The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has published the first ever comprehensive guidance on the design of permanent bamboo structures. According to the institution, the new design guide represents a significant milestone in realising the benefits of bamboo and widening its adoption. The detailed design manual draws on the expertise of four international authors … [Read more...] about IStructE publishes first ever structural engineering manual for bamboo
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DomesDay competition winners announced
ASM International, the world’s largest association of materials-centric engineers and scientists, has announced the winners of the 2025 DomesDay competition, held in Detroit, Michigan. Ten teams from seven universities designed and built a dome that was judged in various categories, the last of which saw each dome go up against the compression machine. First place went to … [Read more...] about DomesDay competition winners announced
International collaboration to study the impact of the built environment on malaria
A team of researchers from Pennsylvania State and Warwick universities has been awarded a US$1.6million to explore how building design, infrastructure and development decisions can help reduce malaria risk worldwide. The transdisciplinary project grew out of a real-world challenge in sub-Saharan Africa: how to keep mosquitoes out of homes without trapping heat and cutting off … [Read more...] about International collaboration to study the impact of the built environment on malaria
Construction of new engineering research and development centre in Rotherham underway
Construction has begun on Project Vulcan Seals, a new engineering research and development centre at Rotherham’s Advanced Manufacturing Park. Caddick Construction is building the £9.4million centre for sealing technology specialists, Vulcan Seals. The 4,830-square-metre testing, manufacturing and distribution development centre will facilitate the relocation of … [Read more...] about Construction of new engineering research and development centre in Rotherham underway
Complex structures at the pull of a string
MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration into their curved, fully formed shape with only a single pull of a string. This technique could enable the rapid deployment of a temporary field hospital at the site of a disaster such as a devastating tsunami – a situation where quick medical action is … [Read more...] about Complex structures at the pull of a string