Federal plan outlines post-earthquake road map to ‘functional recovery’
A federal program’s aim expands beyond life-safety seismic design.
Geopier MythBusters: Installing Geopiers next to existing structures
Welcome back to Geopier® MythBusters, where we dispel some of the Geopier related myths circulating in the design-build world.
Project Highlight: Indigenous society headquarters will highlight natural materials, biophilia
The Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth will be sited in Calgary, Alberta.
ASCE members elect Peña-Mora as incoming president-elect
University of Florida three-peat makes steel bridge history
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Designing the UK’s first large shell structure in 25 years
The 50 m diameter concrete shell honors the U.K.’s famed Lovell Telescope.
Project Highlight: Indigenous society headquarters will highlight natural materials, biophilia
The Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth will be sited in Calgary, Alberta.
Technology: System estimates asphalt density in real time
New verification tool benefits pavement construction, performance.
Policy Briefing: Bills would protect utilities from Superfund PFAS liability
Water and wastewater systems, landfills, and airports benefit from the bills.
What is known about the earthquake damage in Turkey and Syria?
About 160,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed in the recent earthquakes.
New rolling bridge concept opens in east London
The bridge boasts vertical square hoops and is powered by hand.
Project Highlight: Modular steel footbridge spans famed Scottish falls
Modular construction helped protect the environmentally sensitive site.
Project Highlight: Layered, light-filled design unveiled for Maryland library
Undulating terraces will offer panoramic lake views.
Project Highlight: Jersey City high-rise apartment receives site plan approval
The project will combine residential and commercial use on a brownfield site.
Is it quiet quitting? Or something else?
Four things civil engineering managers should keep in mind.
Purdue University Northwest students claim victory at ASCE UESI Surveying Competition
Purdue University Northwest earned first place overall at the 2023 ASCE Utility...
Georgia Tech envisions a downtown rooted in community for ASCE Sustainable Solutions Competition
Georgia Tech earns first place in the 2023 ASCE Sustainable Solutions Competition–Envisioning...
University of Florida three-peat makes steel bridge history
The University of Florida earned first place in the 2023 Student Steel...
Represent the Society as an ASCE Student Ambassador
Applications are open for the 2023-2024 ASCE Student Ambassador Program.
ASCE members elect Peña-Mora as incoming president-elect
ASCE members have elected Feniosky A. Peña-Mora as the Society's president-elect.
ASCE continues to wield influence on infrastructure investment
“We’re beating a path from Reston to the White House,” ASCE President...
New ASCE 7-22 supplement on flood loads now available as free download
ASCE’s most widely used standard has a newly released supplement.
VDOT leader recognized with fellow status
Martha E. Gross has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Simpson elevated to ASCE fellow status
Stephen Simpson has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
ASCE honors Whittle as new fellow
Andrew J. Whittle has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
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Fill-and-pave plan announced for I-95 in Philadelphia
The section of Interstate 95 closed because of a bridge collapse in Philadelphia will get a quick fix to get six lanes of traffic moving again.
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Community-rooted plan lassos crown for Georgia Tech students at Sustainable Solutions Competition
“We hope to take what we learned from this competition to make a real impact in the world,” says a team co-captain. Which four existing designs inspired the winning squad's “Engineer Street” concept?
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He tried to save a dog from the fall of 'Galloping Gertie'
During the collapse of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940, a professor tried to rescue a dog trapped in a car that plummeted. Who was Professor Farquharson, and who was Tubby?
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A planned 'charging depot' reveals what powering electric big rigs could look like
A 4-acre site near the Port of Oakland in California will run off renewable energy and charge 96 trucks at a time.
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To rebuild damaged section of Interstate 95, officials will draw on past incidents
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says a 2017 bridge collapse in Georgia may provide a road map for how to rebuild quickly. A timetable for building a replacement will be issued today.
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'So amazing': Cal Poly SLO concrete canoe team basks in 7th championship
“As a civil engineering nerd, we love our concrete,” says Heather Migdal of the victorious California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo team. Meet Ellie the otter, the squad's inspiration.
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