Construction and Design

*Source Norwich University

Ad There's been a lot of discussion on question "Are we Martians?". The question is still to be answered. But now there seems no more doubt on "Is Mars our future home?", the answer is "YES". A 3-D product designer Noah Hershberger, who won a recent challenge from NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Makerbot to design a bio-shielding dwelling for the red planet.  The current environment of Mars doesn't welcome human habitation even construction over there would have been an impossible task( to withstand -80 degree temperatures, constant space radiation, and frequent dust storms) but not now in the light of recent development in 3-D printing. They are seeking to use locally available Mar dust and binder to print the elegant Beehive like apartment plan proposed by Noah Hershberger.   Below are some key features and issued images of a Two bed room apartment of future on Mars.  The apartment includes  a garden and a  3-D printer  room.  To keep...

Ad An engineer, a contractor or an owner seeks to precisely control over every element in construction process. Each year huge amount of money(billions of dollars) is wasted in construction projects due to inefficiency and inaccuracy. Time period of any construction project is directly linked to it's total cost of construction, which is determined by the level of technologies we use in civil engineering construction. So, there is only way to reduce such redundant expenditure is use of advance technology, that helps communication to keep transparent between involved ones, eliminating unnecessary delays caused by failure of co-ordination between contractors. One may wonder how GOOGLE GLASSES will help construction, similar to apps we use in our smartphones, we will be able to use apps built for it and with aid of apps integrated with GPS , GIS , ERDAS , CAD and other, imagine what and how fast a professional can extract information and conclusions out. Procore is ready to build s...

Ad Every aspects of life is changing rapidly with advancement in technology, transfiguring the whole environment into more efficient and intelligent one. Now it's time for our Highways. In future we  civil engineers are going to use  solar materials  for highway construction that will be monitored and managed using real time monitoring artificially intelligent systems( Structural Health Monitoring Systems ) which will be capable of communicating with everything on the track. The network of communication will be set up among cars and highway components with GPS systems. It is anticipated that rapid urbanisation, climate change, changes in human behaviour and resource depletion would be major consequences of such giant step towards AI implementation in highway sector. The main aim is to generate clean and renewable power using solar panels on road surfaces. Vehicles will be able to receive energy wirelessly, either in rest or motion. For cold regions the panels will...

Abstract: Typically structure is suited design erected with components such as  roofs,  slabs,  beams, columns and foundation. These structures damage due to exposure conditions like temperature, ill-management during construction and lack of quality of control during construction. Damage to structure may be defined as changes to the material or geometric properties of a structural system, including changes to the boundary conditions and system connectivity, which can adversely affect the system’s performance. In SHM process we observe system over time with the help of periodically sampled dynamic response measurements from an array of sensors, then extract damage-sensitive features, and finally statistical analysis is done to determine the current state of system health. After extreme events, such as earthquakes or blast loading, SHM is used for rapid condition screening and aims to provide, in near real time, reliable information regarding the integrity of the structure...