturer in Evacuation Modelling, Lund University
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PhD Resarcher, Edinburgh Napier University
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Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, University of Florida
