Interpretable Physics-Informed Graph Neural Networks For Flood Forecasting
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https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.13484 <-- shared paper
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https://github.com/MehdiTaghizadehUVa/modulus/tree/main/examples/weather/flood_modeling/hydrographnet <-- shared GitHub repository
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #FloodForecasting #GraphNeuralNetworks #PhysicsInformedAI #Hydrology #ClimateResilience #ScientificMachineLearning #CivilEngineering #HydroGraphNet #PhyiscsNeMo #hydrology #water #flood #flooding #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #climatechange #model #modeling #machinelearning #AI #extremeweather #prediction #forecasting #planning #humanimpacts #loss #lossoflife #publicsafety #cost #economics #infrastructure #risk #hazard #disaster #mitigation #preparedness #naturaldisaster #HydroGraphNet #floodforecasting #dynamics #remotesensing #earthobservation

Reinforced concrete shows that people break engineering. The original promises about the lifespan of reinforced concrete assumed that the rebar was not allowed to oxidize before it was enclosed in concrete, but construction workers never got the memo about storing rebar somewhere dry and when you add salt water from road salt garages rot from the inside out. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/public-servant-spotted-cracks-before-downtown-parking-garage-collapsed-1.5429726 #civilEngineering #errorBetweenKeyboardAndChair

My friend @Dicksondavid in #PortHarcourt #Nigeria is #LookingForWork - he has worked before in #foodservice and has skills as a #barber and interest in #CivilEngineering / #construction

If anyone from the area knows of opportunities (including assistance for interview travel expenses) and/or can advise how a young man in this can get genuine work (he has had previous issues with unpaid wages and paying for travel only to find there are 0 vacancies) it will be much appreciated..

Perhaps this uncle should have been less stubborn and accepted the offer of rehousing? Now he has the whole entire motorway built around him with 120 km/h live traffic either side, and can't even join it easily if he drives (the transport authority did build him safety/soundproofing walls, but it seems he didn't get his own private slip road, which would have at least made things slightly more tolerable) #China #Motorway #Transport #CivilEngineering

https://www.itv.com/news/2025-01-24/chinese-mans-home-surrounded-by-motorway-after-rejecting-compensation-offer

USDA 2024 Aerial Imagery Now Available For Download In Texas!
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https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/ <-- shared USDA Geospatial Data Gateway (i.e., download the raster aerials here)
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“The USDA has released its 2024 National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) aerial imagery, providing high-resolution, 1-meter data for all 254 Texas counties…
Newly built bridge and highway infrastructure
Stormwater & drainage evaluations (newly built drainage infrastructure)
Right-of-way assessment (environmental analysis)…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #RemoteSensing #NAIP #USDA #SpatialAnalysis #GISCommunity #AEC #AerialImagery #GISchat #InfrastructurePlanning #CivilEngineering #TransportationPlanning #LandSurveying #EnvironmentalAnalysis #EngineeringInnovation #opendata #Texas #USA #imagery #infrastructure #stormwater #drainage #rightofway #environmental #bridge #highway #planning #management #resource #reference
@USDA @NRCS

Back to campus today for a lecture on the #Ethics of #DigitalTwinning in our #CivilEngineering programme. The topic is quite tricky since it’s still unclear if the students consider Digital Twins are part of their chosen profession. At least, I hope to show them how Digital Twins are changing the context in which Vivil Engineering takes place.

The Best of FYFD 2024

Welcome to another year and another look back at FYFD’s most popular posts. (You can find previous editions, too, for 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014. Whew, that’s a lot!) Here are some of 2024’s most popular topics:

• The Taum Sauk Dam Failure and Its Legacy
• Stretching Ant Rafts
• Gigapixel Supernova
• Feynman’s Sprinkler Solved
• Calming the Waves
• “Dew Point” Deposits Droplets
• Drying Unaffected by Humidity
• Trapped in a Taylor Column
• Exciting a Flame in a Trough
• Remembering Rivers Past
• A Comet’s Tail
• Light Pillars
• Liquid Metal Printing
• The Miscible Faraday Instability
• A Triangular Prominence

This year’s topics are a good mix: fundamental research, civil engineering applications, geophysics, astrophysics, art, and one good old-fashioned brain teaser. Interested in what 2025 will hold? There are lots of ways to follow along so that you don’t miss a post.

And if you enjoy FYFD, please remember that it’s a reader-supported website. I don’t run ads, and it’s been years since my last sponsored post. You can help support the site by becoming a patron, buying some merch, or simply by sharing on social media. And if you find yourself struggling to remember to check the website, remember you can get FYFD in your inbox every two weeks with our newsletter. Happy New Year!

(Image credits: dam – Practical Engineering, ants – C. Chen et al., supernova – NOIRLab, sprinkler – K. Wang et al., wave tank – L-P. Euvé et al., “Dew Point” – L. Clark, paint – M. Huisman et al., iceberg – D. Fox, flame trough – S. Mould, sign – B. Willen, comet – S. Li, light pillars – N. Liao, chair – MIT News, Faraday instability – G. Louis et al., prominence – A. Vanoni)

#game #idea:

#CitiesSkylines but realistic; you have to create propositions, get them past committees, make concessions, pay contractors, everything takes years to do, everyone hates you

Come spend the summer at the Topos Institute in Berkeley, California! For early-career researchers, we’re excited to open up applications for our 2025 Summer Research Associate program.

Full time, hourly, temporary positions are available for 8–10 weeks each, starting in June and ending in August, in person in the Berkeley, California office. Each position will be mentored by Topos research staff or a select number of invited mentors.

https://topos.site/blog/2024-11-12-summer-ra-announcement-2025/
#mathematics #math #mathstodon #Engineering #CivilEngineering #philosophy #ideas #science #scientist #programming #coding #technology #technews #tech

https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/oct/16/london-elizabeth-line-wins-stirling-prize-architecture

Great news that the Elizabeth Line (that will forever be known to those who worked on it as Crossrail) has won the Stirling Prize, the most prestigious architecture award in the UK.

It is already the most used railway line in the country. Although much was made of delays in the fit-out, testing and commissioning stages, the final product is a wonder.

Really would be nice if our city council understood this.

Fortunately it does help when you realize this operational flaw with stroads like Lewis Avenue and Utica Avenue, where traffic can't go fast because of turning traffic and signals. Especially now that Idaho stop is a thing and drivers more or less expect it now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqOxBZJ6c1g

This is the blue bridge in Freiburg. Built in 1886 it was originally used by cars and trams. In 1961 however the tram tracks were removed and in 1996 the bridge was closed to motor traffic. It since has been dedicated to pedestrians and cyclists only. The bridge is a key piece in the local cycling network, connecting the growing west of Freiburg with the city center. A daily average of 10,000 bicycles cross the bridge. But it is not just a piece of infrastructure. Many people come together on the steps and arches to have a drink or watch the sunset.

Albuquerque Made Itself Drought-Proof; Then Its [1930’s Era El Vado] Dam Started Leaking
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https://grist.org/drought/albuquerque-water-el-vado-dam/ <-- shared media article
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https://www.inkstain.net/2024/04/the-loss-of-el-vado-dam/ <-- April 2024 article on the loss of the El Vado Dam, reporting on the BuRec’s decision and possible ongoing consequences
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#water #hydrology #waterresources #watersecurity #NewMexico #irrigation #farming #engineering #engineeringgeology #ElVado #dam #infrastructure #construction #engineering #architecture #civilengineering #reservoir #climatechange #infrastructureworks #sustainability #failing #failinginfrastructure #drought #monsoon #precipitation #surfacewater #aginginfrastructure #household #urban #damfailure #watersupply #groundwater #mining #ecosystems #habitats #sustainable #USWest #USA

From satellites to rocket testing and everything in between, Australia has a huge space industry – but did you know we have yet to create and launch our own rocket into orbit?

Many advancements are in the works right now, including the maiden launch of the three-stage rocket, Eris, the creation of a medical training curriculum for astronauts, and the development of space-grown plants.

Discover the history of Australia's space race and the endeavours we continue to take on… https://ausgeo.co/spacerace

#australia #space #science #satellite #rocket #astronomy #astronaut #universe #spacerace #australianspaceindustry #spaceindustry
#Engineering #CivilEngineering #government #science #scientist #space #astronomy #astrodon #technology #technews #tech

: She believed she could, so she did.

Congratulations to our Founder and Executive Director, Jasmine M. Jackson, who completed her year-long #NCEPFP (Education Policy Fellowship Program) and delved into education policy at the state (North Carolina) and federal levels!

We can't wait to use the information our founder learned through her fellowship to better service our future accelerators with #digitalliteracy and #cybersecurityeducation by exposing and having them thrive in the technological age.

If you're in the education policy, digital literacy, or cybersecurity education space and want to learn more about T-ATP, click the link: https://www.t-atp.org.

#digitalequity #digitalliteracymatters #digitalequitychampion #educationequity #educationpolicy #educationlaw #digitalinclusion #techforgood #techinnovation #nced #eradicatingthedigitaldivideonestudentatatime
#academia #research #academicchatter #government #law #fedilaw #justice #Engineering #CivilEngineering

Revolutionary Concrete From Drexel Melts Snow and Ice Naturally
https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionary-concrete-from-drexel-melts-snow-and-ice-naturally/
#NewMaterials #CivilEngineering #Self—Heating #concrete #snow #paraffin

UNSW Water Research Laboratory on LinkedIn: #hiring #job #jobs #engineeringjobs #civilengineering #fedijobs #water

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/unsw-water-research-laboratory_hiring-positionvacant-job-ugcPost-7169150784092266496-dV6k

> We are hiring! We are looking for a Project Engineer to join our Projects Team based in Manly Vale at the Water Research Laboratory. This is an…

Well, hi everybody. I guess I should do an introduction. Hi, I call myself Expert Plus, I am a 3D Artist (using a fork of Blender, known as K-CyclesX and Luxcore's Blender render addon), my avatar and banner are made by me. I'm privacy focused, so, if you are too, tell me, and I'll follow you :-) I've been on Internet since 2016. Joined Mastodon in 2021 but left it at the time. Now, I'm here :-) I would like to have some followers on here, I only followed back myself on my current Mastodon account. This website, I think, should be useful for Twitter migrants. I'm mostly spending activity at @expert , so to see me active, please follow it. Otherwise, I'll try to be active here as well :-) #privacy #b3d #blender #blender3d #fediverse #mastodon #twitter #twittermigration #mastodonmigration #introduction #art,#creativeart,#disability,#disabilityawareness,#Engineering,#CivilEngineering,#immigration,#migration,#refugees,#nature,#wildlife,#coding,#programming,#technology,#tech,#technews

For the last couple of weeks I've
been exploring some ideas around #AR and #architectural prototyping.

(And using the project as an excuse to get familiar with #Blender).

As a software engineer, I'm used hierarchical organisation of code. So my software is organised by files, modules, classes etc.

Wondering what the corresponding process is for #civilengineering and #mechanicalengineering? How do folks organise components in their designs? #architecture #augmentedreality #prototyping