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…
America's water infrastructure for dams, rivers, and the like is crumbling at an alarming rate. It isn't front page news, nor is it a topic that has millions of people rallying behind it, but it is a very real problem…
There are numerous areas within society where the intervention of man has created a safer, better environment. One could argue that the most important intervention is the construct of structures with the sole purpose of preventing or mitigating the damages…
LiDAR, which stands for light detection and ranging, is a commonly used method of surveying land or components in several applications and industries, including civil engineering. Engineering companies use LiDAR detection to help them see the big picture and gather…
LiDAR surveying, which stands for light detection and ranging surveying, is used in numerous applications. LiDAR detection systems work the same way radar does, but instead of sound, it uses light to transfer data back to the source. Many people…
Roadways are an important feature of modern day society, evolved from the ancient dirt and cobblestone roads of history. Yet, now more than ever, their existence has created as many problems as solutions. That's because the modern world depends on…