![December 2020 cover](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2020/14-hero-images-and-covers/dec2020_cover_sitecore.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=408&ch=556&hash=17875C51D4A984A928B17F5B5FECC566)
Civil Engineering magazine December 2020
Features
![new arena lit up at night](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2020/12-december/cep-chase-center-san-fran-12-1-20/44-chase-feature-2.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=C6E421576226EA733DA7A346A3E0E24B)
The opening of the Chase Center arena in San Francisco is the capstone in the transformation of the city’s Mission Bay neighborhood. Located on reclaimed ground with weak soils and a high water table, the project works were innovative above and below grade.
Chase Center arena in San Francisco excels above and below ground![man in hooded sweatshirt hunched over a computer keyboard](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2020/12-december/cep-cyberthieves-12-1-20/54_55-cyber-2.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=FFBD85532290B6E4AB79E7ABEA5649D9)
The internet ecosystem is constantly evolving, and it has created a number of unintended opportunities for cyberthieves. Knowing what to do should you fall victim to a cyberthief will prove invaluable.
Protecting your business from cyberthieves![man in biohazard gear](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2020/12-december/cep-nuclear-deconstruction-12-1-20/60-nuclear.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=D0849984F9A0DA43FBBBB920141EB3AE)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently decommissioned and dismantled a nuclear power plant onboard a ship — the first of a trio of reactors that must be deconstructed over the next several years.
US Army Corps deconstructs nuclear facilities carefully![pumping station and water tower close to waterfront](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2020/12-december/cep-lead-free-louisville-12-1-20/68-69-louisville.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=33DB11CE8A1991E631A429D4076AD844)
The Louisville Water Company achieved a notable goal in March 2020: removing its last known public lead service lines, a milestone reached by only a few other U.S. utilities.
Louisville Water completes its multiyear lead pipe replacement project