Corebits; NSF Reorganizes CMS Division; The Chronicle of Higher Education Summarizes Federal Budget Areas; University of Maryland Initiates New master's Program; Doug Wimble Elected to Second Term as IECA President

Geotechnical Engineering Education: The Present and the Future

Corebits: Geo-Institute News � Geo-Congress 2006 Comes to Atlanta February 26 � march 1, 2006; Geo-Institute Board of Governor Nominations � Due March 31, 2006; ASCE Election Results; Start Your Own Geo-Institute Graduate Student Organization; Nominations for G-I and ASCE Awards; Publicize Your News On the G-I Website; Join A G-I Technical Committee; NCSL and the Geo-Institute

Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century
Preparing the Civil Engineer for the Future
This landmark report outlines broader knowledge, skills and attitudes to be required for future civil engineers. It represents the first-known effort by an engineering discipline to redefine...

NewsBriefs: First All-Female Class of Engineers Graduates (Smith College)

NewsBriefs: New Concrete Stronger, More Durable (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)

NewsBriefs: Boise State Offers New Engineering Degree (Boise State University)

Education: Tribute to Swiss Structural Engineers Moves to MIT

Education: Park Demonstrates Erosion Processes

Corebits: Geo-Support 2004 Mega Conference January 28-31,2004 -- 2,200 People Expected to Attend The Greatest Show in Earth; Report on the 2nd International Young Geotechnical Engineer's Conference (IYGEC) Mamaia, Romania; Start Your Own Geo-Institute Graduate Student Organization; How to Best Support Your Profession in 2004; Professor Raymond J. Krizek and Dr. Shamsher Prakash Awarded Doctor, Honoris Causa Degrees; University of Minnesota 52nd Annual Geotechnical Engineering Conference; Great Lakes Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Conference (GLGGC) - II; Central PA Geotechnical Conference - Another Grand Success; University of Washington Department Celebrates Donations by Geotechnical Group Members; SAGEEP 2004; ADSC Meeting Was Fast-Paced and Informative; Short Courses: Computational Geotechnics & Dynamics; Short Courses: 9th Annual Finite Elements in Geotechnical Engineering

Corebits: Geo-Trans 2004; Watch Out Austin Texas, Geo-Frontiers 2005 is on Its Way!; Call-for-(in Progress) Papers for GRI-18 at Geo-Frontiers 2005; Nominations Sought for Geo-Institute's Wallace Hayward Baker and Ralph Peck Awards; Looking for Speakers? Or Speaking Opportunities?; Membership Renewal Deadline; Michael W. O'Neill Legacy Fund; Great Lakes Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Conference (GLGGC) . XII; Ohio River Valley Soils Seminar XXXV: Call for Papers; American Geophysical Union (AGU) Spring Meeting; DFI's 29th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations; 57th Canadian Geotechnical Conference; The 11th International Conference of the International Association of Computer Methods and Advanced in Geomechanics (IACMG); United States University Council on Geotechnical Education and Research (USUCGER) Workshop Held in Atlanta, GA on October 1-3, 2003; The 23rd International Conference on Ground Control in Mining; The International Union of Geological Science (IUGS) Plans Earth Science for Society in the Period 2005-2007; Two Free Video Now Available; In Memoriam (Engbert Welling)

Message from the Editorial Board: The Importance of Being Earnest about Education

Commentary: Refocusing Engineering Education and Practice to Meet Tomorrow's Needs

Soils Magic: Bring Some Excitement to Civil Engineering Education

Challenges Facing Graduate Education in Geotechnical Engineering

Corebits: Just a Few Weeks Until the G-I's Exceptional Transportation Project Event; Tie-Breaker Determines Student Champion of Geo-Institute Paper MSE Wall Competition; Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award; Geotechnology Plays Vital Role in 2004.s Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Finalists Projects; Improving Geotechnical Engineering Education; Three G-I Members Honored at the Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Awards Dinner; Separated at Birth, Reunited in Geotechnical Leadership; 2004 Sowers Symposium; Celebrate Earth Science Week 2004; The USGS Coalition Urges Congress to Increase the U.S. Geological Survey FY05 Budget; 10 New Directors for ADSC; AGI Announces its 7th Addition to its Environmental Awareness Series; New ASFE President Announced; ADSC Awards 10 Civil Engineering Graduate Study Scholarship; Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) in Geotechnical and Environmental Practice; Geosynthetics 2004

Selected Readings on Sustainable Engineering Practice
This chapter provides a broad spectrum of examples, which describe how sustainability principles are being integrated and applied in engineering education, research, and practice....

Development of Transportation Engineering Research, Education, and Practice in a Changing Civil Engineering World
Transportation has been one of the essential areas within civil engineering since its early days. In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of ASCE, this paper presents a review of developments...

Forensics and Case Studies in Civil Engineering Education: State of the Art
This paper reviews the state of the art in the use of forensic engineering and failure case studies in civil engineering education. The study of engineering failures can offer students...

Education: Fewer Students Choose Engineering

 

 

 

 

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