January/February 2021

Civil Engineering magazine January/February 2021
Features

Birds in flight inspired the design of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s new student union. That theme led the engineers to find some creative solutions.
Florida aeronautical university flies high with new student union
A response team led an investigation into the damage sustained to Paradise, California’s, drinking water infrastructure caused by the November 2018 Camp Fire.
Response team investigates wildfire damage to buried drinking water infrastructure
ASCEs new code of ethics has an easy-to-interpret hierarchical system; clear, concise, and modern language; and an approach that addresses issues of the day.
ASCE's new code of ethics guides civil engineers
The new Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport terminal features a crescent shaped geometry designed to withstand hurricanes.
Crescent shape marks new airport terminal in New Orleans
A new series of breakwaters in southwestern Louisiana features an innovative, lightweight design to overcome the region’s extremely poor soils.
Breakwaters aim to halt ongoing erosion at coastal refuge