There is a “silent hazard” lurking underneath our major global cities, and our buildings were not designed to handle it. A new Northwestern University study has, for the first time, linked underground ...

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 ...

NPR's Audie Cornish chats with civil engineering expert David Prevatt about how to prepare buildings for tornadoes following a series of deadly storms. After a series of tornadoes tore through ...

On September 20, a massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico’s capital city. Most of the approximately 230 deaths weren’t from the original movement of the ground, however—in this quake, as in ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Addressing the challenges of global environmentalism is a broad field that involves untold skills and research. Finding a niche in such a broad field is also a challenge, one that ...

Michel Bruneau, a professor in UB’s Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering and Amit Varma of Purdue University have received over $750,000 in research grants from the Charles ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, structural engineers are grappling with a question that a month ago would have been completely unthinkable: Can ...

Every time you step on a sturdy bridge or travel on a smooth road, you are experiencing the work of civil engineers.

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Civil engineering jobs are opportunities for individuals to take part in building projects from all angles. Civil engineering involves the design, build, and operation of physical and natural ...

The University of Victoria is expanding its Civil Engineering campus with two new net-zero, mass-timber buildings.

Our students learn how to solve open-ended problems, develop global awareness and learn from undergraduate research opportunities. Students also gain a high degree of faculty interaction, both inside ...