Tag: Mohamed ElGawady
ElGawady named S&T’s interim chair of civil, architectural and environmental engineering
Dr. Mohamed ElGawady, a professor of civil engineering at Missouri S&T, has been named S&T’s interim chair of civil, architectural and environmental engineering beginning Sept. 1.
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Crash course: Missouri S&T researchers bridge the gap with collision study
What do Missouri S&T researchers do when they want to study the impact of tractor-trailers colliding into bridges?
They bring the collisions to the university’s campus with a massive setup that, at first glance, looks like a red roller coaster.
Researchers investigate improved bridge repair after collisions
Vehicle collisions with bridge supports or girders are the second leading cause of bridge collapse in the United States, with an average of three such collisions per day, according to researchers at Missouri S&T who are studying ways to improve bridge repair and cut costs for cities and states.
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Missouri S&T researcher strengthens concrete by hollowing it
Concrete columns used as the support structures of a bridge would be stronger if they were hollow, says a researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Such hollow columns could extend the lifespan of a bridge beyond the current 50-year span.
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