Seequent Unveils SLOPE3D: Advanced Stability Analysis Tool to Help Engineers Design Safer Slopes
Figure 1: SLOPE3D enables the evaluation of the factor of safety and failure mechanisms of the pit slope, or analysis of previous pit wall failures with complex topography, pore-water pressures, or anisotropy. SLOPE3D extends capabilities of GeoStudio’s trusted 2D SLOPE/W product into 3D, significantly enhancing stability assessments for slopes in the mining and civil industries. CALGARY, CANADA - Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, today announced the release of SLOPE3D, a...
New Kansas City Airport Terminal Features Ventilated Parking Facade From Bendheim
Relying on their extensive experience with ventilated parking structures, Bendheim collaborated with Längle Glas to design a custom-engineered fastening system for the new parking facility at Kansas City International Airport. [Photo credit: Michael Robinson Photography] Glass experts lend expertise to major infrastructure upgrade NEW YORK, N.Y.- 2023—Architects selected an elegant and functional parking façade from Bendheim as part of a major upgrade for Kansas City Internationa...
MHTN Architects Celebrates its 100th Anniversary
The Salt Lake City-based Firm Reflects on a Century of Accomplishments and “100 Projects For 100 Years” SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — MHTN Architects (MHTN), a Salt Lake City-based architecture and design firm, is excited to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The centennial is a notable milestone reflective of the firm’s growth from a two-person partnership at its inception to a thriving practice with almost 100 employees across several disciplines and continued success designing impactful, susta...
USDOT Awards More Than $20 Million in Grants to Advance Transportation Research and Solutions at Morgan State University
New Round of Federal Funding Seeds Morgan State’s National Center for Transportation Management, Research and Development $15 Million to Lead ‘SMARTER’ Regional Transportation Center BALTIMORE – The Morgan State University National Center for Transportation Management, Research and Development (NTC) has further cemented its position as one of the nation’s foremost transportation research authorities, with the recent receipt of a $15-million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (US...
AWWA’s Steve Via recognized by Virginia Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering as distinguished alumni
(Denver, Colorado) - The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech University recently recognized Steve Via, the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) federal relations director, among its five inductees into its Academy of Distinguished Alumni. Via joins a select group of 156 members in the Academy of Distinguished Alumni. He was chosen from a pool of more than 12,000 civil and environmental engineering alumni. “I found myself in the drinki...
Profile’s Adam Dibble Recognized with IECA Sustained Contributor Award
Pictured left to right: Jerry Sanders (IECA president), Adam Dibble (Profile Products) and Samantha Roe (IECA CEO). Photo courtesty of IECA. Dibble was awarded for his outstanding contributions to the erosion control industry BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (April 3, 2023) — Adam Dibble, CPESC, CESSWI, vice president of sales for environmental solutions at Profile® Products, recently received the Sustained Contributor Award from the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) at the 2023 awa...
Newsweek Names Franklin Electric to List of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies 2023
Fort Wayne, IN – April 2023 – Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: FELE) has been named to Newsweek magazine’s list of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies 2023 – the Company’s second consecutive win. This national recognition is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. Newsweek selected and ranked America’s Most Trustworthy Companies based on three key performance pillars: customer trust, investor trust and employee trust....
DFI Educational Trust Accepting Scholarship Applications for Students Pursuing a Career in Deep Foundations
Submission Deadline May 15 Hawthorne, N.J.: The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, is accepting online applications for the Trust’s At-Large Scholarships, Michael L. Condon Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund and Goble Rausche Likins Scholarship Fund. Applications are being accepted through May 15. “The Trust is focused on recognizing the best and brightest students who will be the next generation of designers, contractors and equipment manu...
Applications Being Accepted for DFI’s Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants
Submission Deadline May 15 Hawthorne, N.J. : The DFI Educational Trust, through the DFI WiDF Committee Fund, is awarding Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women involved in design or construction of deep foundations. Applications are being accepted online through May 15. Recipients are invited to attend DFI’s 48th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Seattle, October 31 – November 3. The grant defrays travel and related expenses for atte...
Two S&T infrastructure researchers named Heidman professors
ROLLA, Mo. – Drs. Jenny Liu and Xiong Zhang have been named James A. Heidman Professors of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. “It is an honor to be appointed to this role and serve in a named professorship at one of the top engineering schools in the country,” says Liu. “I am very grateful to university leadership for valuing and supporting faculty excellence, and I look forward to the opportunities this professorship will all...