September 2020

Readers write about the role of civil engineers in public health and the complexity of the earth’s systems

Katie Bowman, P.E., M.ASCE, is making a long-lasting difference in the world

Can holograms replace construction drawings

Bridging East and West, the Suez Canal was a pinnacle of 19th-century infrastructure

The Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands is constructing its newest teaching building with circularity and sustainability in mind.

In the years since Hurricane Sandy brought flooding to New York, the city has been working to prepare its buildings for the next natural disaster

Construction recently began in Florida on a key component of the Central Everglades Planning Project, an ambitious to increase flows of water headed south through the Everglades

A Stantec-led consortium has begun planning and design efforts to upgrade and add to the existing wastewater infrastructure in the Fayoum governorate in central Egypt—an initiative that will affect approximately 940,000 Egyptian residents. By providing sanitation to some areas for the first time, the seven-year Fayoum Wastewater Expansion program is expected to improve public health and safety and reduce a significant source of environmental pollution.

A Union Pacific Railroad cargo train crossing a historical bridge in Tempe, Arizona, derailed and caught fire on July 29, causing a portion of the north–south bridge to collapse, sending several railcars toppling off the bridge and onto the ground below.

Flood models developed by an independent research group show millions more properties in danger of flood than FEMA flood maps suggest