Galveston Seawall Grade Raising Project
This week in engineering history ASCE recognizes the Galveston Seawall and Grade Raising project completed in 1911. A board discussed…
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Many communities face aging or failing water infrastructure systems. How can engineers overcome these issues and keep the water flowing?…
Increased Demand for Green Civil Engineering Projects
One of the biggest challenges in civil engineering today is how to “go green.” This includes individual projects and creating…
Municipal Water Resource Engineering
What happens to water after it goes down your sink drain may not be the topic of dinner-table conversation, but…
O’Brien Recommends Books Every Engineer Should Read
As a discipline with many branches and specializations, engineering inspires countless books and treatises. These works are a mixture of…
Can an Architectural Engineer Use Grooved Structures to Minimize Earthquake Shockwaves?
Could grooves be the future of safety? Engineers at UC San Diego discovered that reflected shock waves are diminished when…
Hydraulic Engineer Team Creates Innovative Rainwater Harvesting System
Volunteers from Engineers without Borders developed a rainwater collection system to provide clean water resources in Mariscal Castilla, Peru. A…
Engineers Recognize Ferris Wheels as an Engineering Feat
The Texas State Fair would not be complete without its iconic huge Ferris wheel. Known as the Texas Star, the…
Engineer News: Radar Helps Prevent Road Worker Fatalities
Safety is a huge part of the business of an engineer. The engineering designs must ensure the safety of the…
Water Resource Engineer News: Water Retention Basin Benefits More Than Flood Control
Stormwater detention basins are located throughout the United States. The main purpose of a detention basin is to control the…