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Representing 150,000 civil engineers worldwide designing & building infrastructure that protects public health, safety & welfare. Legislative news:
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The
@MOTF
’s unique and complex shape represents the “eye that sees tomorrow,” embodying the museum’s purpose as an incubator of ideas for a better future. Find out how a pioneering use of engineering #technology set a new standard for digital design: bit.ly/3Wlkqnb.
Three images are shown depicting various stages of construction of the facade of a building.
Entrance to a building is shown. You can also see a water feature in the foreground, walkway, and green mound that the building sits on.
A round structure with a hole in the middle is shown with an illuminated facade.
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A new reference guide developed by
@ModjeskiMasters
highlights how uncoated weathering steel can help speed up bridge #construction & provide financial and environmental benefits. Learn more about the #material that can save up to 30% in life-cycle costs: bit.ly/3FQTXsW.
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Uncoated weathering steel reference guide released
The American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Steel Bridge Alliance reference guide was created by engineering firm Modjeski and Masters.
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Due to weeks of storms, California is now battling 2 extreme weather events at once – a 3-year-long drought and now significant #flooding. As infrastructure around the state is pushed to its limits, here's what engineers & officials are doing to help: bit.ly/3H8GBaW.
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Successive atmospheric rivers test California’s infrastructure
Weeks of steady rain raise water levels in California’s once-languishing reservoirs, but it remains too soon to declare the three-year drought over.
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The 1st permanent span over the Mississippi River, the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge, opened #OTD in 1855 in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The original Father Louis Hennepin Bridge
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The 1st electric lighting system employing overhead wires began service in Roselle, New Jersey, #OTD in 1883. Built by Thomas Edison, the system supplied enough electricity to power 40 houses and 150 streetlights, a railway depot and a store.
Image shows a lit streetlight and powerlines against a dark sky.
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Researchers at
@RiceEngineering
&
@TAMUEngineering
developed a computational modeling strategy that improves planning for reinforced column repairs — which support many of the world’s #bridges — after damage caused by a disaster. Here’s how it works: bit.ly/3BuwtqH.
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From the Field: Researchers suggest improvements to modeling of repaired bridge columns
The computational modeling strategy improves planning for reinforced column repairs after damage caused by earthquakes or other hazards.
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This sweeping structure fittingly follows the flowing form of the snow surrounding it. Say that 3 times fast! See how it highlights “how the realization of artistic expression is highly dependent on science, technology & engineering” on the #ASCESource: bit.ly/3IJKZiT.
Irregular-shaped white roof with a skylight in the middle.
Nighttime image shows an irregular-shaped building lit up at night. The building is surrounded by mountains on one side and forest on the other.
A multistory free-form structure sitting on snow. There is a walkway leading into the building.
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"Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country and a finer world to live in." – Martin Luther King, Jr. #MLKDay
Martin Luther King, Jr. waves to crowds in front of the Washington Monument.
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