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…

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)…

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…

Aqueous Vets® Recognized by ASCE Los Angeles
AV installed 11 ion exchange systems at country’s largest PFAS treatment facility REDDING, Calif. – Aqueous Vets® (AV), the leading solutions provider for PFAS treatment in the western United States, was recognized by the American Society of Civil…

ASCE Manual of Practice 154 Provides Guidance for Geotechnical Baseline Reports
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s latest Manual of Practice, Geotechnical Baseline Reports: Suggested Guidelines, MOP 154, explains the role of the geotechnical baseline report (GBR) in allocating and managing risks associated with subsurface construction. Expanding…

Updated ASCE Press Book is an Indispensable Geotechnical Reference Guide
Reston, Va. – In testing, overseeing, and documenting implementation of a construction project, technicians and inspectors are often at the forefront. Author Tim Davis, senior public works inspector for the Town of Windsor Engineering Department in Sacramento…

Newly Updated ASCE 38-22 Utility Engineering Standard and New Companion Standard ASCE 75-22 Now Available
Standard Guideline for Investigating and Documenting Existing Utilities, ASCE/UESI/CI 38-22 and Standard Guideline for Recording and Exchanging Utility Infrastructure Data, ASCE/UESI/CI 75-22 Reston, VA —Standard Guideline for Investigating and Documenting…