A new project-based teaching method emphasizing laboratory experimentation is being used at Lawrence Technological University. It has excited and energized the students about civil engineering applications. Engineering concepts are introduced early in the students’ academic careers using civil engineering materials. Laboratory activities related to a Civil Engineering Materials course are being...

Computer data acquisition, automation, robotics and other advanced technologies are fundamental sources of competitive strategies in today's market. Construction, with frequent severe environmental conditions and its unique projects, has been slow to adopt automation technologies. However, internal and external trends are pushing some kinds of building construction into these technologies. This...

Knowledge Management is very vital to Civil Engineering (CE) construction firms in creating, identifying, sharing of knowledge on best practices, learning lessons and experiences within the organization. Therefore, as CE construction projects have specific goals and unique deliverables that are not the same, there may be difficulties in recording and capturing project knowledge efficiently. Thi...

1 URBAN NET-ZERO WATER TREATMENT AND MINERALIZATION: 1 EXPERIMENTS, MODELING AND DESIGN 2 3 James D. Englehardt 4 Tingting Wu 5 George Tchobanoglous 6 7 8 Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, PO Box 248294, Coral Gables, FL 331249 0630, USA, [email protected], 01-305-284-5557, 01-305-284-3492 (fax) (corresponding 10 author) 11 Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engin...

1 URBAN NET-ZERO WATER TREATMENT AND MINERALIZATION: 1 EXPERIMENTS, MODELING AND DESIGN 2 3 James D. Englehardt 4 Tingting Wu 5 George Tchobanoglous 6 7 8 Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, PO Box 248294, Coral Gables, FL 331249 0630, USA, [email protected], 01-305-284-5557, 01-305-284-3492 (fax) (corresponding 10 author) 11 Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engin...

This study introduces applications of structural topology optimization to buildings and civil engineering structures. Topology optimization problems utilize the firmest mathematical basis, to account for improved weight-to-stiffness ratio and perceived aesthetic appeal of specific structural forms, enabling the solid isotropic material with penalization (SIMP) technique. Structural topology opt...