WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue University civil engineering building will be named for alumnus and donor Delon Hampton and his mother, Elizabeth Hampton. The naming of the Delon and Elizabeth ...

Bridges, roads, buildings, railways, distribution systems, canals, dams, even lighthouses. Yes, lighthouses. If you encountered any of these structures today, or stopped to marvel at one on a recent ...

When a building is built, it's too late to change the placement of something. But a new virtual reality lab for civil engineers at the University of Dayton will bring buildings to life before dirt is ...

On September 20, a massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico’s capital city. Most of the approximately 230 deaths weren’t from the original movement of the ground, however—in this quake, as in ...

The graduate programs from Drexel Engineering prepare professionals for applying required modern expanded skillsets in civil engineering. A civil engineering master’s degree helps professionals to ...

There is a “silent hazard” lurking underneath our major global cities, and our buildings were not designed to handle it. A new Northwestern University study has, for the first time, linked underground ...

Civil engineers build the world around us. They use their knowledge of science and engineering to design safer buildings, roads, water supply systems, and bridges, while reducing our carbon footprint.

The Greg and Annie Stevens Intelligent Infrastructure Engineering Lab, dedicated Aug. 19, allows students to get a feel for a structure before construction. Users load blueprints or any other computer ...