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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Named National ASCE Concrete Canoe Winner for Record Seventh Time

June 14, 2023 - in Awards, News

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

June 13, 2023 - in News, Products, Technology

“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

May 26, 2023 - in Buildings

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

April 12, 2023 - in News

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

February 28, 2023 - in News

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

February 3, 2023 - in Corporate, News

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

January 12, 2023 - in Awards, News

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

January 6, 2023 - in News

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

August 30, 2022 - in News

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

July 21, 2022 - in News

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…