Reston, Va. – The total maximum daily load (TMDL) is a regulatory term associated with the United States Clean Water Act describing a plan for restoring the quality of impaired waters. ASCE’s newest Manual of Practice, Total Maximum Daily Load Development…
New ASCE Publication Outlines Issues Associated with Fire After an Earthquake
Reston, Va. – Earthquake damage can increase the likelihood of fire ignitions as utility lines and interior fire protection systems can be damaged or…
New ASCE Press Book Aids Stakeholders in Understanding Seismic Ground Motion
Reston, Va. –When the ground shakes, as a result of earthquakes, structural inertia prevents buildings from moving in unison with the ground. To extend…
New ASCE Publication Explores the Occurrence and Control of Land Subsidence Due to Fluid Withdrawal
Reston, Va. – Caused by fluid withdrawal, land subsidence has been well recognized as one of the major geological hazards by hydrogeologists and engineers. Land subsidence can occur on local and regional scales worldwide and is often discovered only after…
New ASCE Standard 72 Provides Design Guidance for Self-Supporting Structures
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s newest standard, Design of Steel Lighting System Support Pole Structures, ASCE/SEI 72--21, provides design parameters applicable to self-supporting structures, with base plates for installation on a concrete pier foundation, or as…
ASCE Standard 49 Provides the Most Up-To-Date Requirements for Conducting and Interpreting Wind Tunnel Testing
Reston, Va. – Wind tunnel tests are used to predict wind loads and responses of a structure, structural components, and cladding to a variety of wind conditions. ASCE’s newly updated standard, Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE/SEI…
New ASCE Press Book Provides Guidance on Construction Quality
Reston, Va. – As the construction industry more frequently uses alternative project delivery methods and performance specifications, implementation, and continuous improvement of quality programs--including those associated with quality management, quality…
ASCE Statement on EPA Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan
The following is a statement by Tom Smith, Executive Director, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): WASHINGTON, DC. – The American Society of Civil Engineers applauds the Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan released yesterday by the Environmental…
New ASCE Publication Uses Sampling Methods in the Investigation of Constructed Facilities
Reston, Va. – Forensic engineers use sampling methodologies as a method of proof in the investigation of constructed facilities. For investigations, the sampling of as-built conditions often becomes a basis on which a forensic engineer draws conclusions…
Infrastructure Outlook: ASCE Statement on House Passage of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Editor’s Note: The following statement was made on Nov. 5, 2021, when the infrastructure bill was passed by Congress. ASCE issued a follow-up statement (available on www.informedinfrastructure.com) on Nov. 15, 2021, when the bill was signed into law by President…
