Pipe jacking is a trenchless construction technique that employs hydraulic jacking forces to install pipelines beneath urban areas, minimising surface disruption. This method is increasingly vital ...

Pipeline specimens were anchored to both shake tables to simulate the passage of a seismic wave through two adjacent push-on joints. Experiments took place at the NEES at University at Buffalo ...

As any percussionist or fidgety pen-tapper can tell you, different materials make different noises when you hit them. Researchers at Drexel University hope this foundational acoustic phenomenon could ...

Wesley O. Pipes, professor emeritus in the civil, architectural and environmental engineering department, passed away on May 20, 2013. Pipes had a long and productive history in research and teaching ...

Millions of miles of aging water, wastewater and natural gas pipelines across the nation are at growing risk of failure, posing significant environmental, safety and financial challenges. Repairing ...

Even when structural problems with the aging US infrastructure can be detected early, currently available methods of repair are often technologically outdated, logistically complex, prohibitively ...

Fiber architecture, using continuous and chopped glass, mimics an I-beam for axial strength, without the need for axial or helical fibers. Improved glass sizing and toughened resin result in greater ...

Jim M. Craig, an expert engineer in the plastic pipe industry, died Nov. 7 from complications related to COVID-19. He was 75. Craig worked for 40 years at Tulsa, Okla.-based McElroy Manufacturing Inc.