Civil Engineering

It was hot … bloody hot! … yet here we were in the middle of the 'high dune' country, in the south of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on the edge of Saudi Arabia's 'Empty Quarter'. · We were drilling site investigation holes down to 20m or 30m depth and logging the soil recovere ...

Concrete, in its basic form, is a mixture of cement, aggregate, and water. Due to its strength and ability to adapt to almost any shape, concrete has become one of the most used building materials. The world's dependence on this material just keeps growing. · Concrete has become ...

When I looked at this month's “New Civil Engineer” magazine on-line, I was immediately drawn to an article on the construction of 70 stone arch bridges. · I thought my eyes were deceiving me (a not uncommon thing these days, as old age often distorts reason), until I actually re ...

For all you aging art and pop music aficionados, this post is not confirmation of the brilliance of da Vinci's Louvre mounted smiling enchantress, nor is it an appreciation of the 45 year old Detroit-based exotic dancer, reportedly portrayed on the ‘B’ side of “Hey! Bo Diddley” a ...