Top-five lists are fun. They’re interesting . There’s inherently some suspense about what’s going to be ranked at the top.
But in the case of a list of the five most-read stories on ASCE’s Civil Engineering Source news and information hub, the rankings do more than simply generate intrigue. Taken together, they provide a quick portrait of the year that was in civil engineering; a year-end industry snapshot.
Here are the year’s five most-read stories on the Source:
5. A Cities of the Future primer
MacGillivray Freeman FilmsASCE launched its second foray into giant-screen movies with the release of Cities of the Future in February.
4. Shock, heartbreak fill civil engineering community as tragedy strikes iconic Baltimore bridge
Alyssa SooklalDisaster struck in the early morning hours of a March night in the Port of Baltimore.
3. Engineers often need a lot of water to keep data centers cool
Shutterstock.com/Gorodenkoff Turns out big data demands a lot of resources.
2. Civil engineering salaries rising, ASCE report finds, but should they be even higher?
Workforce challenges continued to be a huge topic in the civil engineering industry. Unsurprisingly then, talk of salaries followed closely.
1. Get ready for an all-new P.E. exam format; here’s what you need to know
Jason Dixson PhotographyThe P.E. exam changed significantly this year - moving away from testing general civil knowledge.
What was the civil engineering story of 2024 that dominated your year?
