How the Panama Canal Lets Ships Climb Up
During my visit to the Panama Canal, I noticed several chambers that connected to higher levels of the canal. It...
Soil types and its importance in building design
When I first became interested in structural engineering, I thought engineers would spend most or even all their time working...
How Beam Bridges Carry Thousands of Cars Every Day
Bridges are one of the most important structures to engineering today. They are one of the most used structures by...
River Engineering
Rivers are a constant force that engineers must consider when building structures. They are home to many different important species...
Maglev Trains Are the Future of High-Speed Travel
When we think of high-speed travel, our brains usually go to airplanes. However, a new emerging technology could revolutionize high...
How Building Information Modeling Changes Construction
In my internship, I learned how to use the architectural drawing tool, Revit. While learning this, it occurred to me...
How Structural Engineers Account for Building Loads
During my summer internship, I noticed how one or two pages are dedicated to information about the structure of beams,...
How Chip Seals and Slurry Seals Extend a Road’s Lifetime
Near where I live, I noticed that a construction crew closed off a road to be worked on. Throughout the...
AI Traffic Signals Keep Cities Moving
Whenever I drive through intersections, I notice that sometimes, the traffics lights are all green when fewer cars are around,...
The Advantages of Composite Construction
During my internship, I noticed that some buildings used a combination of structural steel and reinforced concrete rather than relying...
The Hidden Danger of Progressive Collapse
One might think that in such a large building, one component failing or breaking wouldn’t be a huge problem. However,...
Building Foundations, the hidden contributor
When visiting a site of an in-construction building, I noticed that even before construction began on the walls and other...
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