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 ...

Despite repair problems, its admirers say Thomas Telford’s Menai Bridge is good for another two centuries ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — It's been a Glass City landmark for more than 90 years, and now it is an officially registered civil engineering landmark as well. It's been called many names: the Anthony Wayne Bridge, ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After many people woke up to news about the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsing after a cargo ship crashed into it, people wanted to know about the safety measures in ...

During my days as an engineering student at Manhattan College, my calculus teacher used to say, "No partial credit! Get wrong answer, bridge fall down!" This was the first thing that flashed through ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Imagine the National Mall without the Washington Monument or St. Louis without the Gateway Arch. Well, a young civil engineer says Lake Charles would lose a big part of its ...

A team of researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington is exploring ways to use geothermal energy to make bridges and overpasses safer during winter weather. Xinbao Yu, an assistant professor ...

Concrete-strengthening steel bars called "rebar," currently used in bridges, are susceptible to corrosion, especially in the "deck," which is the uppermost portion of the bridge that serves as the ...

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