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January/February 2025 print issue

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A white concrete staircase leads from the sidewalk to the entrance of the building. A white pedestrian bridge is to the right.

Civil Engineering magazine January/February 2025

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Features

The rendering shows the space shuttle Endeavour, plus its external tank and side booster rockets, as it will be displayed inside its new home at the California Science Center: upright, as if ready to launch.
Space shuttle Endeavour stands tall in California Science Center display

The retired orbiter and various historical components were lifted upright and seismically secured, posed as if ready to launch one more time.

Space shuttle Endeavour stands tall in California Science Center display
A sports arena sits amid the cityscape. There are walkways to the arena and many open entertainment and gathering spaces in front of the stadium.
New stadium for the Los Angeles Clippers is a dream turned reality

The arena’s diagrid shell was key to the stadium’s seismic response.

New stadium for the Los Angeles Clippers is a dream turned reality
The finished building displays the timber elements comprising the sides and roof. A white pedestrian bridge is seen in the foreground and surrounding buildings in the background.
Paris Olympics swim venue’s timber elements put sustainability on display

New swimming facility will serve France’s swim team and local communities long past the Olympic Games.

Paris Olympics swim venue’s timber elements put sustainability on display
The interior of the Wisdome Stockholm depicts the crisscrossing roof beams and the edge of the domed arena.
Extension to Swedish science museum features unique timber framing

The domed arena and crisscrossing, free-form roof of Wisdome Stockholm were made from carefully designed timber elements.

Extension to Swedish science museum features unique timber framing

Departments

Image shows a four-lane parkway. Autumn-colored trees dot the landscape in the background.
HISTORY LESSON

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

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

A colorful rendering of the E311 shows an open, tree-lined walking path in the center between two white trains, which sit on blue rails. The path and trains all fit on a median between two multilane roads. There are tan buildings in the background and three tree-lined bridges that rise above the train median.
FAST FORWARD

Dubai green urban project promises a thriving community in the desert

Dubai Green Spine will combat desertification via renewables and landscaping.

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash
A QUESTION OF ETHICS

Corruption’s harms affect more than the guilty parties

A zero-tolerance policy against fraud should be standard practice for engineers.

The bottom of the ocean floor. In the foreground is an unexploded bomb covered in algae and in the background is a row of coral.
TECHNOLOGY

Scientists search for ways to dispose of unexploded World War II bombs

These munitions pose complex risks to human and marine life.

Photo of Supreme Court facade by Ian Hutchinson on Unsplash
THE LAW

Liability caps may not be as enforceable as you think

Ambiguity in limited liability clauses could result in unfavorable outcomes.

Photo by Sara Kurig on Unsplash
WISH I'D KNOWN

Successful engineers must learn the art of persuasion

Technical skills need to be matched by communication expertise.

Hands hold up a ball that has the continents on it.
PRESIDENT'S NOTE

From stress to strength

Good mental well-being should be promoted and prioritized.

ANTIQUE TYPEWRITER ON WOODEN DESK
EDITOR'S NOTE

A year to commemorate Civil Engineering magazine

The magazine turns 95 in October.

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