Browsing Civil Engineering Magazine by Issue Date
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ASCE Adopts New Code of Ethics: Part 2
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Equitable and Inclusive Behavior Are Mandates in the New Code of Ethics
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Are Incentives for Time Savings Ethical?
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Database Helps Washington State Manage Unstable Slopes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006) -
The Paper Alternative
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)For decades intrepid environmentalists have been building homes and other structures with a material that recycles wastepaper into an alternative construction material made with cement and other ingredients. They have ... -
The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)In June 2006 a diverse group of civil engineering and other leaders gathered in Lansdowne, Virginia, to participate in the Summit on the Future of Civil Engineering. Their purpose was to articulate a global vision for the ... -
Automated Water Sensor Detects Biotoxins
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Are You Ready for BIM?
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)Computer-based technological advances, particularly in modeling and information management, continue to push the limits of design and construction coordination. But is building information modeling (BIM) ready to become ... -
Halting Hypoxia
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)To address hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico, the enormous amounts of nutrients entering the water body via the Mississippi River must be reduced. Achieving this goal will require an array of actions and strategies across a ... -
Risk Allocation Clause Enforced in North Carolina
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Researchers Seek to Automate Pipeline Repair
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)Researchers and manufacturers are collaborating to develop a robot that will be able not only to inspect pipelines but also to make repairs. -
The Burj Khalifa Triumphs: First Person: Engineering an Idea: The Realization Of the Burj Khalifa
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)A strong, clear vision based on fundamental engineering principles and informed by decades of experience on supertall buildings formed the basis of the structural design of the world’s tallest building. -
Application Takes BIM On the Go
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)A student collaborates with an engineering firm to develop a building information modeling (BIM) app for popular wireless devices. -
Core Wall Assembly Designed to Accelerate High-Rise Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Researchers are developing a faster but reliable way to build the core walls of tall buildings. -
Judging BIM
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)The design of a new federal courthouse in Jackson, Mississippi, was well under way in 2005 when the U.S. General Services Administration selected the structure for a pilot project on the use of building information modeling ... -
Pilot Plant Used to Evaluate Algae for Wastewater Treatment and Biofuel Production
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)A pilot project in California is using algae to treat wastewater and produce biofuel. -
German Building to Test Algae-Filled Facade as Source of Shade and Energy
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)A building under construction in Hamburg, Germany, will test the use of biomass grown from algae to produce its own source of renewable energy. -
Forensic Information Modeling: A New Forensic Tool
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)The investigation into the causes of the collapse in Minneapolis in August 2007 of the I-35W bridge required sifting through a vast amount of design, retrofit, and maintenance data prior to initiating the complicated work ...