MISSOULA, Mont.—A University of Montana researcher is part of a team whose research is breaking ground on the complexity of earthquakes and the possibility to forecast them. Rebecca Bendick, who works in UM's Department of Geosciences, used GPS records of…
Algorithm Could Help Detect and Reduce Power Grid Faults
The power grid is aging, overburdened and seeing more faults than ever, according to many. Any of those breaks could easily lead to prolonged power outages…
Laser Reveals Water’s Secret Life in Soil
Most of us think nothing of rainfall or where it goes, unless it leads to flooding or landslides. But soil scientists have been studying how water moves…
Speeding Up Accuracy of Flood Risk Assessment
Research from the University of Adelaide hopes to provide advances in the planning for flood risk, thanks to a new, faster method of assessing the highly complex factors that cause floods in a specific location. The results of the study, published in this…
Seismologist Says Growing Population Exposes World to More Catastrophic Earthquakes
NEW YORK, N.Y., Feb. 18, 2016—The earth shook in southern Taiwan last week. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake killed 116, injured 550 and damaged 34 historical monuments. Scientists can tell you where earthquakes are likely to occur and predict their frequency…
Oversite: Reaching into the Future
An important part of our mission at Informed Infrastructure is to act as a resource on current practice as well as what readers can expect in the future. We do this in every issue with our “Future Forward” profile, which provides a window into applied…
2016 Infrastructure Industry Outlook
Each year, the Informed Infrastructure editorial team reaches out to members of its Editorial Advisory Board to take the pulse across civil and structural engineering practice. The board includes a diverse range of practitioners with a wealth of experience…
Major Midwest Flood Risk Underestimated by as Much as Five Feet, Study Finds
June 30, 2015—As floodwaters surge along major rivers in the midwestern United States, a new study from Washington University in St. Louis suggests federal agencies are underestimating historic 100-year flood levels on these rivers by as much as five feet,…
Predicting Climate Impacts on Infrastructure Aims at Preparedness
Much attention has been paid to the likelihood of more drought, fires and floods as the planet warms, but the most significant impact on public infrastructure won't come from extreme weather events, Paul Chinowsky says. It will be the the change in what constitutes…
Dallas GIS Police Analyst Uses Geospatial Skills to Fight Crime
Geographic information systems (GIS) has changed the way law enforcement fights crime. Investigators now rely on actionable intelligence for mapping and analyzing crime patterns and as the use of this new technology continues to evolve, police agencies will…
