https://it-news.uk/tags/engineering/ Recent content in Engineering on IT News Hugo en-us Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/chinese-engineers-solved-bridge-typhoon-sway/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/chinese-engineers-solved-bridge-typhoon-sway/ <p>What happens when a typhoon slams into a suspension bridge a mile long? The deck can sway several feet. Cables vibrate. Traffic stops. In the worst cases, the structure itself is at risk.</p> <p>For decades, civil engineers had three questions with no good answers: How much will a specific bridge sway in a specific storm? Can we predict it in time to do something? And, most importantly, can we actively dampen that motion before it becomes dangerous?</p> <p>A research team at Southeast University in Nanjing just picked up a National Science and Technology Progress Award for solving all three.</p>