Civil and Environmental Engineering

Researchers intend to prove the resilience of tall timber buildings by simulating a series of large earthquakes on a 10‑story mass timber building this spring.

A viable formula for a carbon-negative, environmentally friendly concrete that is nearly as strong as regular concrete has been developed at WSU.

The WSU scientists hope their research will help managers better assess where, when, and how they should allocate resources when there is a beetle outbreak in a forest.

Starting this fall, WSU will be providing more opportunities for professionals to expand their engineering skills with two new online programs in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Vikram Yadama will serve as director and Julia Day will become the associate director of WSU’s Composite Materials and Engineering Center.

A grant from Google will help one WSU researcher map vegetation across the Western U.S. that could help reduce the risk of wildfires.

Xianming Shi is the new chair of civil and environmental engineering, while Haluk Beyenal will serve as associate dean of research and graduate studies. Dave Field is the new director for the Institute of Materials Research.

Putting nanoparticles from shrimp shells into cement paste made the material significantly stronger — an innovation that could lead to reduced seafood waste and lower carbon emissions from concrete production.

A new report from Washington State University and the state Department of Ecology indicates vulnerabilities in the Columbia River Basin could be amplified over the next 20 years.

As one of 18 winners, the Tri‑Cities campus received $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to implement its Empowering the Future Energy Workforce plan.