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    • The Goodyear Airdock 

      T.R. Witcher (2016)

    • Jones Island Sewage Plant 

      T.R. Witcher (2016)
      In the early 20th century, the City of Milwaukee did pioneering work in constructing the first sewage plant to use activated sludge in treating waste.

    • A Question of Ethics: The Intent of a Contribution Matters 

      Tara Hoke (2016)

    • Below the Flood Line 

      Brian S. Maxwell; Howard A. Wells (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)
      To eliminate a grade crossing of rail lines, the Port of Vancouver USA, in Vancouver, Washington, elected to route a new line to its entrance beneath a bridge carrying a major north–south line. The new line would be well ...

    • The Paper Alternative 

      Barry J. Fuller; Apostolos Fafitis; Jorge L. Santamaria (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 ...

    • Database Helps Washington State Manage Unstable Slopes 

      Karen Trimbath (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)

    • German Building to Test Algae-Filled Facade as Source of Shade and Energy 

      Jay Landers (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.

    • Risk Allocation Clause Enforced in North Carolina 

      Michael C. Loulakis; Lauren P. McLaughlin (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)

    • Core Wall Assembly Designed to Accelerate High-Rise Construction 

      Jenny Jones (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)
      Researchers are developing a faster but reliable way to build the core walls of tall buildings.

    • The Importance of BIM 

      Jenny Jones (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)
      In May 2008 Civil Engineering published a special report entitled “Are You Ready for BIM?” which discussed the benefits of a fairly new design process referred to as building information modeling. Six years later engineering ...

    • Judging BIM 

      Robert L. Reid (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 ...

    • Application Takes BIM On the Go 

      Jenny Jones (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.

    • Are You Ready for BIM? 

      Brian Fortner (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 ...

    • The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025 

      Unknown author (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 ...

    • Halting Hypoxia 

      Jay Landers (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 ...

    • The Burj Khalifa Triumphs: First Person: Engineering an Idea: The Realization Of the Burj Khalifa 

      William F. Baker (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.

    • Between East and West: Poland’s Pioneering Bridges 

      Jeff L. Brown (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)
      Poland’s earliest notable river crossing was built in Warsaw in 1573, but the country’s contributions to bridge engineering did not end there. In more recent times, Poland birthed the first iron bridge on the European ...

    • Researchers Have High Hopes for Drone Use in Transportation 

      David Hill (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)
      Researchers at Michigan Technological University are studying the feasibility of using small unmanned aircraft to assess road conditions.

    • Rise of the Drones 

      T. R. Witcher (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)
      They’re here, and although their use and regulation are still nascent, drones—or unmanned aerial vehicles—are becoming more appealing to the architecture, engineering, and construction industries as a means of gathering ...

    • Researchers Seek to Automate Pipeline Repair 

      Jenny Jones (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.