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Infrastructure Policy & Planning

Detroit’s restored Michigan Central Station leads the way for future mobility

Mobility projects are moving the city in a new direction.

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Ethics

Engineer gets caught out in materials testing fraud case

Striking a balance between service to clients and other ethical duties is key.

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Construction Engineering & Management

Who bears the risk of errors in design-build bridging documents?

And how did the Spearin doctrine factor into the appeals court’s decision?

Desert scene with two tall vertical towers with horizontal elements rising from the sand.

High-Rise Buildings

New hotel in Saudi Arabia will be a blueprint for sustainable living

Hands hold up a ball that has the continents on it.

Career Development

Rebuilding the civil engineering workforce

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Career Development

The rail industry needs more women engineers

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Setting the standard for infrastructure sustainability

ASCE/COS 73-23 defines sustainability in infrastructure programs and projects.

The photograph shows the massive dam under construction in an arid landscape.

Giant Ethiopian dam promises greater flood control and water management

When completed, it will be the largest hydropower project in Africa.

From the archives

Sepia-toned photo shows a cable-stayed bridge that spans a body of water. Cars are on the bridge.

Engineers and historians share their thoughts on their favorite structures

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

Sepia-toned photograph shows a tunnel being built with its timber supports.

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

Building the sewer required innovative technologies.

Photograph shows a multiple-arch dam set amidst trees and hills.

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.

Photograph of a long concrete bridge over water that has many arches.

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

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

Image shows a four-lane parkway. Autumn-colored trees dot the landscape in the background.

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

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

Image shows a rooftop facility consisting of a multistory building, two domed structures, and housing. A road leads to the top of the mountain.

San Jose’s Lick Observatory took telescopes to new heights

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

Photo shows a steel bridge with concrete piers. The bridge spans a river.

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

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

Photograph shows a structure with tall steel columns that taper in near the midsection with a saucer-like top lit up at night and surrounded by other buildings. The columns are connected to a central core.

Engineers and steel took Seattle’s Space Needle skyward

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

Photograph shows the interior of a subway station—its tracks and decorative ceiling tiles.

The first New York City subway delivers speed

Innovative construction brought the rail to life.

Picture shows a black and white image of water rushing over the edge of a dam.

Ingenious design helps California’s Crystal Springs Dam stand strong

Its interlocking concrete block system enhances concrete’s structural stability.

Long reads that dig deep

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What does it take to engineer under snow and ice?

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The Elizabeth Line moves heavy rail beneath London

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Palm trees and community buildings line the Babcock Ranch lakefront.

How Florida’s Babcock Ranch survived Hurricane Ian

When the storm tested the town, it aced the test, exceeding expectations.

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New computationally efficient model will ‘tame’ fire

Its ability to capture the likelihood of building damage in a wildfire...