Design of Shoreline Protection Measures : The Importance of Geotechnical Engineering in Waterfront Design
Over the past decade, there�s been an increased realization of the need to better protect our shorelines, particularly in urban environments along coastlines that have already been impacted by storm surge...
Delegate, Network, and Ask for What You Want
Justin Siegrist, P.E., M.ASCE, is the hydraulic modeling lead in the Cincinnati office of Wade Trim. His advice to young engineers: delegate, network, and ask for what you want....
Design for Major Flood-Control Project in Norfolk Begins to Take Shape
D.C. Unveils Design for New Anacostia River Crossing
Rapidly Constructed Pipeline Delivers Nonpotable Supplies to West Texas Fracking Operations
Grid Pavement
Open grid pavements consist of concrete or plastic units with large surface openings filled with a permeable joint material, typically small aggregate (ASTM No. 8 or No. 89), sand, or...
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design Methods
Computational methods for hydrologic analysis, hydraulic functions, and treatment capacity of permeable pavements vary depending on the complexity of the design and level of detail in...
Estimation of Consolidation Properties of Clay from Field Observations
Analyses to obtain theoretical time-settlement curves for embankments typically make use of soil properties measured in the laboratory on small disturbed samples subject to strain rates...
Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Partially Saturated Soils
Increased interest in protection of the environment has led to a need to be able to predict long-term movement of moisture, and contaminants, in the vicinity of shallow land disposal sites...
'City Beach' Plan Would Bring Sand Dunes to Urban Waterfront
NewsBriefs: Microscopic Device Designed to Remediates Massive Oil Spills (Discovery Channel)
Smart Levees - Getting the Most out of Flood Barriers
Inspired by the movement of water in the nearby Bouregreg River, the design of a new theater for Rabat, the capital of Morocco, features sweeping curves that begin with the landscape architecture and continue to build throughout the structure...
Work Begins on Control Structure for Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway
Sand Bypassing at Santa Barbara, California
3-D Hydraulic Model of Waves Generated by Displacements
Dye-Vector Flow Visualization-Cooling Water Model
Design Wave (Including Scott-Wiegel Wave Spectrum Model)
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