Utah State University scientists report a watershed-scale experiment in highly degraded streams within Oregon's John Day Basin demonstrates building beaver dam analogs allows beavers to increase their dam building activities, which benefits a threatened population…
Engineers Document New Structural Health Monitoring Technique
Aging, deterioration and extreme events like earthquakes and hurricanes can take a toll on roads, bridges and other structures. With damage and defects…
Transportation Planning Research Addresses Pre- and Post-Sandy Climate Change Adaptations
In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast of the United States, leaving in its wake flattened dunes, chewed-up boardwalks, washed-out…
Researchers Test Pig Manure as Road Pavement Additive
Pig farmers around the world have a major complaint and it involves the ever-present challenge of what to do with the nearly 43 billion gallons of pig excrement, or manure, that is generated every year. Professor Elle Fini and a team of researchers at North…
Concrete Made from Dried Sewage Sludge
Disposing sludge left over from treating sewage water is a major challenge for wastewater plants in Malaysia. While studies show that the volume of sludge is expected to rise, disposal options are limited due to strict environmental regulations, including…
Researchers Try to Cut Costs to Control Aquatic Invasive Plants in Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Of all the invasive plants in Florida’s waterways, hydrilla costs the most to contain -- $66 million over a seven-year period, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher says. But UF/IFAS researchers…
U of Iowa Unveils New ATV Virtual Reality Simulator
A new virtual reality simulator will help University of Iowa researchers study how and why people lose control while driving all-terrain vehicles. In Iowa, more than 200 ATV-related crashes occur every year, sending patients to emergency departments across…
Listening Technique Effectively Finds Underground Water Leaks
Montreal, June 22, 2016 — The world is approaching a water crisis. According to the International Water Management Institute, 33 percent of the world’s population will experience water scarcity by 2025. One main cause are leaks. Twenty to 30 percent of…
Concrete Research Council to Fund Four Research Projects
Farmington Hills, Mich., June 21, 2016—The Concrete Research Council (CRC) has announced that it will provide research grants to four projects this year. The CRC is a council of the American Concrete Institute’s nonprofit subsidiary, the ACI Foundation.…
Research Aims to Make Water Cycle Modeling Data More Accessible
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Improved publication strategy for authors who use hydrological modeling software will make model data easier for readers to understand and reuse, according to an international team of researchers. A growing number of computational…
