Next time you see a dam, retaining wall, caisson, or any other subsurface construction, there’s a good chance that engineers have had to consider how groundwater will affect the stability.
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The Bizarre Paths of Groundwater Around Structures
Tuesday, June 7th, 2022West Virginia DOT in Motion: District 1 Update
Tuesday, July 9th, 2019
In this week’s edition of WVDOT In Motion, we take a look at some secondary road work happening in District 1 and talk about the importance of work zone safety as construction season continues.
View this complete post...Washington, DC: Vision for the Future Multimodal K Street
Wednesday, May 1st, 2019
DDOT is designing the K Street Transitway to improve on-time bus performance and reliability of the east-west bus routes across the District. K Street NW from 12th Street to 21st Street is a critical component of east-west travel. Existing bus service in this corridor extremely slow, averaging 3 to 5 miles per hour in many segments and creating a bottleneck for routes traveling through downtown. With over 35,000 daily bus passengers moving east or west through downtown, representing approximately 40 percent of people travel on K Street, there is a lot to be gained by making transit work better.
View this complete post...2019 OCEA Award Finalist – SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program
Monday, April 15th, 2019
The off-ramp bridge, part of the viaduct replacement program, is the first in the world built with two columns designed to flex during earthquake tremors and then snap back into position to remain functional. The project was based on research by the University of Nevada-Reno earthquake engineering laboratory using nickel and titanium rebar surrounded by a cement-like composite.
View this complete post...The #FUELCHANGE Anthem
Tuesday, April 9th, 2019
Green For All, in collaboration with Big Picture Anthems, is thrilled to announce the release of our #FuelChange Anthem – a song and music video seeking to inspire and help mobilize a movement of people and resources for zero-emission cars, trucks, and buses in neighborhoods across America.
View this complete post...A Brief History of U.S. City Planning
Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
500+ years of history in 15 minutes. I’m sure I didn’t miss anything! How American cities went from polluted cesspools to the high-tech urban centers of today.
View this complete post...Cheddar Explains: A Flaw in Street Design May Be Costing Lives
Wednesday, March 13th, 2019
In 2017 traffic deaths hit a 25 year high of 40,000 – 6,000 of those killed were pedestrians. Cities across the country are trying to reduce traffic fatalities with safety campaigns. But one of the keys to the whole problem might be in the very design of our streets. Cheddar explains…
View this complete post...Watch Delaware DOT Building the Christina River Bridge
Monday, February 25th, 2019
Timelapse video shows construction of Christina River Bridge in Wilmington, DE. The purpose of the bridge is to add another access point to Wilmington Riverfront attractions and to improve access to US 13, I-495 and I-95. The project includes the bridge approaches and connections to the existing street grid.
View this complete post...2019 Professional New Faces of Civil Engineering: Andrea DuMont
Tuesday, February 19th, 2019
Andrea Dumont is one of two Jacobs employees named as ASCE’s 2019 New Faces of Civil Engineering.
View this complete post...Missouri DOT: Explaining the MoDOT Results Document
Tuesday, February 12th, 2019
This video explains The Results Document, a document that shows the performance of the enterprise of MoDOT.
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