5 WAYS DRIVERLESS CARS CAN CHANGE CIVIL ENGINEERING
Maybe you haven’t encountered them yet, but self-driving vehicles are a reality and they are here to stay. Fully autonomous cars are...
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WHY, EXACTLY, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
I’m sure you have seen them. Up and down highways, tucked into corners of farmland, or maybe even right in the center of your town. Cell...
HOW PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACONS MAKE OUR ROADS SAFER
As demand grows for more walkable cities and neighborhoods, transportation engineers like myself must consider how to keep pedestrians...
SAY WHAT!? ENGINEERING JARGON FOR THE NEW ENGINEER
Do you remember your first job out of school working for an AEC firm? The first two weeks are a breeze, and then you enter your first...
HOW TO IMPROVE SAFETY WITH A TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN
Roadway construction brings with it a host of complexities such as work zone safety, delays, stress, etc. A lot of time and money has...
“SMALL” IMPROVEMENTS IN WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
The Typical Approach to Cellular Networks For years, the major providers of wireless communication, including Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and...
A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER’S PERSPECTIVE ON REVIT
A History of Revit Revit is a type of building information modeling (BIM) software that allows a user to create and edit a building model...
TURF WARS: WHICH TYPE IS BETTER FOR YOUR FIELD?
On November 6, 1869, Rutgers and Princeton played the first college football game in history. The game took place at College Field, a...
HOW TO TEACH YOUR STUDENTS ABOUT CIVIL ENGINEERING IN 5 SHORT STEPS
This fall, Foresite Group’s Dallas office partnered with ASCE Dallas to teach a high school Civil Engineering class at Woodrow Wilson...
TOP 5 MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT CIVIL ENGINEERS: FROM A NON-ENGINEER PERSPECTIVE
What is civil engineering? Civil engineering deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built...
IT’S A TREE, IT’S A BARN, IT’S A…CELL TOWER?
Every day, cell phones are becoming more and more important to the average American lifestyle. Ever-expanding, new technologies have...
SHOULD ENGINEERS CARE ABOUT GENTRIFICATION?
Gentrification is becoming a more pressing issue each year as more cities continue to transform at a rapid pace. Gentrification is a...
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