civil-engineering

Instead of demolishing Shanghai's 85-year-old school, engineers gave it mechanical legs and walked it 62 meters across town, rotating the 7,600-ton structure like a chess piece into its new position.

Sustainable building practices have moved far beyond just installing solar panels and high-efficiency windows. A truly sustainable structure considers every single component, no matter how small, for its longevity and environmental impact. This includes building hardware, often overlooked, like door handles, hinges, lighting fixtures, and cabinet pulls.  These small details play a critical part i…

A building’s strength starts with its foundation and frame, no doubt. These big structural bits are super important for safety and stability. But honestly, you can really tell how good a construction job is by the little things people see, touch, and use every day. Think about it: from a perfectly lined-up tile joint to […] The post The Impact of Small Details on Construction Quality appeared fir…

Eurovia Surfacing has completed what it says is the first UK operational trial of a fully electric highway-class asphalt paver. The Dynapac SD25 80C e completed an overnight resurfacing shift on the A128 Tilbury Road in Brentwood, Essex. The post First fully EV highway-class asphalt paver completes overnight resurfacing shift appeared first on New Civil Engineer .

Under climate change, the increasing frequency of extreme rainfall events has made soil cut slopes more prone to progressive instability. Understanding their deformation–failure mechanisms and reinforcement effects is therefore of engineering significance. However, previous studies have mainly focused on overall stability evaluation or mechanical behavior of anti-slide piles, while the progressiv…

Hurricanes can bring heavy rain, storm surges, lightning and winds exceeding 100 mph. In Texas, these powerful storms can flood roads, cut electricity and force hospitals, schools, grocery stores and other essential facilities to close. Researchers at Texas A&M University are working across different fields to help communities withstand hurricanes and recover more quickly. Their […] The post How …

Scientific Reports, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-56000-y A novel prediction method for slope deformation based on adaptive mode decomposition and interpretable deep learning

Scientific Reports, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-69001-8 Seismic vulnerability and sustainable retrofit strategies for traditional masonry heritage buildings in Oman

Blackpool Council has awarded a highways surfacing and civil engineering works framework with a combined stated value of £200M excluding VAT. The post Blackpool awards £200M highways framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer .

As cities grow denser and industrial upgrading accelerates, vertical manufacturing has become an inevitable trend. The Greentown ThinkWorks project, located in the core of Hangzhou's Zijingang Science and Technology City, masterfully responds to this evolution. The key concept was to move beyond the model of a monolithic industrial "machine" and instead create a logically coherent, breathable, an…

Hurricane Katrina’s storm surge flooded roughly 80% of New Orleans when multiple levees breached. In this video, Grady of Practical Engineering breaks down the engineering failures that made Katrina’s flooding so bad. In his typical hands-on fashion, he shows the flaws of the I-wall-topped levee design, and he takes the time to detail how the […]

Five Welsh councils are planning to establish an £800M framework for civil engineering related construction projects and other works acoss South West Wales, Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot, Swansea and Powys. The post Welsh councils plan £800M civil engineering framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer .

Construction of the new Saltley Viaduct moved a step closer over the August Bank Holiday weekend after HS2 engineers successfully installed the first section of the new bridge over the Birmingham to Derby railway lines. The post First 55m Saltley Viaduct section installed for HS2 appeared first on New Civil Engineer .

Soil-structure interaction is often a difficult problem to study. This article uses Wolf’s Cone Model and its application in the substructure method to investigate the effect of soil-structure interaction on natural period of conventional buildings. In accordance with Iran’s Construction Code 2800, five soil types were considered. The studied structures were 4, 7, and 10 storey buildings. The fol…

A Cold War relic finds new purpose 212 feet below, engineered to rest on the seafloor with military precision rather than rust in a scrapyard.

The world remembers Chernobyl as a disaster frozen in time—but the harder engineering challenge came three decades later, when Ukraine had to physically entomb the still-dangerous reactor.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 01 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-69750-6 Analysis of the factors affecting the construction mechanical characteristics of small-spacing tunnel groups