On the Move: How Will COVID Housing Trends Affect Residential Planning?
By Amanda Arnold Will the hypothetical COVID-19-induced exodus from urban areas produce a wave of infrastructure-busting development along the outer edge of America’s suburbs? Or could the pendulum just as well swing the other way? About the Expert: Contact Amanda Arnold, urban planner, to get help with strategic and comprehensive plans, whether your community is… Read More »
Tags: Commercial Spaces, Community, Exurb, Mixed-use, Planning, Residential Lot Availability, River Prairie, Suburb, Urban Centers, Urban Lifestyle
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: What Happens When a Failing, Historic Dam Can’t Be Repaired?
Water is powerful – not only for its ability to sustain life, but also its power to destroy. Dams are a vital part of our infrastructure and provide a range of benefits: Hydropower generation/renewable, clean energy Flood control Water storage (irrigation, recreation, residential, and industrial uses) Navigation system maintained by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More »
Tags: Cracking, Dam, Dam Maintenance, Dam Rehabilitation, Embankment Failure Through Piping, Foundation Defect, Historic Infrastructure, Overtopping, Rehabiliation, Water Resources
FHWA Videos Recommend Best Hydraulic Field Scoping Procedures
By Dusty Robinson, PE, Senior Project Manager When it comes to designing roadways and other transportation infrastructure, the structures themselves aren’t all that needs to be considered. Hydraulic design – or the impact water has on this infrastructure – is a critical consideration in transportation design. For example, the most common cause of bridge failures… Read More »
Tags: 2D Hydraulic Modeling, Bridge Failure, Bridge Hydraulics, Channel Assessment, Culvert Design, Drainage Maintenance, FHWA, Field Scoping, Floods, Flume, Hydraulic Concepts, Hydraulic Design, Open Channel Flow, Scouring, Transportation Design, Water