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Why civil engineering students should make things

The benefit of making things for younger children in STEM education has been widely supported. But what about the civil engineering students in college-level courses?

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Engineering Ethics: Competence

In the second part of this series, interviewees discuss civil engineering competence, how ethics and expertise intersect, and the importance of lifelong learning during an era of scientific and technological advancement

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Civil Engineering Almanac – Seattle World’s Fair opens

Reuben Hull’s Civil Engineering Almanac travels back to the day when Seattle’s World Fair opened

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Exploring effective means for handling food waste

A new paper in the “Journal of Environmental Engineering,” “Optimization of Thermal Pretreatment of Food Waste for Maximal Solubilization,” explores pretreatment techniques

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President-elect official nominees answer your questions ahead of Society election

As the ASCE 2021 election nears – voting opens May 1 – members can learn more about the official nominees for president-elect through a series of candidate forums this month

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Engineering Ethics: Public health, safety, and welfare

How can civil engineers balance their mission to improve infrastructure with their ethical obligations to society? In the first of this three-part series, interviewees discuss how engineers’ actions impact the public

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How I aced the P.E. exam

With the next round of P.E. and S.E. exams approaching, it’s nearly crunch time for those seeking professional licensure this spring

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Civil Engineering Almanac – Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel opens

Reuben Hull’s Civil Engineering Almanac travels back to the day when the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel opened

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New paper maps spatial and temporal evolution of ditch networks

A new paper in the “Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering” uses aerial images to provide new insight into temporal and special distribution of catchment-scale peatland drainage.

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Avoid heat-related delays and cracks when pouring concrete

CryoCrete and ChillRight liquid nitrogen injection from Airgas lets you safely maintain low placement temperature specifications, keeping your concrete cool in hot weather pours, anytime, anywhere

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