Civil Engineering Magazine

3 days ago | asce.org | Ben Walpole

Every election’s end marks the start of a new era. At ASCE – with the 2025 Society election ballots officially tallied – that next era will be led by Carol Ellinger Haddock. Haddock, P.E., MPA, F.ASCE, a professor at Rice University who recently completed a seven-year stint as director of public works for the city of Houston, has been elected as the Society’s next president-elect by participating ASCE voters.

2 weeks ago | asce.org | Robert Reid

Living and working for extended periods in underwater habitats is not by itself anything new. The French aquanaut and oceanographer Jacques Cousteau did it first in 1962 with his Conshelf habitat, which was placed off the coast of Marseille, France, at a depth of 33 feet underwater. Cousteau experimented with larger habitats at greater depths throughout the 1960s, as did the U.S. Navy with its SEALAB program.

2 weeks ago | asce.org | Ben Walpole

SOCIETY NEWS 5/23/2025 3 MIN READ Something big is headed for the California coast. The 2025 ASCE Civil Engineering Student Championships comes to the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, June 27-29. “I just wanted to do something big,” said Nick Mackechnie, S.M.ASCE, a graduating senior at Cal Poly SLO and the host committee chair.

2 weeks ago | asce.org | Sarah Derouin

The old joke about only two seasons – winter and road construction – might become obsolete. A new collaboration between researchers at Arizona State University and the Maricopa (Arizona) County Department of Transportation has transformed bridge repair work from a weekslong endeavor to a weekend project. The final project even came in far below the allotted budget. Further reading: How well does concrete-filled steel deck flooring perform under pressure?

2 weeks ago | asce.org | Leslie Connelly

Did you know that 64% of U.S. energy commodities are transported via pipelines? The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, which monitors the transport of crude oil and natural gas, is dedicated to ensuring the safe transportation of energy and hazardous materials. It reported 297 incidents in 2023, resulting in 44,000 barrels spilled. To minimize the severity of future incidents, developing effective disaster response and management strategies is necessary.