Chronic Drought Could Cause Water Shortages in the Colorado River Basin, Reclamation Warns
The Pandemic Will Drive the Markets
Who Bears the Risk When Contracts Do Not Turn Out As Expected?
USDA Awards Nearly $900 Million for Rural Water and Wastewater Projects
Nuclear Deconstruction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the midst of a decades-long effort to safely decommission and dismantle a trio of Army nuclear reactors. The first part of the project involved the successful deconstruction...
The Genoa Approach
The Morandi Bridge (formally known as the Polcevera Viaduct) was more than just a critical part of the infrastructure of Genoa, Italy; it was part of the fabric of the city itself. When the bridge partially...
Lead-Free in Louisville
Long before lead in drinking water became a common concern, the Louisville Water Co. began a concerted campaign to identify and remove publicly owned lead service lines from its distribution system. Earlier...
Tsunami Loads and Effects
Guide to the Tsunami Design Provisions of ASCE 7-16
The devastating tsunamis that struck Chile and Japan in 2010 and 2011 underscored the critical need for new structural design criteria to improve building resilience and safeguard human life. They also...
Rapid Recovery
In May 2017, the California Department of Transportation had to contend with a massive landslide that closed a section of the iconic State Route 1 through central California’s scenic coastal region of...
Contractors' Suit Against Designers Moves Forward despite Lack of Privity
In Suffolk Construction Company v. Rodriguez and Quiroga Architects Chartered, several design professionals move to dismiss negligence claims from contractors who relied upon their plans and specifications...
Engage in Fieldwork and Travel First, Then Seek Work-Life Balance
Kenneth R. Mika, P.E., M.ASCE, a project engineer at Geosyntec Consultants Inc., credits the leaders and mentors in his life as being instrumental in getting him to where he is now....
Florida City’s Water System Opens New Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant
U.S. Green Building Council Offers Recertification for All LEED Projects
Urban Areas Show Progress in Reducing Nutrient Loads to U.S. Coastal Waters, Study Says
Proposed Rule Would Limit Clean Water Act Protection for Certain Streams, Wetlands
A draft proposal released in December by the Trump administration aims to simplify the process of determining whether a body of water is protected by the Clean Water Act....
Modular Design Highlights New York Hotel Project
CSO Program in Evansville, Indiana, Marks Key Milestone with Start of Pump Station Construction
Pumping Up Flood Defenses
Completed in April 2018, the $731-million Permanent Canal Closures and Pumps project represents the final component of the overall Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System that serves the greater...
Infrastructure Solutions: Transit Transformation
Beset by long-term problems related to underinvestment and inadequate maintenance, the U.S. transit sector confronts challenges pertaining to funding, demographic changes, and an increasing array of new...
Solutions for Soft Soils
Because of highly permeable soils and high water tables, deep foundations and basements in southeast Florida have been virtually impossible, limiting the excavation depths in cities like Miami and leading...
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