Imagine *** world where you can fold up your home like origami and take it to go skip the traffic by soaring to the skies and 3D print bridges. These innovations are actually closer to reality than ...

As one of the most sought-after and far-reaching professions, civil engineering plays a major role in real estate development. Civil engineers not only have to develop plans for buildings — they also ...

Reprinted with permission of Arizona State University. Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers publishes a Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. This comprehensive assessment ...

Bridges, roads, buildings, railways, distribution systems, canals, dams, even lighthouses. Yes, lighthouses. If you encountered any of these structures today, or stopped to marvel at one on a recent ...

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A wastewater treatment plant demonstrates the size and high cost of U.S. infrastructure systems that the American Society of Civil Engineers says are improving overall but remain vulnerable without ...

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