A pedestrian bridge designed by Deakin University researchers for a North Geelong park will use a new type of reinforced concrete that doesn’t need any maintenance. The bridge over Cow... Read more
Bridges become an infrastructure problem as they get older, as de-icing salt and carbon dioxide gradually destroy the reinforced concrete. A new robot can now check the condition of these st... Read more
Shape memory alloys, or SMAs, possess the ability to return to their original shape after being severely deformed, either spontaneously or following the application of heat. This makes them... Read more
Unique structure more than doubles material’s life span To Scott Muzenski, the large crack that weather and wear had caused in the driveway of a parking structure at the University of... Read more
“Our method not only makes the building stable again very quickly, but it increases the building’s ability to deform without breaking” Four years after the January 2010 ear... Read more
Concrete may be one of the toughest buildings materials in common use but it does develop cracks over time, and in the case of structures such as buildings or bridges, it is imperative that... Read more