HNTB’s Kara Lentz Named to National Construction Manager Certification Institute Board of Governors
DALLAS (July 27, 2017) – Kara Lentz, PE, CCM, LEED AP, senior program manager and vice president of HNTB Corporation, has been named to the Construction Manager Certification Institute Board of Governors. Her three-year term will begin at the Construction Management Association of America’s National Conference & Trade Show on October 7, 2017, in Washington, D.C. As a subset of CMAA, CMCI manages the Construction Manager Certification Program. The Board of Governors oversees policies and proc...
Amec Foster Wheeler to Lead New UK Nuclear Power Research Initiative
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has been appointed by the UK government to lead a key nuclear power research programme. Under a £2.9 million contract from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Amec Foster Wheeler will set up and run a UK Digital Reactor Design partnership that will use virtual engineering and high-performance computing to enhance the techniques used to design reactors and optimise their performance. The project is part of...
Bentley's AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition Now Includes, at No Additional Cost, ASME B31J
Bentley Systems is pleased to announce that its most recent update of AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition now supports ASME B31J piping code document calculations. The addition increases the accuracy of the stress intensification factors for tees based on the work done with FEA for 2012 and newer B31.1 and B31.3 codes. With ASME B31J, engineers can now access a feature technology preview that enables them to apply wind loads to their structural steel as well as their piping. This new analysis capability in...
AQUAOSO Launches Water Trading Platform in California
GRANITE BAY, Calif., July 31, 2017 - AQUAOSO™, an early-stage water management and trading platform that helps customers manage, identify, buy and sell water rights is launching a beta version of its water trading platform. This initial roll-out is intended to better connect buyers and sellers of water rights. "We are excited to bring advanced technology to water managers in California," said Christopher Peacock, CEO/Founder of AQUAOSO, a 20-year veteran of the water sector. "The beta vers...
Nominate Outstanding Achievers for ASCE Awards with Aug. 15 Deadlines
The Wallace Hayward Baker Award for ground modification, the Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award for geotechnical achievement, and the Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award are among the ASCE honors sharing an Aug. 15 deadline for nominations. If you know a deserving professional, act now to submit him or her for consideration. Get rules and forms.
CINTEC Transformed a Historical Chimney to a Central Feature of a Modern Shopping Complex
Cintec International is ensuring that a historic industrial chimney will be at the heart of The Twin Towers Port of Baku scheme. A demolition-threatened historic chimney in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku will now be the centre point of a multi-million pound new shopping complex thanks to the innovation of a Newport-based structural engineering firm. Cintec International has been commissioned to carry out complex structural preservation work on the chimney later this year in a £1m contract....
FARO Introduces SCENE 7.0 With Real Time, On-Site Registration
Lake Mary, FL - FARO® (NASDAQ: FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology, construction BIM/CIM, product design, public safety forensics, and 3D solutions, announces the availability of the FARO® SCENE 7.0 software platform (www.faro.com/scene). SCENE 7.0 includes the high quality, high value functionality offered by its predecessor, SCENE 6.2, such as automatic object recognition, scan registration and position, and takes it a step furt...
Autodesk Update: What’s New in InfraWorks (2018.1)
Only just 2.5 months ago, we released new capabilities in InfraWorks (2018.0). Here we are again, with some more good stuff to share with you in this latest rev of InfraWorks. But first of all, if you already subscribe to InfraWorks, you can get this latest release by going to manage.autodesk.com. New to InfraWorks? Grab the 30-day trial and take it for a test drive. DOWNLOAD THE FREE TRIAL Ready to learn what’s new? Let’s have a look… New! Linear Feature Extraction Now, in InfraW...
Surface Transportation: A Comprehensive Plan Could Facilitate Implementation of a National Performance Management Approach
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently issued the last of six interrelated rules to implement a new performance-based approach to federal surface transportation grant programs. Three of the six rules establish 17 total performance measures in the areas of safety, pavement and bridge conditions, and performance of the surface transportation system (congestion, freight movement, reliability, and air quality). Rulemaking was the first of three stages to implement the transportation perf...
U.S. DOT Recognizes American Heroes in Transportation
This week the White House is celebrating the work of American Heroes across the country. Here at the U.S. Department of Transportation, we also want to honor the courageous and inspiring work of our transportation heroes. Transportation reaches every corner of the country, and so do the transportation professionals who keep our infrastructure running safely and efficiently. From air traffic controllers and first responders to safety technicians and engineers, these heroes are saving lives and...
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