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Unbreakable Glass Strong Like Steel
Japanese scientists claim that they created a glass which is as strong as steel. Japanese scientists claim that they created a glass which is as strong as steel. The new unbreakable glass could be...
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Video: Two Autonomous Drones Build Bridge that Lifts the Weight of a Man
- Sep, 25, 2015
- News On Research / Academia
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The researcher Federico Augugliaro, uploaded the following video, which depicts two drones that without remote control build a bridge of ropes, which is able to lift the weight of an adult. The res...
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Campi Flegrei Supervolcano and the Roman Concrete
- Jul, 29, 2015
- News On Research / Academia
- Pozzuoli, NA, Italy
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
'Geowarn' was a European research program which was designed to explore the most dangerous areas in Europe. The Supervolcano of Kos, where the largest volcanic eruption in East Mesogeio- 161,000 ye...
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The Building Material Of The Device Of ITER
At the construction site of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, known as ITER in southern France, the foundations of the facilities are already in place. At the construction site...
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Metsa Wood and the Plan B
Metsa Wood, a Finnish quality wood products producer, has developed a "Plan B" campaign, which aims to highlight the fact that wood should always be considered as a serious option in everything from d...
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Research into Bamboo as a Structural Material to be led by Pitt
- Jun, 10, 2015
- News On Research / Academia
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Funded by the U.S. and UK governments in collaboration with higher education institutions in Brazil, China, India and Indonesia, a University of Pittsburgh-led consortium is one of 14 ne multilateral...
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Video: Cement Heals Its cracks With Bacteria
Dutch researchers have developed the so-called self-healing concrete which uses an inbuilt immune system to close its own wounds and prevent deterioration. Dutch researchers have developed the so-c...
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Princeton Student Researching Self-Folding Structure
- May, 21, 2015
- News On Research / Academia
- Princeton, New Jersey, USA
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Denisa Buzatu, a student at Princeton University, has a vision for a shape-shifting façade that would increase the environmental sustainability of buildings. For her senior thesis, Buzatu is designing...
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Ductility in Steel Beams Improved by Geometric Cutouts
- Mar, 23, 2015
- News On Research / Academia
- Blacksburg, Virginia USA
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The ability of steel buildings to bend without fracturing, or ductility, allows for extreme lateral loading from earthquakes and wind. This loading, however, subjects the solid web and flanges of stee...
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Fibers to help fire damage prevention in tunnels
Engineers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have come up with a way to prevent concrete spalling caused by excessive temperature built up during a tunnel fire. The new technology consists of...
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