Avoid Negativity Bias
You are, or imagine you are, retired and reflecting. You recall unfulfilled personal and professional dreams, some held for decades. You might have wanted to walk the Appalachian Trail. Perhaps you longed...

Donald T. Goldberg, PE

Poison Oak, Mistakes, and Lessons
When things go wrong in geotechnicalengineering ? like ground movements andearthwork construction delays ? failureinvestigations are often performed. In a typical geotechnical project, the path is relatively...

The San Jacinto Monument: Over a Foot of Settlement, but Level
On March 6, 1836, General Santa Anna and his Mexican troops killed all those defending the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, TX. The Texans wished to be independent from Mexico and regrouped after this severe...

Praise for the Panama Canal

Support for the Professional Engineer License

Assessing Infrastructure's True Costs Is a Matter of Ethics

Why Railroads Fare Best

Bridge Project Should Make Engineers Proud

Ellis, not Strauss, Taught at Purdue

Refining Your User Experience
New online tools will help engineers in their work and make it easier for them to engage with ASCE....

Deadline for Reauthorizing National Flood Insurance Program Looms Large
As the September 30 deadline for reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program approaches, Congress has taken only initial steps to devise a legislative solution....

Set Achievable Goals and Make a Plan to Reach Them
In the first installment of our new career advice department for younger engineers, Erica �Sunny� Mullen, P.E., M.ASCE, a project manager with Maser Consulting, P.A., recommends setting goals and manageable...

Practitioners Teach Real-World Skills
Northwestern University offers an innovative and accessible master�s degree program that imparts real-world skills....

This Year�s Serpentine Pavilion Celebrates Light and Life

Denver Water to Test Use of Turbines in Canals

Moscone Center Expansion Links, Enlarges Spaces Below and Above

Parallel Tunnel Planned for Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

Research Shows Faults Offshore San Diego and Los Angeles Are Connected

Georgia County Completes First Component of Major Supply Program

 

 

 

 

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