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Water & Water Resources

Water infrastructure engineers confront an uncertain, changing climate

An increasingly dynamic climate is forcing civil engineers to rethink and rework.

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Ethics

Mishandling AI tools puts civil engineers at risk for ethical violations

An IBM health care case study shows the dangers of artificial intelligence.

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Business Management

Economic loss doctrine didn't help geotechnical engineer against claim

An engineer’s best legal defense is accepted in only about half of US states.

Full color rendering shows a patio with picnic tables, green trees, grass, and bushes, and a wooden structure with glass window.

Architectural Engineering

Project blending architecture, landscape built on protected British lands

Six 3-blade while windmills are lined up on a mountainous parcel of land.

Energy Engineering

Multiuse sites make renewable energy more efficient and economically viable

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Career Development

The transition to the public sector has been a gamechanger

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Engineering the future: Achievements and challenges

The 2024 Annual Report offers hope for the Society’s future.

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From the archives

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Pennsylvania’s Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge has endured for 95 years

It was once the world’s longest multiple-arch reinforced-concrete highway bridge.

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New York City parkway showcased beautiful, nature-like leisure spaces

The Bronx River Parkway provided a model for future traffic development.

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San Jose’s Lick Observatory took telescopes to new heights

Getting the main refracting telescope to the facility was an uphill battle.

Photo shows a steel bridge with concrete piers. The bridge spans a river.

Huey P. Long Bridge in New Orleans solved a big transportation problem

Completed in December 1935, the bridge combines a highway and railroad tracks.

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Engineers and steel took Seattle’s Space Needle skyward

1962 World’s Fair attraction turned catalogue-ordered beams into a 600 ft icon.

Photograph shows the interior of a subway station—its tracks and decorative ceiling tiles.

The first New York City subway delivers speed

Innovative construction brought the rail to life.

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Ingenious design helps California’s Crystal Springs Dam stand strong

Its interlocking concrete block system enhances concrete’s structural stability.

Men stand outside a railroad tunnel.

New explosives, pneumatic drills aid decadeslong tunnel construction

It took nearly 25 years to cut a railroad tunnel through the Hoosac Range.

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History Lesson: Flood-protection system tamed Ohio’s Miami River

The Miami Conservancy District’s infrastructure has stood the test of time.

An abandoned canal with overgrown grass and brush.

19th-century Potomac River canal project was ambitious, costly

The Patowmack Canal made a 218 mi stretch of the river navigable.

Long reads that dig deep

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What does it take to engineer under snow and ice?

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The Elizabeth Line moves heavy rail beneath London

It features 42 km of tunnels and underground stations as much as 40 km deep.

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How Florida’s Babcock Ranch survived Hurricane Ian

When the storm tested the town, it aced the test, exceeding expectations.

A night-time wildfire is burning up homes.

New computationally efficient model will ‘tame’ fire

Its ability to capture the likelihood of building damage in a wildfire...