Civil Engineering Magazine

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

The federal government always has the right to insist on strict compliance with a contract

A partially constructed reinforced-concrete pedestrian bridge collapsed during a post-tensioning operation. The bridge designer contests the government’s findings

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Chris Enbright ably juggles multiple transportation projects as a P.E. I for the Colorado Department of Transportation

The Mega City world in ASCE’s Future World Vision initiative seems fantastical, but it’s not

The Charles Library at Temple University, in Philadelphia, sets high expectations for what a modern library should be

This installation of Civil Engineering’s Infrastructure Solutions series, which looks at how civil engineers are using cutting-edge techniques to resolve the issues identified in ASCE’s 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, examines the nation’s energy system. The United States’ transition from traditional fossil fuel and nuclear sources to other sources of renewable energy has significant implications on transmission and distribution infrastructure — both on land and at

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