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Vinyl Chloride Review Raises Questions for Pipe Specifications
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What can engineers learn from canceled Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project?
Louisiana’s Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project aimed to curb land loss.
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Empowering energy infrastructure for tomorrow
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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
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Engineers monitor Florida bridge with digital twin
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A year of progress, a lifetime of connections
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Volunteers reach the peak of engineering’s promise in Peru mountains
Mentoring college students teaches engineer humility and work fundamentals.
Beyond connectivity: Securing smart cities through cyber resilience
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From recovery to resilience
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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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The price of resilience: Investing in a climate-ready future
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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
An ASCE leader has found herself recognized among the best of the best.
Further Reading: Future materials and construction methods
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ASCE board keeps focus on taking transformational steps forward
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Ensuring the effectiveness of bolted splice connections for SpeedCore walls
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Measuring traffic congestion through better data synthesis and analysis
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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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Understanding soil plug creation in steel pipe pile driving
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Building a better understanding of extreme floods through historical data
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A new approach leverages AI to help find hidden bridge foundation damage
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LA’s rebuilding with resilience after devastating 2025 blaze, ASCE2027 speaker says
Mark Pestrella, director of Los Angeles County Public Works and moderator of a vision and strategy session at ASCE2027 in March, discusses lessons from the Palisades Fire in a new ASCE Interchange.
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Understand and appeciate that every situation is different, leading engineer advises
Sound leadership is knowing your team's competencies and adapting them to the project at hand, says Mike Jelen, executive vice president of a Washington, D.C.-area consultancy. Why is flexibility the key?
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NYC wants to move deliveries onto the waterways – starting with a 55-year-old boat
The city’s Economic Development Corporation is launching a “blue highways” program that aims to reduce air pollution and street congestion by replacing thousands of trucks with maritime shipping.
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2027 Legislative Fly-In application
Deadline Friday, Nov. 20
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In New Mexico, a river runs through ‘the middle of a hellscape’
As climate change dries the state, the Pecos River faces a growing threat as it runs through the Permian Basin oilfield.
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Michigan draws closer to enacting a state septic code
Michigan lawmakers are the closest they’ve been in years to passing a statewide septic code that would increase inspections to guard against human waste leaking into lakes, rivers, and groundwater.
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