Understanding Highway Hydraulics Keeps Bridges, People Safe
By Pete Haug, PE One of the principles of engineering is that water always wins. Whether contained in a river or falling in a rainstorm, water finds a way to infiltrate basements, saturate soils – and undermine bridges. The most common cause of bridge failures is from floods scouring bed material surrounding bridge foundations. What… Read More »
Tags: Bridge Failure, Bridge Foundations, Bridge Scour, Federal Highway Administration, FHWA, Highway Bridge Failure, Highway Hydraulics, Infiltration, National Highway Institute, NHI, Scour
Know Before You Sign: Ins and Outs of Commercial Leases
By Mike Scholl Don’t fall in love. That’s the first advice I give to anyone interested in renting or buying a commercial building for their business. Of course, I’m not talking about that kind of falling in love; I’m talking about falling in love with a building. When you fall in love with a building,… Read More »
Tags: broker, commercial lease, commercial real estate, landlord, lease structure, lease terms, listing, negotiation, property, rent, tenant
Defining the Waters of the United States
Ayres’ East Side Detention Facility project in Colorado required water quality permitting through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. By Karen Menne-Jacobsen, PE, CFM We need clean water to drink and stay healthy. Streams, lakes, rivers, and other water bodies filter pollutants, recharge groundwater, slow erosion, provide wildlife habitat, offer flood protection, and have abundant… Read More »
Tags: Clean Water Act, filtering pollutants, Groundwater, hydrologic cycle, protected waters, Safe Drinking Water, water pollution
