Every Penny's Worth
Value engineering has been used in the construction industry since the 1960s, but highway projects have sometimes been thought of as too simple for VE studies. Now, with the increasing...
Seismic Surgery Rewarded
By installing isolators in the columns and strengthening the frame, engineers upgraded an eight-story concrete office building in Seal Beach, Calif. so that it should continue to function...
Plastic Highway Bridges
For highway bridges, composites are most effective in cables and decks. Researchers have developed and tested cables and deck sections for strength and fatigue resistance. Link-type cables...
Caring for a Covered Bridge
Today the quaint Cornish-Windsor covered bridge (winner of this year's Outstanding Civil Engineering Merit Award) doesn't look much different than it did when...
Engineers Need a Wider View
More Firms `Going Bare'
ASCE to Give Roebling Award
New Nuclear Group is Formed
New Life for Old Tires
More Bad News About Asbestos
Can Computers Unclog Traffic?
Space-Age Robot Being Developed
Seattle Begins Wastewater Upgrade
Construction Congress Will Stage Mock Dispute Resolution
FHWA to Experiment with Creative Bids
Environmental Engineers Look to Eastern Europe
Deep Soil Mixing Used for Pumping Station on Narrow Site
Fire, Drought and Turtles Delay Dam Rehab
Record 2,400 Ton Lift for Rhode Island Bridge
As Recycling Succeeds, Incinerator Seeks Out-of-Town Garbage
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