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The Grand Egyptian Museum showcases astounding design and creativity

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Geotechnical Engineering

The Frick Collection in New York City underwent a masterful renovation

Creative structural solutions and an understanding of archaic structural systems seamlessly integrated old and new portions of the project.

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Professional Liability

Err on the side of caution and avoid conflicts of interest

Engineers are ethically obligated to act with integrity and professionalism.

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Professional Liability

A constructive acceleration claim requires proving an excusable delay

Extra working hours may not be approved by an owner to remediate delays.

A construction worker uses a machine with the word “MULE” in red lettering to lift concrete bricks. The worker is building a wall.

Computing & Information Technologies

How artificial intelligence can benefit construction projects

There are four images on the picture. The first shows a crumpled piece of pager. The second the crumpled paper transformed into another shape. The third shows a swan, and the fourth shows the bird taking flight. These images represent evolution, transformation, innovation, and creativity.

Career Development

Imagining a better world

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Career Development

How are engineering decisions really made?

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From the archives

Arched bridge set amid the foliage.

Spanning the gap over Oregon’s Coos Bay

The bridge, which is part of the Oregon Coast Highway, is known...

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Engineers and historians share their thoughts on their favorite structures

From tunnels to bridges, find out what inspires these individuals.

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San Francisco’s hidden engineering feat: How a tunnel helped rebuild a city

Building the sewer required innovative technologies.

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The Mountain Dell Dam in Salt Lake City turned around an engineer’s career

Building it helped John S. Eastwood prove an engineering concept — and himself.

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Pennsylvania’s Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge has endured for 95 years

It was once the world’s longest multiple-arch reinforced-concrete highway bridge.

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New York City parkway showcased beautiful, nature-like leisure spaces

The Bronx River Parkway provided a model for future traffic development.

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San Jose’s Lick Observatory took telescopes to new heights

Getting the main refracting telescope to the facility was an uphill battle.

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Huey P. Long Bridge in New Orleans solved a big transportation problem

Completed in December 1935, the bridge combines a highway and railroad tracks.

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Engineers and steel took Seattle’s Space Needle skyward

1962 World’s Fair attraction turned catalogue-ordered beams into a 600 ft icon.

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The first New York City subway delivers speed

Innovative construction brought the rail to life.

Long reads that dig deep

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