Thomas B�gl, a director and partner of the Dutch firm LIAG architects, has designed a storage and restoration facility for the precious works of the Rijksmuseum, a complex of national museums in Amsterdam dedicated to art and history�
Amtrak Master Plan to Revitalize Philadelphia�s Center City
Applying Scanning Technology to Tunnel Inspections: Leveraging Technology to Reduce the Public Agita
A large number of transit and vehicular tunnels in the New York Metropolitan area were inundated by the tidal surge caused by Super Storm Sandy on October 29, 2012. The storm created major...
Landslide Risk Perception: Consequences of Failure to Reconcile Contradictory Beliefs
While the basis for geotechnical safety is important, public perceptions of risk and its apparent willingness to ignore or discount hazard warnings should also be considered. Why does...
Philadelphia Art Museum Plans Underground Expansion, 'Reshuffling' of Spaces
British Postal Museum Expansion Will Offer 'Mail Rail' Ride
Singapore Museum Promotes Biodiversity Inside and Out
Evaluating Bridges With Unknown Foundations for Susceptibility to Scour: North Carolina Applies Risk-Based Guidelines to Over 3,750 Bridges
Scour occurs when flowing water removes erodible material such as sand and rock. For bridges over water, scour affects the stability of pier and abutment foundations and contributes to...
It's not a flying saucer but a 360-degree viewing platform that will hover over Chicago once the construction of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, founded by the movie director and producer George Lucas, of
Maryland County Turns to Public-Private Partnership to Meet Permit Requirements
Openness and accessibility are the themes embodied in the design of the new home of the National Library of Israel, conceived by the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron...
Netherlands Museum Renovated, Expanded Underground
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers 2014
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Vol. 179, 2014 contains abstracts for all ASCE journal and periodical papers and technical notes, Civil Engineering - ASCE feature...
Conduct of Operational Hail Suppression Projects
Those conducting hail suppression operations should be vigilant and always prepared to react when potential hailstorms begin to develop. In this chapter, some guidance is provided for...
M+, a museum planned for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District that will be dedicated to the visual arts, will be designed by the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron, along with Hong Kong-based TFP Farrells and the Hong Kong office of Arup...
ASCE 2014 Publications Catalog
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers 2013
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Vol. 178, 2013 contains abstracts for all ASCE journal and periodical papers and technical notes, Civil Engineering - ASCE feature...
Dutch Museum Extension Adds Modern Twist to Classical Building
The Transbay Transit Center: Breaking New Ground in Urban Geotechnics
A building boom centered around the construction of the new Transbay Transit Center (TTC) is transforming the South of Market neighborhood in downtown San Francisco, newly dubbed the Transbay...
Underpinning and Shoring of the Historic Howard Theatre in Washington, DC
The Howard Theatre was constructed in 1910 at 620 T Street, NW in Washington, DC. In 2010, a group of sponsoring organizations and developers put together a $17.1 million plan to revitalize...
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