Top 5 Reasons to Celebrate Civil Engineering
By Disa Wahlstrand, PE, LEED AP It’s National Engineers Week, which makes this a great time to celebrate all engineers. Engineers come in many specializations, from aerospace to software and everything in between. But the engineer with the greatest impact on the public good could well be the civil engineer – designer of water pipes… Read More »
Tags: Civil Engineer, civil engineering, Engineer, Flooding, Infrastructure, Landscaping, NSBE, Roadway Design, Utilities, Wastewater, Water Resources
Why You Should LOVE Traffic Engineering
When you’re running late for work and stuck at yet another red light, the science of traffic engineering might not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, keeping traffic moving smoothly and efficiently depends largely on the work of traffic engineers. From figuring out the optimum timing for a traffic signal to analyzing… Read More »
Tags: Institute of Transportation Engineers, Intersection Control Analysis, ITE, National Traffic Signal Report Card, Signal Timing, Traffic Engineering, Traffic Signal Design
Quick, Accurate HD Scanning Can Replace Traditional Survey
By Jason Ingram, PLS Innovations in land surveying have grown by leaps and bounds over the past five years, and the solutions offered by high-definition (HD) laser scanning provide great benefits to projects and budgets. Depending on the project, HD scanning can replace or minimize the need for topographic survey. It also provides such comprehensive… Read More »
Tags: CADD, HD Scanning, High-Definition Laser Scanning, Infrastrure, Point Cloud, Survey, Topographic Survey