Of the more than 624,000 highway bridges in the U.S., an estimated 220,000 need repairs. Quantum sensors could help engineers ...

In 2022, global production of construction materials accounted for more than 7% of total carbon emissions. But how many of ...

The South Carolina Department of Transportation expects that the West Faris Road bridge will fully close for seven months in ...

Situated in the urban heart of the Slovenian capital, and established in 1919, the University of Ljubljana (UL) is the oldest and largest higher education institute in the country. When it began, the ...

Traditional hydrologic modeling often relies on a single "Design Storm" (e.g., a 100-year SCS Type II curve). While useful for standardized permitting, this static approach fails to account for the ...

Despite expanded municipal climate commitments, many cities continue to struggle with translating carbon-neutrality, resilience, and equity goals into coordinated implementation. Persistent governance ...

Dams offer numerous benefits to society, but their failure can lead to catastrophic floods, causing severe damage to both people and property. Simulating dam break events and subsequent floods is ...

Streamflow regimes significantly influence the geological, chemical, and biological characteristics of the stream 1,2,3,4. Humans have altered the streamflow patterns for water management through ...

The existing irrigation canals in the Nile Delta were constructed nearly 100 years ago prior to the construction of Aswan High Dam 1. As the Egyptian population increased and so the extension of ...

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This installment of A Bridge Moment provides some of the most important factors to consider when deciding whether a large box culvert or a conventional bridge type structure is the preferred ...

In 2019, the 86th Texas Legislature appropriated funding to the TWDB to support a variety of flood-related efforts, including research on topics of priority regarding flood. The TWDB subsequently ...