News
News on Research / Academia
Researchers are close to accurately simulating the ground motions of earthquakes to predict how these could impact infrastructure
A team of researchers from the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley (Berkeley Lab) and Lawrence Livermore (LLNL) national laboratories, as well as from the University of California a...
Read More
Scientists discovered the reason that allows Roman concrete structures to still stand strong
There are Roman concrete breakwaters built more than 1,500 years ago that still stand strong, maybe even stronger now than they were back then. A team of scientists from USA, China and Italy have disc...
Read More
Researchers study the necessary road infrastructure preparation before the circulation of automated vehicles
It should be able to support the transition period and become the basis for the future, fully automated, transport systems A new research project that will prepare the road infrastructure to su...
Read More
German researchers have developed concrete that functions as a photovoltaic cell
They used the principle of plant photosynthesis to create energy
Read More
Cement becomes stronger when it has molecular defects
Scientists have found a way to turn weakness into strength Scientists have found a way to turn weakness into strength Researchers at Rice University in Houston are trying to make concrete stronger...
Read More
Bridges built to meet current Canadian safety codes are being 'overbuilt' while still prompt to taking high structural damage after a major earthquake
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan campus) examined a variety of bridge types along with design requirements under the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code. As part of the rese...
Read More
A new resource-efficient way to construct a concrete dome has been developed
Researchers at TU Wien have developed a construction method for concrete domes, requiring far less amounts of labor and materials than the conventional resource intensive formwork. Invented by Dr. Ben...
Read More
Using carbon nanotubes for structural health assessment
If engineers can better understand the impact of hurricanes and earthquakes on structures, they could avoid lots of undesired consequences. Erik Thostenson and Thomas Schumacher, faculty members in th...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More