Civil Engineering
We see bridges, buildings and highways on a daily basis, but have you ever wondered how these structures are designed and built? These civil engineering articles help explain this very question.
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The U.S. has some of the longest highways in the world, but the nine longest are scattered all over the globe.
The Kola Superdeep Borehole is the deepest man-made hole on Earth. It's so deep, locals swear you can hear the screams of souls tortured in hell. Why did the Russians dig this deep, and why did they stop?
Bridges connect people and places, with inspired engineering and views that can't be beat. Here are the 10 longest in the world.
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Before 1933, getting around London on the massively confusing Tube system was a nightmare. That's when draftsman Harry Beck stepped in and revolutionized map design.
Saudi Arabia's proposal to build a 106-mile-long, self-sufficient, road- and car-free, one-building city would make it the first of its kind in the world.
It's been some 15 years in the making and is still under construction. What's the real story behind the Jeddah Tower's delay?
By Dave Roos
Drinking fountains have faced a challenge from bottled water, but they seem to be making a comeback. By the way, we throw away over 60 million PET water bottles every day in the U.S. alone.
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Smart traffic lights monitor traffic and continuously adjust their timing to improve flow, and can even help disabled or elderly pedestrians navigate crosswalks. Could they be a solution to the problems of traffic stress and road rage?
The Senate just crossed a hurdle to get a bipartisan infrastructure bill signed. It could pay for new roads, bridges and other installations that a country needs to function. But why is infrastructure so notoriously hard to fund in America anyway?
The designer of New York's Central Park believed that public parks were 'democratic spaces' belonging to all citizens, and aren't we glad he did?
By Wendy Bowman
PROTEUS, the underwater research station and habitat, is being designed to address medical discoveries, food sustainability and the impact of climate change. Plus, it's really cool looking.
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Back in the 1930s, folks realized they needed a better way to cross the Golden Gate Strait between San Francisco and the Marin Headlands than by boat. Over eighty years later, the Golden Gate Bridge is the city's most prominent landmark.
The name bestowed on a road depends on its size and function. And it's not just up to your neighborhood's developer either.
The London borough of Islington plans to harness the excess heat of the London Underground to hike up the heat to nearby homes and businesses.
Bordeaux's famed and beautiful reflecting pool will have you snapping photographs and feeling like you're walking on water.
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The Japanese inventor's textured ground surface indicators to assist pedestrians at traffic crossings.
There's a mysterious tower in Texas that strongly resembles Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower. Its constructors say they're testing some new forms of electromagnetic waves. But is something else going on?
These days, you can do a lot more at a transit hub than simply catch a train or a bus.
You might be surprised to learn that the twists and turns of streets in the suburbs date all the way to the Industrial Revolution.
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Roundabouts aren't all that complicated, but they're still relatively rare in the U.S., especially when compared with France.
What do you do when you're out of land but want to expand an airport? Try building on water.
China's Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon glass-bottomed bridge is so high most of the world's buildings would fit in the gap between it and the canyon floor. So why not hit it?
Whether we're talking bricks or fences, there are serious logistical hurdles – not to mention financial ones – to walling off an entire country.
By Chris Opfer
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Is 1 mile out of 5 on U.S. interstates really supposed to be straight so that planes can land on them in an emergency? Find out the truth about this long-held urban legend.
Environmental engineering existed long before it had a name. It began at the dawn of civilization when we started changing our surroundings to meet our needs.