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Structural engineering

Research matters

Fire-safety engineering delivers lifesaving value

Published May 6, 2025

A computational tool developed by Johns Hopkins civil engineer Thomas Gernay predicts how fire affects structures, leading to more resilient designs and enhanced public safety

A firefighter battles a wildfire amid scorched brush

Q+A

Defense against future wildfires

Published Jan 30, 2025

Structural design and resilience expert Thomas Gernay says fire-resistant building designs are key to protecting communities from increasingly destructive wildfires

Pieces of a collapsed bridge in the water next to large container ship

3 Questions

Structural engineer discusses Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse

Published March 26, 2024

Bridge expert Rachel Sangree talks about how long, continuous spans in the bridge design played a role in its collapse

(Bridge) breaking news

Published Aug 5, 2014

'The Wall Street Journal' highlights JHU's engineering contest in front-page article / The Wall Street Journal

Carb loading

Engineering crash course

Published July 28, 2014

JHU summer program participants build (and break) spaghetti bridges

Ben Schafer, Kara Peterman

Wrecking crew

Research on shaky ground

Published July 31, 2013

Investigators hope man-made earthquakes lead to sturdier, safer buildings

Carb loading

Using their noodles

Published July 18, 2013

Spaghetti bridge contest caps Engineering Innovation summer program for high school students