Underwater habitat off Florida Keys sets stage for more ambitious projects
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Vinyl Chloride Review Raises Questions for Pipe Specifications
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Louisiana’s Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project aimed to curb land loss.
With clock ticking, engineers seek congressional action on WRDA, transportation bill
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It’s the best-ever overall grade, but that C barely scratches the surface.
2025 Report Card emphasizes need for sustained investment
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New York City pedestrian tunnel pushes engineering boundaries
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A laboratory beneath the Alps studies earthquake physics
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The government's approval is not a design safety net
Contractors must maintain their own inspection systems.
Engineers have a duty to preserve public trust
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New technologies help engineers keep the trains rolling
Drones, cameras, and sensors can detect problems with rail infrastructure.
Engineers monitor Florida bridge with digital twin
Data from more than 100 sensors tracks bridge’s structural health.
A year of progress, a lifetime of connections
Marsha Anderson Bomar recaps her time as ASCE president.
Volunteers reach the peak of engineering’s promise in Peru mountains
Mentoring college students teaches engineer humility and work fundamentals.
Qian honored with Francis C. Turner Award
ASCE has honored Sean Qian with the 2026 Francis C. Turner Award.
New Board meets to address challenges ahead
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Beyond connectivity: Securing smart cities through cyber resilience
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The price of resilience: Investing in a climate-ready future
In this ASCE Interchange Live, Jake Bittle, senior staff writer at Grist...
An ASCE2027 primer: Everything you need to know about the inaugural Infrastructure and Engineering Experience
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Teamwork and real-world impact take center stage at 2026 CI Student Days competition
Team "Project Knicks" won the 2026 CI Student Days competition.
ASCE president named to Forbes ‘50 over 50’ list
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Further Reading: Future materials and construction methods
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ASCE board keeps focus on taking transformational steps forward
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Exploring environmentally friendlier alternatives to traditional concrete
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Machine learning can help convert biomedical waste to usable energy products
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New formulas for sustainable deicing found to improve winter road safety
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Modeling future storm scenarios shown to enhance coastal flood protection systems
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Building a better understanding of extreme floods through historical data
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Exploring best practices in selecting suppliers for capital projects
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The most effective construction project scheduling relies on collaboration among parties
Improved communication leads to more reliable and useful scheduling of the project plan, as oppoosed to the traditional approach that seeks to reduce risk by limiting information sharing. Learn why.
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Examining backwater effects of debris buildup around bridges during flooding
A study for ASCE's Journal of Hydraulic Engineering looks at how extreme flooding in Western Europe in 2021 created huge debris accumulations at various bridges, causing backwater rise and increased inundation depths.
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Research offers approaches to strengthen rail safety, resilience
New research from the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) at San Jose State University and its university partners offers practical approaches to strengthen rail safety and resilience regarding natural hazards, severe weather and other disruptive events. “Resilience is ultimately about keeping people and goods moving safely,” MTI Deputy Executive Director Hilary Nixon said. “This research gives
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Voters to weigh different approaches to housing affordability
Voters in four states will decide housing-related ballot measures in November, providing testing grounds for different strategies to boost affordable homes.
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China's embrace of electric trucks shifts oil market
The electrification of road freight is emerging as a structural force that could undermine long-term oil demand across the world.
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Join a laid-back ride along upstate New York's beautiful, bucolic Taconic Parkway
The Taconic Parkway rolls for 104 miles on the east side of the Hudson River, in a relatively quiet part of the state. In the 1920s, FDR conceived it not as a freeway, but as a recreational highway.
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