A recent report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology suggests that the deaths of 98 people in the early ...

Atorod Azizinamini, professor in the department of civil engineering, shares his insight on the earthquake and the importance ...

The NIST team said two connections between garage columns and the pool deck failed in early June 2021. Investigators are ...

The deadly 2021 partial collapse of a condominium building in Surfside, FL, was rooted in severe design and construction ...

NIST's long-awaited findings conclude design flaws, construction deviations and corrosion left Champlain Towers South ...

A worker was killed Monday in a construction incident on the current top floor of a high-rise building site in downtown Miami, police said. Maria Fernanda González Garcia, 25, and another construction ...

Stone columns are recognized as a highly effective technique for enhancing the load-bearing capacity and reducing settlement in soft clay soils. Recently, encased stone columns have become ...

At UNC, it’s largely agreed that humanities classes are easier than STEM classes. I don’t stay in Davis Library studying until 2 a.m. for any of my English classes, like others do for their chemistry ...

This study examines various reinforcement detailing approaches in Single-Story-Single-Bay (SSSB) reinforced concrete (RC) frames using the design tool SAP 2000 and nonlinear finite element analysis ...

Tensile and compressive loads are key in mechanics and engineering. Tensile load stretches materials, causing elongation. Compressive load compresses materials, causing them to shorten. Delta ...