Image: Rescue personnel gather on the shore of the Patapsco River after a container ship ran into the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, causing its collapse. Jim Lo Scalzo/EPE-EFE/Shutterstock The following is a statement by Marsia…
ASCE Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Passage, Inaugural National Stormwater Day
RESTON, Va. – Today, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) celebrates two commemorative events, which share a common theme: investments in…
This Week: Civil Engineers to Gather in Chicago for the ASCE 2023 Convention
CHICAGO, IL. — The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2023 Convention takes place this week at the Hilton Chicago Hotel in Chicago, Illinois,…
ASCE Joins White House Summit on Building Climate-Resilient Communities
Newly released framework highlights critical role of adopting engineering codes and standards informed by latest climate data RESTON, Va. – The White House Climate Policy Office hosted the Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities today…
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Named National ASCE Concrete Canoe Winner for Record Seventh Time
The Georgia Institute of Technology Wins Sustainable Solutions Competition and Purdue University Northwest Wins Surveying Competition Reston, VA. – A team of students from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO)…
New Toolkit Centralizes Tools and Resources to Improve Resilience
“Pathways to Resilient Communities” available to elected officials and decisionmakers looking to protect communities against natural and manmade disasters Reston, Va. — The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released a new online toolkit,…
New Addition to the ASCE/SEI 7-22 Standard Protects Buildings from a 500-Year Flood Event
Update to the flood loads chapter complements ASCE 7 focus on hazard resilience for communities Reston, VA — The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released a new update to their most widely used standard today, ASCE/SEI 7-22 Minimum…
Iowa Civil Engineers Give the State’s Infrastructure a “C” Grade
Grades across 13 categories range from a "B-" for roads and solid waste to a "D" for dams Des Moines, Iowa – Members of the American Society of Civil Engineers – Iowa Section released the 2023 Report Card for Iowa’s Infrastructure…
New ASCE Publication Analyzes Recent Embankment Failure in Northern California
Reston, Va. – In January 2021, a mudslide took out part of the California Coastal Highway near Big Sur. The Embankments, Dams, and Slopes Technical Committee of the Technical Coordination Council of the Geo-Institute of ASCE mobilized a team to investigate…
New agreement puts NOAA, ASCE on the road to climate-ready infrastructure
When Hurricane Florence crossed the North Carolina, coast on September 14, 2018, it brought hurricane-force winds and — as forecasted — strong storm surge. Jamie Rhome, now acting director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center, measures the impact of storm…
