S. Russell Stearns, ASCE's 115th President, Was Dartmouth Professor

Carl Izzard, 92, Had Major Impact on Hydraulics in Highway Design

New Rules for Arbitration/Mediation

Floodplain Management
On July 28th, 1997, the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, experienced devastating floods on Spring Creek that resulted in property damage and loss of life. As part of the local floodplain...

Out of Sight, Out of Time
A 10-year grace period for complying with an EPA regulation mandating that all underground storage tanks have spill, overfill and corrosion protection runs out on December 22, 1998. Hundreds...

How Creative Engineers Think
Engineering giants think in a non-traditional way, combining scientific thinking with creative thinking, which results in technological thought. The author gives examples of how Gustave...

Pump-and-Treat Rescue
The pump-and-treat method of remediation has been regarded for years as unsuccessful and untrustworthy. But a recent project in Chicago showed that in conjunction with horizontal wells...

Positively Not Pedestrian
An elaborate pedestrian and bicycle bridge in Eugene incorporates a number of innovative engineering features to create an aesthetically pleasing structure to complement the surrounding...

Framing a Work of Art
One of the most visually unique building designs of the twentieth century, the Guggenheim Museum project in Bilbao, Spain, required an innovative structural engineering solution and pioneering...

UV Acceptance
Ultraviolet disinfection of wastewater is increasingly being used. The method has been available since the early part of the century, but chlorine was widely available and generally cheaper....

Putting Polystyrene to Work
Geofoam, the generic name for block or low density cellular plastic foam solids used in geotechnical applications, has low density and good insulation properties, which makes it well suited...

Walls of Defense
During a bomb blast, most physical damage and injury occurs when exterior walls fail to protect building occupants. Exterior walls designed to withstand exterior blasts and to break away...

Civil Engineering in the Asia Region
Asian Infrastructure, Sustainable Development and Project Management
This proceedings, Civil Engineering in the Asia Region: Asian Infrastructure, Sustainable Development and Project Management, contains papers...

A Suggestion to University Administrators

Lead Removal Ban Stalls Bridge Rehabs

Court Overturns Wetland Rules

Small Cities Face Storm-Water Rules

Building Topples Near Times Square

Taipei Privatizes Treatment Plant

Flying Masts Soar Over Shanghai

 

 

 

 

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