Book critiques smart city design 'orthodoxy'
Ray Bert reviews “A City Is Not a Computer: Other Urban Intelligences.”
November/December 2021
Civil Engineering magazine is the flagship publication of ASCE. Its articles are published in ASCE’s news and information hub, the Civil Engineering Source.
How did engineering firms navigate the pandemic lockdowns successfully?
Technology and employer flexibility enabled remote workers to succeed.
Michigan benefits from multi-agency response to PFAS contamination
Federal infrastructure investment law significantly boosts sector spending
Is the future of engineering at home and in the office?
Los Angeles region works to decrease runoff pollution
Treating or diverting dry weather runoff will improve local water quality.
FEMA releases National Risk Index outlining natural hazards in the US
The interactive map illustrates probability, impact data for 18 disaster types.
Is it possible to eliminate implicit bias in the workplace?
Joan C. Williams’ "Bias Interrupted" offers solutions to do just that.
Cool pavements help relieve urban heat islands
Specialized sunlight-reflecting sealants keep roads from acting as heat sinks.
Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge tames the wind
The Mackinac applied lessons from the failure of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
Building for the American Age: The Pentagon
The Pentagon was a design marvel that has stood firm through a turbulent century.
The Philadelphia Municipal Water Supply was the first of its kind
Steam engines and wooden pipes helped Philadelphia pioneer large-scale municipal water delivery....
The last piece of the Interstate Highway System may have been the toughest
A segment of I-70 in Colorado completed the nation’s largest and most...
The Augusta Canal helped power a Georgia city's burgeoning textile industry
The Augusta Canal in Georgia created the largest industrial complex in the...
Potential solutions to solve Los Angeles broadband divide
Confronting the digital divide in Los Angeles would require public and private...
What does infrastructure have to do with social justice and equity?
Younger engineers explore the relationship between the built environment and social justice....
How the Flint water crisis has impacted US lead-pipe removal efforts
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has spurred a push to remove...
Equity environmental justice emerge as key goals of Biden infrastructure plan
The Biden administration wants to use infrastructure to improve racial equity and...
How the interstate highway system connected and in some cases segregated America
Can infrastructure affect social equity? The history of the interstate highway system...
Washington and Oregon place equity at the heart of I-5 bridge replacement
The Interstate Bridge Replacement program seeks to protect and improve communities that...
FHWA invokes Civil Rights Act to suspend Houston interstate expansion
A massive infrastructure project planned for Houston is in limbo while the...
North Texas creek reconfigured to follow natures original design
A comprehensive environmental restoration effort in North Texas has led to the...
Who needs to learn more about safety? Engineers, say roundtable panelists
Civil Engineering hosted a roundtable discussion among experts who stressed the need...
Lessons learned in the Beirut blast
Experts compared established projections with the actual damage from the blast at...
US Army Corps deconstructs nuclear facilities carefully
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently decommissioned and dismantled a nuclear...
Breakwaters aim to halt ongoing erosion at coastal refuge
A new series of breakwaters in southwestern Louisiana features an innovative, lightweight...
Response team investigates wildfire damage to buried drinking water infrastructure
A response team led an investigation into the damage sustained to Paradise,...
Modern roundabouts boost traffic safety and efficiency
The modern roundabout keeps traffic moving more safely and efficiently. Studies even...
Chase Center arena in San Francisco excels above and below ground
The opening of the Chase Center arena in San Francisco is the...
