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Civil Engineering magazine November 2020
Features
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The Shed, New York City’s monumental new arts center, weighs roughly 8 million lbs yet easily rolls back and forth on enormous wheels and rails to turn a public plaza into a performance space.
Sculptural NYC arts center facade designed to move![destroyed and roofless buildings after a fire and subsequent explosion](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2020/11-november/cep-lessons-learned-beirut-11-4-20/48_49-lessons-learned.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=F05430C9512EA631E1C2876BA9268532)
Experts compared established projections with the actual damage from the blast at the Port of Beirut. How well did the predictions do?
Lessons learned in the Beirut blast![bridge spanning a river](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2020/11-november/cep-genoa-approach-11-4-20/56_57-genoa-approach.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=2F90155C56B9EB6167210B14A38593D4)
The Morandi Bridge was a vital transportation link in Genoa, Italy. When it collapsed, officials moved quickly. Its replacement, the Genoa-Saint George Bridge, has set new standards in efficiency.
Efficiency, speed the hallmarks of Genoa bridge replacement![intricate highway system showing multiple roads and bridges. some are straight and some are curved.](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2020/11-november/cep-advocating-for-infra-11-4-20/60_61-infrastructure.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=0F3D249F3193BD07A70F5CD51E0705DA)
ASCE’s Report Card for America’s Infrastructure and state assessments have had a lasting impact on the way politicians and policymakers address the nation’s critical infrastructure needs.
The ASCE Report Card advocates for infrastructure