Eggs are less likely to crack when dropped horizontally vs. vertically, contradicting conventional wisdom. Eggs are less ...

"The universal convention is that the egg should be in a vertical orientation when it hits the ground," Cohen told Physics ...

A new technique maintains structural integrity by essentially hiding openings in materials from surrounding forces. Rather than reinforcing an opening, such as a hole or a window, to protect against a ...

The program builds on the strengths of the world-renowned structural mechanics faculty and elite Chicago-based structural design firms. The theoretical and behavioral study of structures is ...

The Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics (SESM) research area teaches and perform research on mechanics of solids, mechanics of structures, and structural engineering. Our research spans ...

Together with international partners and in interdisciplinary teams of scientists, research is focussed on the following areas: The department conducts phenomenological studies of complex structural ...

Structural biomaterials are of growing interest in the mechanics community because of their remarkable mechanical performance. The case of mother of pearl (nacre) from seashell is an excellent example ...

These applications include hypervelocity ballistic impact and blast simulations for defense and national security, composite body armor systems, vehicle crashworthiness, traumatic injury biomechanics, ...

Engineering majors can learn more specific principles in concentrations or minors tracks, which might include biotechnology, imaging, structural mechanics, environmental engineering, industrial ...

But Brazilian architect Márcio Sequeira de Oliveira thought there was a better (and better-looking) way for wannabe-engineers to grok structural mechanics. He calls his solution Mola. It's the ...