The COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill. Our healthcare systems, businesses and daily lives have seen drastic changes. This global health crisis has only further highlighted our need for resilient infrastructure that keeps us safe, eliminates barriers to opportunity and boosts the economy. Our nation’s roadways, water systems and national security are essential to these goals.
Moving forward, civil engineers have the task...
ASCE members in Lebanon have helped lead the recovery effort in the aftermath of an explosion that shook the Port of Beirut at 6:08 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 4, in the center of the densely populated capital.
The destruction extended across a four-mile radius, with casualties reported at 220 dead, 6,000 injured and 300,000 left homeless.
“What motivated all of us is passion for our beloved country...
The ASCE New Orleans Branch organized a program this summer to match member donations to certain organizations supporting those most affected by COVID-19.
The four organizations include UNO First Student Support Fund, Second Harvest Food Bank, Gayle Benson Community Assitance Fund and the Gig Workers Relief Fund.
Treasurer Kyle Galloway brought the idea to the Branch Board, and they immediately supported it.
"We thought it sounded like...
If the governor calls you at home on a Saturday night, you should probably pick up the phone.
Rhode Island civil engineering leader and longtime ASCE member Steven King did just that. In fact, you could say he answered the call both literally and figuratively.
King – assisted by his colleague and former ASCE Rhode Island Section president, Bill Young – led a drive this spring...
If ever there was a year that proved the value of future scenario-planning research, 2020 is it.
The coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we work and live, which means the ramifications for the civil engineering industry and the way we consider infrastructure have been huge as well.
In many ways, COVID-19 is exactly the kind of epic disruption that ASCE’s Future World Vision project...
Infrastructure is the foundation of society. It keeps communities connected and enables them to thrive. Our roads, water systems and energy grid are critical structures that protect the public’s health and safety, especially during this coronavirus pandemic.
ASCE advocates for proposing practical solutions to maintain and modernize America’s deteriorating infrastructure. Although, the global health crisis has intensified this already challenging task.
Now, ASCE is urging Congress...
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Life-cycle analysis of infrastructure, by its very nature, requires time.
“We’ve made significant progress during the past decade, but there’s a long way to go,” said Dan Frangopol, Sc.D, P.E., F.EMI, F.SEI, Dist.M.ASCE, the...
A critical phase of an effort to stabilize a coastal bluff beneath a critical rail line in in Southern California is scheduled to be completed by year's end.
Two dam failures in Michigan in mid-May have led to calls for investigations as to the causes of the calamitous events as well as an examination of why the dams’ owner did not make critical upgrades in time to preclude the disaster. Although no fatalities or injuries resulted from the failures, widespread flooding forced the evacuation of thousands of central Michigan residents and significantly...
