Every body of water, from rivers to ponds, has a watershed. That is the area of land that sheds water, or drains, into a specific receiving water body, typically another lake or river. Watershed management refers to the process of…
Many different industries use light detection and ranging systems, also known as LiDAR, to be successful in their operations. Oceanographers use it to gather calculations about the ocean surface and depths, military personnel use it to create high-resolution maps of…
In the world of survey mapping, mobile LiDAR has revolutionized previously accepted methods and techniques. Rather than staying static, LiDAR sensors and cameras travel on vehicles or aircrafts to collect survey-quality point data with enhanced speed and accuracy. Another common…
In a civil engineering management system, pavement's relative ability to serve traffic over a period of time determines its official pavement performance. The process of pavement evaluation is used to find its level of performance, and it typically consists of…
Light Detection and Ranging, known as LiDAR technology, utilizes light to in order to create a map of almost any kind of physical environment. The technology uses precise pulsed laser beams, allow it to produce incredibly accurate images of environments…
In any country, the infrastructure is what holds up civilization and allows people and goods to move between cities. The transportation infrastructure, roadway design, and structural design need to be constantly evaluated. Even in wealthy countries like the United States,…
The world's first roads were built around 4000 BC and roadway design has evolved quite a bit in the millennia since. The Romans were one of the first people to construct modern-looking roads, paved with stones and reaching from Europe…
Civil engineers demonstrated feats in structural design when they created some of the largest dams in the United States. While an engineer's process involves complicated procedures, such as finite element method and types of finite element analysis, anyone can see…
Cities are considered more desirable when they are well planned and allow for convenient and easy transportation within and outside of the city's center. An urban area needs good transportation planning, which includes the planning required in the operation, provision,…
When you drive down the road you see the yellow lines, the arrows, the traffic signs, and the various exits, on-ramps, and U-turns. But have you ever stopped to think about why they're there? In simpler times, roads were just…