structural engineering

A brief history of ICACC with Jim McCauley, meeting cofounder and ACerS past president

By Stephanie Liverani / December 18, 2015

To honor the 40-year milestone of ICACC, Jim McCauley—ICACC cofounder and ACerS past president—gives us a brief history of the meeting and how it became the go-to international event for engineering ceramics.

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Iowa State University engineers put wind turbine towers made from precast concrete to the test

By Stephanie Liverani / November 18, 2015

After almost a year of research and development, engineers at Iowa State University are putting their taller concrete wind turbine towers to the test with plans to revolutionize how we harness wind power in the U.S.

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