Skyscrapers! that's all I have to say about that. CNN put together this list of 25 great skyscrapers that are known around the...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Saturday, July 6, 2013
You Got a New Project? Start Here
Santiago
July 06, 2013
As an engineer I'm sure you've found yourself with an exciting new project that's all your own. You're put in charge of deve...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
SELF-HEALING ASPHALT
Unknown
March 26, 2013
Watch this short video presented on TED and share with us what you think? Erik Schlangen is a Civil Engineering professor at Delft...
Thursday, February 21, 2013
LEARNING FROM PAST FAILURES HELPS TO PREVENT FUTURE MISTAKES
Unknown
February 21, 2013
I was reading an interesting article about geotechnical engineering disasters that I found searching the internet called, Systemic Cause...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Set Yourself Apart From Other Engineers
Rey Villa
January 09, 2013
Do you want an edge amongst your peers during your civil engineering job search? Well, you can start by setting yourself apart from the cr...
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Review: Engineer Your Own Success: 7 Key Elements to Creating an Extraordinary Engineering Career
Rey Villa
December 30, 2012
Engineer Your Own Success: 7 Key Elements to Creating an Extraordinary Engineering Career , by Anthony Fasano, P.E., is a book that provides...
Saturday, December 8, 2012
6 Key Points To Launch Your Career In The Right Direction
Unknown
December 08, 2012
One thing I have learned in my short time in the field of engineering is that all successful engineers and innovators have incorporated thes...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Civil Engineering Documentary
Unknown
March 07, 2012
Brian Skelcher, a civil engineer from Hamden, CT, has put together an interesting documentary about his 15-day visit to Abheypur, India with...
Monday, March 5, 2012
Port of Miami Tunnel: Video
Unknown
March 05, 2012
For those of you who are interested in tunnel construction, at this point in time, this is one of the major projects being undertaken in Mia...
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Geogrid-Reinforced Pavement: Full Scale Testing
Unknown
March 01, 2012
Tensar International Corporation, Inc. has released a paper presenting the results of full-scale testing on geogrid-reinforced roadways per...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Top Field in 2012: Civil Engineering
Unknown
February 29, 2012
Well this is some great news for us Civil Engineers! U.S. News has ranked Civil Engineering jobs as No. 26 in the Best Jobs of 2012 list. Th...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Ohio River Bridge Imploded
Unknown
February 22, 2012
The Fort Steuben Bridge, which is one of the few bridges that crossed the Ohio River, was imploded on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. This 83-ye...
Friday, February 17, 2012
GeoFoam Saves the Project!
Unknown
February 17, 2012
Engineers in Florida have saved a substantial amount of time and money in a project that required the construction of embankments at the app...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Funding for Everglades Restoration
Unknown
February 15, 2012
Politics aside, it seems like President Obama has been hard at work trying to get funding for civil engineering related projects. One of his...
Friday, February 10, 2012
New Method for Mitigation of Soil Liquefaction
Unknown
February 10, 2012
Failures due to soil liquefaction have been a known problem for some time. Fortunately, a new technology developed by Boise State University...
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Legal Corner: Minority, Women, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
Eddie Ismail
February 09, 2012
There are great programs to encourage the participation of small businesses owned and managed by socially and economically disadvantaged ind...
Geotechnical Engineering?
Unknown
February 09, 2012
On a previous post , I started to discuss what exactly is the field of Geotechnical Engineering, but did not go into too much depth. Well, w...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Fort Lauderdale Airport Runway Groundbreaking
Unknown
February 01, 2012
Finally, after much opposition from local residents, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Broward County officials have broke groun...
Monday, January 30, 2012
What is Structural Engineering?
Santiago
January 30, 2012
Ask anyone who an architect is and what they do and they'll most likely tell you something along the lines of designing buildings. It is...
Friday, January 27, 2012
Legal Corner: Public Bids – Part 1
Eddie Ismail
January 27, 2012
The road to getting a project usually starts with a firm preparing a bid package in response to the Owner’s invitation to bid. It is importa...