Projects

Crescent shape marks new airport terminal in New Orleans

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The new Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport terminal features a crescent-shaped geometry designed to withstand hurricanes.
Projects

New drinking water pipeline to serve southeast Houston metropolitan area

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Houston Public Works and several local partners have begun design work on a $120 million drinking water pipeline project that will serve a fast-growing region of the Houston metropolitan area.
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Career Development

Paying attention to details pays off

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Matthew Hughes, P.E., M.ASCE, is digitizing infrastructure into GIS databases, making sure the data are accurate for utility clients.
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History and Preservation

Penn Station expansion creates new ‘grand entrance’ to NYC

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New York City’s new Moynihan Train Hall was constructed within a historical post office building, across from Penn Station and directly above many of the station’s platforms and tracks.
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Society News

Lehman, Moore named official nominees for ASCE 2022 president-elect

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The official nominees for 2022 ASCE president-elect, as selected by the Society’s Board of Direction Nominating Committee, are Maria Lehman and Peter M. Moore.
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Sustainability

Are civil engineers doing enough to account for climate change?

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Are civil engineers doing enough to account for climate change? Emily Grubert, in a word, says, "No."
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Society News

Slideshow: ASCE project demonstrates green stormwater management techniques

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ASCE completed a sustainable, low-impact development project at its Reston, Virginia, headquarters in December 2020. The project also demonstrates best management practices in stormwater control.
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U.S. Army Corps deconstructs nuclear facilities, carefully

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently decommissioned and dismantled a nuclear power plant onboard a ship — the first of a trio of reactors that must be deconstructed over the next several years.
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History and Preservation

Penn Station expansion creates new ‘grand entrance’ to NYC

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New York City’s new Moynihan Train Hall was constructed within a historical post office building, across from Penn Station and directly above many of the station’s platforms and tracks.
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Projects

Breakwaters aim to halt ongoing erosion at coastal refuge

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A new series of breakwaters in southwestern Louisiana features an innovative, lightweight design to overcome the region’s poor soils.
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Projects

Duke researchers ask: Can soil temperature predict a landslide?

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Duke University researchers are taking the temperature of landslides to help predict sudden, catastrophic failures of the moving land masses.
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Projects

Slideshow: Underwater sculpture park designed for Miami Beach

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Dubbed the ReefLine, the 7 mi offshore public park will also function as an artificial reef to preserve and protect marine life and bolster coastal resilience.
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Innovation

New material excels at removing copper from water

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Researchers have developed a new material that shows great promise as a means of removing copper — which is linked to disease and organ failure — from contaminated water sources.
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Business

Review: How to leave automated decision-making behind

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Tired of outsourcing your decisions to technologies, experts, and rules? Author Vikram Mansharamani offers solutions in his book "Think for Yourself."
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Projects

ASCE headquarters debuts a more sustainable parking lot

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ASCE walks the walk by building a more sustainable parking lot.
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Policy and legislation

The Hidden Infrastructure Tax We’re All Paying: New Economic Study
Think about what you can do with an extra $3,300 a year. Narrow that down to $275 each month—a typical car payment. Simplify that number... Read more
ASCE Legislative Victory: STORM Act Signed Into Law
In a positive start to 2021, and just a few short weeks following a joint press conference held by ASCE, the Mississippi River Cities &... Read more
Congress Approves Stimulus, FY 2021 Budget, and Wraps up Pending Measures in One Large Package
After weeks of negotiations, Congress has passed H.R. 133, a bipartisan end of the year package to not only appropriate funding for Fiscal Year (FY)... Read more
ASCE Legislative Victory: Passage of WRDA 2020
Today, Congress passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 – a major legislative victory for ASCE! The House and Senate passed WRDA 2020... Read more
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Society News

National and international activist for engineering, Vachon dies at 83

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Reginald I. Vachon, an engineer, executive, and lawyer whose career and accomplishments always testified to his dedication to engineering, has died. He was 83.
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Society News

Former NY/NJ Port Authority chief dies at 89; one of ASCE’s first OPAL winners

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Eugene J. “Gene” Fasullo, whose long love affair with engineering led to his appointment as chief engineer of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, has died. He was 89.
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Society News

Hawaii civil engineering professor active in advancing CE education dies

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Horst G. Brandes, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Hawaii and former president of the ASCE Hawaii Section, has died.
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Society News

Former chief of planning for Army Corps in Detroit dies at 88

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ASCE is sad to hear the news that Carl Argiroff, one of Michigan’s most dedicated of public and municipal servants, has died. He was 88.
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Technical notes

Innovation

Testing bridge structure vibration using a similarity model

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Bridge structures, which account for a large proportion of high-speed railways and urban rail transits, produce vibration that radiate low-frequency structural noise. This low-frequency...
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Resilience

Modeling storm sewer networks and urban flooding

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As heavy precipitation events increase in intensity and frequency, urban flooding wreaks havoc on energy and water services, transportation hubs, housing, education, and employment. Modeling...
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Projects

Designing tall buildings for wind

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A new ASCE Manual of Practice brings much-needed consistency to criteria for tall buildings specific to wind effects.
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Projects

Converting infrastructure systems to geographic information systems

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Geographic information systems’ ability to effectively manage and analyze spatial data makes it an ideal means for cities to manage their infrastructure systems.
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Change agents

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ASCE PLOT POINTS SEASON 4 EPISODE 11 Wanting to help save the world is an admirable goal. Figuring out just how you can plug that...
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ASCE Plot Points Podcast

This building might save your life

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Season 4, Episode 10: Burçin Becerik-Gerber, a professor in the civil and environmental engineering department at the University of Southern California and director of...
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Improving the future: structural fire engineering design

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ASCE Plot Points Season 4 Episode 9: It's amazing to think that even in the oldest professional in the world, civil engineering, there remain...
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Are civil engineers doing enough to combat climate change?

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ASCE Plot Points Season 4 Episode 8: Are civil engineers doing enough to combat climate change? It's a simple question with a complicated answer. Or maybe...
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