Years of Planning for the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project: Now It�s Time to Build! Rapidly but Gently!
When a complicated project is completed, and you ask the engineers, "What was the most challenging part of this project?" a couple of difficulties usually come to mind. We�ve all heard war stories from...
Design of Shoreline Protection Measures : The Importance of Geotechnical Engineering in Waterfront Design
Over the past decade, there�s been an increased realization of the need to better protect our shorelines, particularly in urban environments along coastlines that have already been impacted by storm surge...
Subsurface Utility Engineering and Megaprojects: Avoiding Underground Conflicts Helps Speed Project Delivery
Experienced project owners realize that utility conflicts can be risky and pose unexpected impacts on the cost and delivery of projects, especially in urban settings. To help overcome these impacts, Subsurface...
The Best Laid Plans: Capitol Crossing Restores L?Enfant?s Vision of "Federal City"
In 1791, President Washington appointed French engineer Pierre Charles L?Enfant to plan Federal City ? today?s District of Columbia. L?Enfant?s methodical design called for the center of the city to be...
School District, University Partner to Bring Learning to Life
Brett Story, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Southern Methodist University, has teamed with the Garland Independent School District and...
Reconstructing from Rubble
An architect has imagined a 3-D-printed solution to reuse rubble from war-torn Mosul, Iraq, to create crossings and urban farms across the Tigris River....
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...
Rural Infrastructure Requires More Federal Funding, Witnesses Tell Senate Committee
As the White House and Congress look to boost infrastructure spending, rural states seek to ensure that their unique needs are addressed as part of any future deals....
Calendar: Bridges 2017
Featured bridges are: Tongjin Bridge (Nanxun, Huzhou, China); St. John's Bridge (Porto, Portugal); Foresthill Bridge (Placer County, California); San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (San Francisco, California);...
Calendar: Bridges 2016
Featured bridges are: Irondequoit Bay Outlet Bridge (Irondequoit, New York); Dongshuimen Bridge (Chongqing, China); South Grand Island Bridge(s) (Grand Island, NY); Salmon Bay Bridge (Seattle,...
Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment
The Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment presents activity and research developments in water issues, challenges, and opportunities throughout the developed landscape. The scope covers...
Long-Term Performance Monitoring of a Hillside Retaining Wall
To accommodate expansion of the West Point Treatment Plant in Seattle, WA, a 3,000-ft-long soldier pile, tieback-anchored retaining wall was constructed from May 1991 to May 1992. An oblique...
Calendar: Bridges 2015
Featured bridges are: Stewart Canyon Bridge (Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada); Old Trails Bridge (Topock, Arizona); Joso Bridge (Lyons Ferry, Washington); Forth Bridge (Queensferry,...
The Transbay Transit Center: Breaking New Ground in Urban Geotechnics
A building boom centered around the construction of the new Transbay Transit Center (TTC) is transforming the South of Market neighborhood in downtown San Francisco, newly dubbed the Transbay...
Ground Freezing in a Congested Urban Area
Artificial ground freezing is a method of providing temporary earth support and ground water control for deep excavations and tunnels. The technique has been used for over 100 years in...
Challenges and Risks of Jet Grouting in a Congested Urban Environment
In the heart of London, one of Europe's largest jet grouting contracts is nearing completion. The jet grouting is part of the overall 7-year-long upgrade project to London...
ASCE Foundation at the 2013 National Concrete Canoe Competition
Highlights from the 2013 National Concrete Canoe Competition, held June 20-22, 2013 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL....
2013 National Concrete Canoe Competition, Swamp Test
A swamp test being performed by California State University, Sacramento at the 2013 National Concrete Canoe Competition, held June 20-22, 2013 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,...
Calendar: Bridges 2012
Featured bridges are: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, NV; Bridge of Aspiration, London; Woodrow Wilson Bridge, VA-MD; Purple People Bridge, Cincinnati, OH; Golden Gate Bridge,...
Calendar: Bridges 2010
Featured bridges are: Chesapeake Bay Bridge, MD; Pedestrian Bridge, TX; Pont Gustave Flaubert, France; Leonard P. Zakim Bridge, MA; Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia; Tacoma Narrows Bridge,...
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