ASCE will be sunsetting the Civil Engineering Database (CEDB) in the coming months. We encourage you to start using the ASCE Library to perform content searches. In the ASCE Library, you can save your search results as well as receive email content alerts when new content relevant to your area of interest is published. Try it out today at https://ascelibrary.org.

 

Gaining Ground

by Ralph B. Peck, P.E., (Hon.M.ASCE), Prof. Emeritus; Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, IL,


Serial Information: Civil Engineering—ASCE, 1997, Vol. 67, Issue 12, Pg. 54-56


Document Type: Feature article

Abstract:

A giant of the profession looks back at his own career and talks about his concerns for the future of geotechnical engineering, which range from education and litigation to mergers and acquisition. The article is based on a speech given at the Geo-Institute's kickoff conference held in July 1997 in Logan, Utah.

Subject Headings: Geotechnical engineering | Engineering profession | Engineering education | Professional development | Litigation

Services: Buy this book/Buy this article

 

Return to search