Attendance is mandatory ... but should it be?
Most university civil engineering programs have returned to the in-person learning models of pre-pandemic days. That's a good thing, right?
Successive atmospheric rivers test California’s infrastructure
Flooding, landslides proliferate in the aftermath of heavy, sustained rains.
From the Field: Seattle arena expanded below grade to protect landmark exterior
Careful coordination of an exterior perimeter wall was key to the work.
ASCE advocacy driving industry forward in 2023
Peña-Mora, Phillips named official nominees for ASCE 2024 president-elect
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5 things you didn’t know about railroad surveying
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See an innovative bridge lowering in West Virginia in a time-lapse video
The state released time-lapse videos of a 1.72-million-pound bridge being lowered onto barges to be sent for recycling, and workers using liquid soap to slide a bridge into place on another project.
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White House makes new push to help states remove lead pipes
The administration characterized it as a way to “drive progress” in using bipartisan infrastructure law funds to remove and replace lead lines that carry drinking water to homes and schools.
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Renewable energy farms outstrip 99% of coal plants economically, study finds
It is cheaper to build solar panels or cluster of wind turbines and connect them to the grid than to keep operating coal plants.
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Engineers examine fractures on legs of collapsed Pittsburgh bridge
NTSB Materials Laboratory engineers used a 3D scanner to study multiple fractures that were observed on the bridge's four legs following the collapse.

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