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  • Call for Papers for the Special Issue: Insight-Civil Engineering

    2019-05-03

    Insight - Civil Engineering is an academic journal of civil Engineering and engineering management, which is issued globally. Our mission is to publish original research papers in civil engineering, which can reflect the latest research trend and development direction of civil engineering and engineering management discipline. The journal also seeks to provide reference to civil engineering and engineering management in areas related to teaching, scientific research and engineering application.

    The Lead Guest Editor

    Hamid Beiraghi

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  • Call for Papers for the Special Issue: Insight - Civil Engineering

    2019-04-26

    The issue provides a platform for broadcasting the research on the impact of climate change on the water resources of the world. It is devoted to highlighting the highly technical and scientific research by the experts on the latest advances in the area of water resources engineering and management. The issue addresses all the engineering aspects of the water resources in light of the changing climate and the dynamic population. Interdisciplinary research in the related fields is highly encouraged.

    The Lead Guest Editor

    Mir Bintul Huda

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  • Call for papers for the Special issue: Insight - Civil Engineering

    2019-03-25

    Among the different modes of transportation, road transportation is relevant to most of us in our daily lives. This special issue aims to prepare an overview of the most recent experiences and recommendations to improve the safety and operation levels of transportation systems for all users (drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and others).

    The Lead Guest Editor

    Amirarsalan Mehrara Molan

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  • Most wear-resistant metal alloy in the world

    2018-09-12

    If you're ever unlucky enough to have a car with metal tires, you might consider a set made from a new alloy engineered at Sandia National Laboratories. You could skid -- not drive, skid -- around Earth's equator 500 times before wearing out the tread.

    Sandia's materials science team has engineered a platinum-gold alloy believed to be the most wear-resistant metal in the world. It's 100 times more durable than high-strength steel, making it the first alloy, or combination of metals, in the same class as diamond and sapphire, nature's most wear-resistant materials. Sandia's team recently reported their findings in Advanced Materials. "We showed there's a fundamental change you can make to some alloys that will impart this tremendous increase in performance over a broad range of real, practical metals," said materials scientist Nic Argibay, an author on the paper.

    Although metals are typically thought of as strong, when they repeatedly rub against other metals, like in an engine, they wear down, deform and corrode unless they have a protective barrier, like additives in motor oil.

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  • Humanmade mangroves could get to the 'root' of the problem for threats to coastal areas

    2018-09-12

    With threats of sea level rise, storm surge and other natural disasters, researchers from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science are turning to nature to protect humans from nature. They are developing innovative ways to guard coastlines and prevent scouring and erosion from waves and storms using bioinspired materials that mimic mangrove trees found along shores, rivers and estuaries in the tropics and subtropics. Growing from a tangle of roots that twist their way out of the mud, mangrove trees naturally protect shorelines, shelter coastal ecosystem habitats and provide important water filtration. In many cases, these roots trap sediments flowing down rivers and off the land, helping to stabilize the coastline.

    Certain mangrove root systems even have the ability to dissipate tidal energy through unique hydrological flows and divert the energy of water in different directions reducing risk of coastal damage. Yet, to date, few studies have examined the fluid dynamics such as flow structure and drag force on mangrove roots.

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  • Engineered sand zaps storm water pollutants

    2018-09-12

    University of California, Berkeley, engineers have created a new way to remove contaminants from storm water, potentially addressing the needs of water-stressed communities that are searching for ways to tap the abundant and yet underused source of fresh drinking water.

    Using a mineral-coated sand that reacts with and destroys organic pollutants, the researchers have discovered that the engineered sand could help purify storm water percolating into underground aquifers, creating a safe and local reservoir of drinking water for parched communities.

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