Category: Water Resources

Designing, Building, and Protecting: A Salute to Our Veterans

On Veterans Day, our thoughts naturally go to those who have served our country, with special gratitude to those who gave their lives and for the families who go on without them. Founded by the late Owen Ayres, who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster for his 25… Read More »

Training Flume Helps Engineers Get Their Hands Wet – And Keep Their Roads Dry

How much water can a culvert pass? Which pavement inlets work best? Does a liner change a pipe’s capacity? What problems can arise when there’s just too much water? Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Ayres Associates engineers have designed a training tool to help transportation engineers answer these and many more questions about highway drainage… Read More »

South Carolina Dam Failures Point to Need for Emergency Action Plans

This map provided by the state of South Carolina shows the large number of roads and bridges closed across the state as of Monday, October 12. Lives lost. Houses under water. Roads and bridges washed away. Dams failing. The images and stories coming out of South Carolina over the continuing catastrophe have been horrific and… Read More »