Make a World of Difference
Civil Engineers make a world of difference. However, we can sometimes feel a bit removed from the benefit delivered to society. The engineers that volunteer with Engineers without Borders (EWB), on the...
View ArticleMake Your Own Luck
I believe strongly that ASCE and other professional organizations are what you make of them. The more you get involved, the more benefits you will reap. A great way to jump start your ASCE...
View ArticleT.Y. Lin Pioneered Use of Prestressed Concrete
Last month marked the anniversary of the birth of Chinese-American structural engineer T. Y. Lin, an influential visionary who was a pioneer in the use of prestressed concrete. Lin’s revolutionary work...
View ArticleInterview with Avery L. Bang, CEO, Bridges To Prosperity
Named the CEO of Bridges to Prosperity while still in her 20s, Avery Bang is an inspirational civil engineering leader. In this interview, Avery shares the “eureka” moment she had while serving in a...
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Singing, Dancing and Designing Bridges
When you pose a challenge to civil engineering students, you’ll find they think innovatively to create the best solution possible. That’s no surprise to many faculty advisors who have worked with ASCE...
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Marc Basnight Bridge Named OCEA Honor Award Recipient
The old Bonner Bridge had seen better days. The new Basnight Bridge hasn’t – for those days are now. And at $252 million, the 2.8-mile-long crossing should still be around 100 years from now....
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Bayonne Bridge Named OCEA Honor Award Recipient
Bayonne Bridge: Replacement of Main Span Roadway and Approach Structures has been honored by ASCE as a 2020 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Honor Award recipient. All 10 Honor Award projects...
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Three Keys to Taking a Great Bridge Photo
Danielle Schroeder didn’t have to think twice when she was asked to join the judges panel for ASCE’s 2020 Bridges Photo Contest. “Bridges are my life,” Schroeder said with a laugh, yet also quite...
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Queensferry Crossing Named as OCEA Honor Award Recipient
Queensferry Crossing, in Scotland, United Kingdom, has been honored by ASCE as a 2020 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Honor Award recipient. All 10 Honor Award projects will be showcased at...
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Bayonne Bridge Honored as 2020 OCEA Winner
ASCE honored the Bayonne Bridge: Replacement of Main Span Roadway and Approach Structures with the 2020 Outstanding Civil Engineering achievement award, as announced Friday evening, March 13, at the...
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Technology: Remote Bridge and Tunnel Maintenance Tech Made Free Due to COVID-19
IN RESPONSE to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Dynamic Infrastructure, a start-up based in New York City, has offered free use through the end of 2020 of its bridge maintenance technology to departments...
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Renowned New Orleans Bridge Designer Dies at 84
Conway William B. “Bing” Conway, P.E., L.S., F.ASCE, principal-in-charge for eight award-winning Mississippi River crossing projects, has died. He was 84. From 1969 to 2007, Conway was a partner in the...
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Tom Sawyer, ASCE 1991 President, Dies at 84
Sawyer The Society’s 1991 President, James E. “Tom” Sawyer, P.E., Pres.91.ASCE, an influential bridge designer and infrastructure builder with works from Florida to Hong Kong, has died at 84. Sawyer...
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Distinguished Member Embraces Civil Engineering’s Past, Keeps It Alive
Giroux The life of a road warrior is never easy. Business travelers spend many hours in airports, airplanes, and hotels when their careers require travel. Often travel turns into adventure, with...
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Trailblazer of Concrete Techniques Joins 2016 Class of Distinguished Members
Hover Kenneth C. Hover, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, world-renowned for his advances in concrete technology and construction, is among the recently elected Class of 2016 ASCE Distinguished Members. A...
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85 Years Strong, George Washington Bridge Still Adds Grace to NYC Skyline
October marks the anniversary of the George Washington Bridge, which was officially opened to the public Oct. 25, 1931. At its opening, the bridge surpassed the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit for the...
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Swinging Hammers, Building Bridges, Helping People
Don Nguyen, P.E., ENV SP, M.ASCE, is a bridge engineer for COWI in Seattle and the president of ASCE’s Seattle Younger Member Forum. One of ASCE’s most active, dynamic younger members, Nguyen was...
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IIT Dean and Researcher Named Fellow
Bhattacharya Baidurya Bhattacharya, Ph.D., F.ASCE, dean of International Relations at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction....
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The Big Lift Named OCEA Honor Award Recipient
Why replace a whole bridge when you can rehabilitate and recycle it instead? The Big Lift: Macdonald Bridge Superstructure Replacement, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, has been honored by ASCE as a...
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COVID-19 Worker Guidelines, Decreases in Traffic Help Maryland’s Bay Bridge...
ON APRIL 1, Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland announced that despite the COVID-19 outbreak, a portion of the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge’s current rehabilitation project finished ahead of...
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