Civil engineering testing equipment is used in the quality control processes associated with the analysis of soils, concrete, asphalt, bitumen, cement and mortar, steel, aggregates, and other ...

Bridges, roads, buildings, railways, distribution systems, canals, dams, even lighthouses. Yes, lighthouses. If you encountered any of these structures today, or stopped to marvel at one on a recent ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University is building an $11 million civil engineering laboratory that will be among the best in the nation for studying large structures such as bridges and buildings.

Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) research in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) concerns fundamental experimental and theoretical studies at multiple ...

A new composite material is finding its way into the construction industry. Made from natural stone, carbon fibers and biochar, it is an alternative to reinforced concrete. It is characterized by a ...

Civil engineering and landscape design are often discussed as separate disciplines, but the most successful projects show how closely they depend on one another. Civil engineering provides the ...

A team of scientists, led by Dr Mehreen Gul from Heriot-Watt University, are investigating the use of biochar as an innovative, low-carbon building material. The project will support interdisciplinary ...