The Magazine of the American Society of Civil Engineers
May/June 2021

Feature

History and Preservation

Turtle-inspired dome tops former Tammany Hall

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The interior of New York City’s former Tammany Hall was replaced with a modern concrete structure topped by dome that honors the Lenape.
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Projects

Transit project extends rail to Silicon Valley

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The $2.3-billion Berryessa extension project overcame site challenges to bring heavy-rail passenger trains to Northern California’s Santa Clara County.
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Business

2021 AEC forecast: Up or down?

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As the pandemic wanes, the architecture, engineering, and construction market will embark on a K-shaped recovery.
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Projects

New bridge boosts capacity from Port of Long Beach

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More goods can move faster across – and under – a cable-stayed bridge at one of the nation’s busiest ports.
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Projects

Running deflection testing in tandem optimized an airport runway assessment

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Airport officials at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport coupled two types of deflection tests to assess the condition of one of its runways.
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Technology

Innovation

In situ concrete maturity sensors save construction time, money

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Piezoelectric concrete sensors are capable of assessing concrete’s maturity in situ, a development that will increase construction site flexibility.
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History Lesson

History and Preservation

The Augusta Canal helped power a Georgia city’s burgeoning textile industry

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The Augusta Canal in Georgia created the largest industrial complex in the 19th-century South.
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Fast Forward

Innovation

Floating, nature-forward campus imagined for New York Harbor

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Seven man-made “disc” islands that are linked via walkways and surrounded by floating wetlands are designed for humans and flora and fauna.
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A Question of Ethics

Ethics

Are incentives for time savings ethical?

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Nothing in ASCE’s new code of ethics directly addresses incentives. Are they okay?
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The Law

Business

Why the AEC profession should avoid jury trials

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One word was missing from a single instruction. The result? The parties may spend millions to fix the error.
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Next Step

Career Development

Never miss an opportunity to network

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Danielle Goudreau, P.E., M.ASCE, landed a job as a project manager by asking questions, attending conferences, and getting involved.
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Higher Learning

Education

University course teaches sustainability from all angles

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Sophomore-level civil engineering course introduces students to the three legs of sustainability: environment, economy, and society.
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Wish I'd Known

Perspectives

How COVID-19 affected maritime coursework

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The pandemic caused some choppy seas for a maritime academy’s engineering students.
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At a Glance

Public Policy

What is the cost of our failure to act?

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When the nation fails to invest in infrastructure, everyone pays the price.
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7 Questions

Business

How to maintain company culture when working remotely

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Cale Ash, P.E., S.E., shares his experiences with maintaining company culture during the pandemic, and how those lessons may inform the future workplace.
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President's Note

Perspectives

Seeking change in ASCE and the nation

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Student voting rights and the 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure can have a positive impact.
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Editor's Note

Perspectives

The recovery will be uneven in more than one way

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As the economy recovers, firms should remember those workers left behind.
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