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Research

Engineering a better day at the beach

April 15, 2025 • 3 min. read

Barrier islands protect coastal communities and infrastructure – so what happens if they disappear?

Texas A&M civil engineers investigated the reasons for embankment slope failure of an important Houston highway.

Texas A&M civil engineers investigated the reasons for embankment slope failure of an important Houston highway.

A cartoon building with added support beams remaining stable during an earthquake as buildings around it shake.

Retrofitting old buildings to comply with modern safety codes could help minimize damage caused by earthquakes and other disasters.

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Dr. Qingsheng Wang and his team are working with Blue Engineering and the U.S. Department of Transportation to test steel for LNG structures.

A car pulls up on a rural road, shining its headlights onto a deer under a full moon.

Texas A&M study finds an over 45% spike in wildlife-vehicle collisions during full-moon nights compared to new-moon nights.

A three-frame collage shows a smiling man wearing a suit and tie looking into the camera, a graphic of a yellow, grey and red autonomous construction vehicle and a graphic of yellow and blue construction machinery on a green background depicting autonomous printing robots building a structure.

Researchers at Texas A&M are pioneering the future of autonomous construction, advancing technologies to reshape military and civilian infrastructure.

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Texas A&M researchers have harnessed the power of satellites to constantly monitor infrastructure conditions and maintain them.

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Research

The eyes inside the storm

June 5, 2024 • 4 min. read

Texas A&M researchers have implemented 3D visualization technology to predict and prevent hurricane damage.

A graphic of a bridge under multiple states (under construction, winter conditions showing de-icing, corrosion effects).

Engineering researchers offer a glimpse at the many research projects underway to improve bridge infrastructure.

When a geothermally heated bridge system developed by Texas researchers was put to the test during a winter freeze in Fort Worth, the bridge showed no evidence of snow or ice accumulation.

When a geothermally heated bridge system developed by Texas researchers was put to the test during a winter freeze in Fort Worth, the bridge showed no evidence of snow or ice accumulation.