News and Events
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2024 CEE Magazine “Driving Innovation” Available Today
Catch our most recent publication
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Professor SangHyun Lee Inducted into National Academy of Construction
Celebrating a Career of Innovation and Influence in the Construction Industry
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CEE’s Krista Wigginton named associate dean for graduate and professional education at Michigan Engineering
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Mcity opens for remote testing of autonomous vehicle technologies, calls for federal standards
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Welcoming Jiaqi Li to U-M CEE
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Prof. Herek Clack Appointed to National Academies’ Standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment
Recent News
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2024 CEE Magazine “Driving Innovation” Available Today
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Professor SangHyun Lee Inducted into National Academy of Construction
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CEE’s Krista Wigginton named associate dean for graduate and professional education at Michigan Engineering
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Mcity opens for remote testing of autonomous vehicle technologies, calls for federal standards
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Welcoming Jiaqi Li to U-M CEE
In The News
clickondetroit.com
June 27, 2024
Dr. Seymour Spence from the University of Michigan explains that buildings start to suffer damage at around 60 mph. He advises keeping doors and windows closed during storms to prevent internal pressurization, which can lead to severe structural damage, including the loss of roofs.
nytimes.com
March 28, 2024
CEE Professor Sherif El-Tawil reviewed the calculations, said it was feasible to design a pier that would stay standing after such an impact: “If this bridge had been designed to current standards, it would have survived.”
pOPSCI.COM
MARCH 28, 2024
CEE Professor Evgueni Filipov discovers how load-bearing structures like bridges and shelters can be made with origami modules—versatile components that can fold compactly and adapt into different shapes.
politico.com
MARCH 27, 2024
CEE Professor Sherif El-Tawil comments about the Key Bridge, built years before the new AASHTO guidelines, “did not benefit from that type of analysis.”
Futurity.com
MARCH 20, 2024
CEE Professor Evgueni Filipov discusses “With both the adaptability and load-carrying capability, our system can build structures that can be used in modern construction.”
APNEWS.COM
MARCH 28, 2024
CEE Professor Sherif El-Tawil said there are several safety measures that “would have made a huge difference” had they been in place Tuesday morning when a cargo ship plowed into the bridge and caused its collapse.”
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