Projects

Construction begins on 2 mi long combined sewer overflow tunnel in Alexandria, Virginia

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The RiverRenew project in Alexandria, Virginia, includes a 2 mi long tunnel, multiple deep shafts, two large pumping stations, and the significant expansion of an interceptor sewer.
Projects

Pittsburgh draws inspiration for its “right-sized” airport

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The indoor-outdoor design of the airport takes its cues from two distinct features of Pittsburgh: one cultural and one topographical.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Examining social equity in infrastructure

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In this episode of ASCE Interchange, Maya Trotz, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of South Florida, examines social equity in infrastructure.
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Projects

The key to structural safety may be collaborative reporting

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Modeled on the British CROSS-UK system, CROSS-US accepts reports from any professionals who work with or have knowledge of structural safety issues.
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Education

What skills will transportation engineers need in the future?

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Researchers at Ohio State collected views from a balanced panel of experts from academia, the private sector, and the public sector, in order to address three questions specific to transportation engineers in next 5-10 years.
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Innovation

How to build a railroad underpass: When push comes to slide

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When a busy highway and hurricane evacuation route could not be shut down for construction of a rail underpass, the team turned to an unconventional solution.
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Projects

Sacramento-area governments look to create regional trail network

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To improve health and safety, provide economic benefits, and help increase transportation access, local governments in the Sacramento, California, region are planning to create a regional trail network.
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Akhtar elevated to ASCE fellow

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Anwar Saeed Akhtar, P.E., F.ASCE, chief engineer in Houston for Fugro, a multidiscipline international firm, has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
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Society News

Society welcomes Tripp as new fellow

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Russell E. Tripp, P.E., F.ASCE, senior aviation engineer at CH2M Hill (now part of Jacobs), has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
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Funding

Airports to receive COVID-19 relief grants

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The Federal Aviation Administration will distribute $8 billion as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
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History and Preservation

Civil Engineering Almanac – Avery Brundage: Civil engineer of olympic stature

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Reuben Hull's Civil Engineering Almanac travels back to the day civil engineer Avery Brundage begins his term on the IOC.
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Airports to receive COVID-19 relief grants

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The Federal Aviation Administration will distribute $8 billion as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
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Business

Inequities for Black and Latinx engineers continue, report finds

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A Georgetown University report finds serious underrepresentation and persistent wage gaps for Black and Latinx employees in the field of engineering.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

FHWA invokes Civil Rights Act to suspend Houston interstate expansion

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A massive infrastructure project planned for Houston is in limbo while the Federal Highway Administration investigates potential Civil Rights Act violations. The outcome could have implications for future projects.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

How the interstate highway system connected — and in some cases segregated — America

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Can infrastructure affect social equity? The history of the interstate highway system indicates yes.
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Policy and legislation

House Science Committee Continues Focus on Research and Development
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee added five more bills to its efforts to enhance and expand the nation’s research enterprises. The five bills... Read more
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On Wednesday, a Senate vote on the motion to proceed to the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure framework failed (49-51), as was expected. The procedural vote... Read more
House Appropriators Move on FY22 Spending Bills
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Society News

Akhtar elevated to ASCE fellow

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Anwar Saeed Akhtar, P.E., F.ASCE, chief engineer in Houston for Fugro, a multidiscipline international firm, has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Read more
Society News

Society welcomes Tripp as new fellow

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Russell E. Tripp, P.E., F.ASCE, senior aviation engineer at CH2M Hill (now part of Jacobs), has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Read more
History and Preservation

Civil Engineering Almanac – Avery Brundage: Civil engineer of olympic stature

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Reuben Hull's Civil Engineering Almanac travels back to the day civil engineer Avery Brundage begins his term on the IOC.
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Society News

ASCE Convention to get technical – and that’s a good thing

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The ASCE 2021 Convention is bringing more useful technical knowledge to the table this year with what ASCE is calling Tech Talks.
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Sustainability

New paper optimizes testing of groundwater for vulnerability

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Using the DRASTIC method, an index-based methodology, researchers assessed groundwater contamination to develop a vulnerability map.
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Education

What skills will transportation engineers need in the future?

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Researchers at Ohio State collected views from a balanced panel of experts from academia, the private sector, and the public sector, in order to address three questions specific to transportation engineers in next 5-10 years.
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Sustainability

Evaluating dowel-type connections’ performance in cross-laminated timber

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A paper in the "Journal of Structural Engineering" studies the performance of cross-laminated timber dowel-type connections.
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Sustainability

Paper explores positives and negatives of construction industry’s sustainability practices

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A new paper for the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management seeks to identify the positive and negative interactions for both practices -- circular economy and lean construction.
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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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