Items Tagged with 'civil engineering'

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Early Flooding Triggers Opening of Mississippi River Spillway

Pam Radtke Russell

March 9, 2018

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The Mississippi River would have reached 18.2 ft in New Orleans if the spillway hadn't been opened.

Fla. Researchers Probe 'Mother of All Sinkholes'

Thomas F. Armistead

August 16, 2017

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It will take months to complete remediation of the largest sinkhole in Pasco County, Fla.’s recent history, county officials say.

Engineers Rise to Challenge to Deliver Ideas for Infrastructure Innovation

Tom Sawyer

June 27, 2017

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The American Society of Civil Engineers Innovation Contest addresses the ASCE’s Grand Challenge, which tasks civil engineers to significantly enhance the performance and life-cycle value of infrastructure by 2025.

Client-First Approach Spurs BKF Growth

JT Long

May 23, 2017

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The civil engineering, planning and surveying firm brings a SWAT team mentality to tackle large public and private sector projects

Engineering Software

Bentley Consolidates Road Design Suite as Part of a Broad Lift to Connected Cloud

Move is part of a transition to enabling wide data exchange via Microsoft Azure servers

Janice L. Tuchman

Tom Sawyer

November 2, 2016

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Bentley Systems announces ‘Open Roads’ to consolidate civil brands and also describes its intent to link its cloud services platform with that of Topcon's and others for seamless data exchange

Viewpoint

Wanted: Bold, New Ideas From Civil Engineers

A Call for Innovation in Rebuilding U.S. Infrastructure

Anthony S. Bartolomeo

October 26, 2016

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I have not-so-groundbreaking news to share: America’s infrastructure is underfunded.

Technological Progress

Which Was the True Golden Age of Engineering?

Figuring out when important inventions translate into better lives

Samuel C. Florman

July 22, 2016

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After 1950, I feared that engineering was entering into a dark age of public criticism and self-doubt.

Drinking Water

Flint Indictments Send Message on Engineering Ethics

Whether guilt or innocence is proved, the Flint drinking water crisis is a wake-up call on public safety

ENR Editors

May 17, 2016

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The Michigan town's drinking water crisis is a wake-up call to not become desensitized to issues of public safety.

ENR

Dec 9, 2019

A joint venture of Skanska, Corman Kokosing Construction Co. and McLean Contracting Co. is moving toward an early 2020 construction start for a $463-million replacement for a 79-year-old bridge across the Potomac River, south of Washington, D.C.

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