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Damage in the Earth’s deeper depths emerges gradually, long after the main earthquake event
- Oct, 14, 2025
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Research / Academia Other News
- United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge
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When people think of earthquakes, they often picture scenes of devastation — the ground splitting apart and landscapes being reshaped. Yet, once the shaking ends, the surrounding area enters a stage...
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EPFL scientists develop hydrogel-based 3D printing that yields metals 20× stronger
- Oct, 16, 2025
- Structure Types Structural Design Structural Analysis News On Research / Academia
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Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne(EPFL) have developed an innovative additive manufacturing method that begins with hydrogels rather than metal-infused resins. The team’s ap...
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Groundbreaking construction analysis SCA, alters the engineering field
- Oct, 16, 2025
- Structural Design Limit States Performance-Based Design Multiscale Methods Structural Control Wind Engineering Structural Analysis Nonlinear Analysis Other Structural Soft Computing Applications News On Research / Academia Other News
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David Sanderson, product manager for analysis and design at Trimble, believes accuracy has become the backbone of modern structural engineering. As buildings keep reaching new heights and complexity,...
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Combining Aesthetics and Statics: University of Siegen Explores Innovative Teaching Approaches
- Aug, 13, 2025
- Structural Analysis Structural Behavior Structural Design Structural Optimization News On Research / Academia
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The University of Siegen in Germany is taking a fresh approach to architectural and structural engineering education by integrating aesthetic design principles with structural logic. The initiative,...
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University of Southern California: a new study indicates the impact of rising seawater on Alexandria's infrastructure due to erosion
- Feb, 27, 2025
- Other Structural Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Reliability Structural Stability Structural Behavior Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Research / Academia Other News
- Egypt, Alexandria
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A breakthrough study on the state of buildings in the Egyptian city of Alexandria has been published by the University of Southern California in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich...
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University of Jerusalem: Study shows that slow movement of tectonic plates can lead to strong earthquakes
- Jan, 24, 2025
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Other Structural Soft Computing Applications News On Research / Academia Other News
- Israel, Jerusalem
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A new study was conducted by a team from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and published at Nature Journal on January 8, about how a slow, aseismic movement transitions into rapid seismic rupture, provi...
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Structural Engineering News Recap of October 2024
- Nov, 05, 2024
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural Structural Design Bridge Management Earthquake Engineering Structural Optimization Sustainable Development Snow And Rain Loads Structural Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry Other News News On Products & Services News On Failures
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You can now find TheStructuralEngineer.info's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting structural engineering news of October 2024. Namely, these w...
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New revolutionary cement composite created by University of Virginia: it promises greater durability in the field of 3D printing
- Oct, 29, 2024
- Structural Design Structural Optimization Sustainable Development Composite Structures Other Structural News On Research / Academia Other News
- United States, Virginia , Charlottesville
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To contribute to the global effort in the construction field to reduce carbon emissions, the researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA) conducted a study to create a cement-based composite that...
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MIT researchers developed glass bricks with the same strength as concrete blocks
- Sep, 23, 2024
- Structure Types Concrete Structures Structural Stability Structural Behavior Other Structural News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge
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Novel research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) demonstrates that 3D-printed glass bricks can be structurally sound, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional bricks and r...
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Seismic data from the 2020 earthquake in Petrinja, Croatia revealed 40cm horizontal displacements
- Sep, 03, 2024
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Other Structural News On Research / Academia Other News
- Croatia
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A new study that was conducted by Croatian and Hungarian researchers and was based on the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shocked Petrinja, Croatia in December 2020 showed major horizontal and vertical...
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