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Engaging the Global Engineering Community in Implementation of the UN SDG

By William E. Kelly posted 04-05-2018
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The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) has been actively supporting implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals since their adoption in 2015;  details of what has been accomplished so far can be found in the WFEO 2015-2017 Biennial Report . Under new President Marlene Kanga this effort is being expanded as part of the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of WFEO's founding. As part of the celebration, WFEO jointly with UNESCO held a symposium on “ Progressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals through Engineering” . This spring and summer, WFEO will participate through the Science and Technology Major Group ...
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Constructingworld

By Nithin Pranav Baalasubramani posted 03-02-2018
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CPEC has emerged as the most success corridor amongst the six existing corridor in BRI

By Engr Mujahid Shafie posted 11-22-2017
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Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech in China’s 19th National Congress Party meeting on October 18 highlighted achievements and outlined future endeavours. President Xi spoke of his vision of development and stated that no country can develop in isolation and this speaks well for the future of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). As President Xi Jinping takes China forward on the path of development and growth, this also provides ample opportunities for Pakistan to progress further through CPEC by capitalising on its enormous opportunities and realising inclusive growth it promises. Keeping in view the challenges ...
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Starting off in the Engineering Industry

By Jared Adams posted 10-24-2017
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As a student who is eager to learn as much as possible and can’t wait to start his career, I’m trying to find the best way to start out my career in Engineering. I have quite a bit of construction experience having worked with my father at a young age and theoughout high school. After that I joined the navy where I was fortunate enough to work on bigger project and even be project manager and supervisor on my important ones. Obviously changing over to the Engineering side of things is going to require some effort which is fine. The problem I’m currently having is while being a full time student I’m having a hard time finding internships in my area to help me ...
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Provide Your Input to the 2019 UN Global Sustainable Development Report

By William E. Kelly posted 10-17-2017
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The UN is requesting input to the 2019 Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR). T he GSDR, mandated by the United Nations’ Member States in the outcome document of the 2012 Rio + 20 conference, is meant to strengthen the science-policy interface and provide a strong evidence-based instrument to support policymakers in promoting poverty eradication and sustainable development.   The GSDR is being drafted by an independent group of scientists (IGS), supported by a task team of six UN-system agencies. Profiles of the 15 IGS members are found here: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/globalsdreport/2019 )   As part of its outreach efforts, ...
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Liquefaction Evaluation From CPT Test

By Raul Hernan Moreno posted 10-17-2017
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Hello everyone, in the recent days I have been working in liquefaction evaluation from CPT test. I found a difficulty computing the In-Situ stresses, I tried to follow the Robertson and Fear (1997) and there are no clear explanations about how get the unit soil weight from CPT test. There are papers, after 1997, where they explain how compute it. I wonder how accurate is infer the unit soil weight from CPT if we try to check the Robertson methodology
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How are U.S. Cities Approaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals?

By William E. Kelly posted 10-02-2017
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This will be the topic for a panel at the ASCE International Sustainable Infrastructure Conference (ICSI) on Friday, October 27, 2017. Many U.S. cities have ongoing sustainability programs; here is a list of 100 U.S. cities with identifiable sustainability programs . This list was not compiled systematically, and undoubtedly, there are many more cities with sustainability programs. However, only a few cities have explicitly addressed or tried to address the UN SDGs;  this could change with the recently published U.S. Cities Sustainable Development Goal Index  (pdf file) by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) as part of ...
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How are US Cities Doing on the UN SDGs?

By William E. Kelly posted 09-02-2017
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In August, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) published its first U.S. Cities SDG Index based on the UN SDGs to some very good media coverage ; the report and the supporting data can be downloaded here . The report discusses some of the challenges in developing the index and some of these will be discussed at the session on   How US Cities are Approaching the UN SDG's at the ASCE ICSI conference in October .   Progress on the UN SDGs is measured by the UN at the country level and that database can be accessed here .    However, much if not most of the progress in meeting the SDGs must happen in cities - laboratories ...
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Hurricane Harvey - How do you handle 4 inch ran an hour etc. ?

By Len Andersen posted 08-25-2017
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​ Personally me as an ASCE member engineer called Houston area and got am busy. I have a flooding / marine environment - offshore oil - ship etc. / hurricanes include Sandy - Katharina - Ike etc. back grounded. I wish to stay out of ones running to deal with such. Things that I learned were 1. Computer(s) in basements low in building can be big losses. 2. Salt water into Insulation is a big cost to get returned to service. 3. WD40 put onto dewatered machinery as fast as possible controls loss. 4. Get word out is very important. Send to email list ! 5. Management being decisive is very helpful. Your views appreciated.
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Royal Academy of Engineers Engineering a Better World: Achieving the UN SDGs

By William E. Kelly posted 08-24-2017
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The Engineering a Better World report is all about achieving the UN SDGs and the important role that engineers must play. The full report can be downloaded here .  The EaBW web site also includes a blog where some of the world’s leading engineers and thinkers share their views on the role engineering will play in achieving the UN SDG
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Smart Infrastructure in Traffic Engineering

By Vardhan Dongre posted 07-30-2017
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Smart Technologies have fascinated people for a long time, be it the smartphones, smartwatches and the health tracking devices that are in trend. These technologies are rigorously evolving to reshape the conduct of everything around them making life unthinkable without them. However, apart from these smart gadgets, what we usually discount is the infrastructure that is becoming smart these days. One such avenue of Smart Infrastructure is Smart Transportation which has made great strides due to the advent of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Traffic Engineering.   Why and How? In the past decade technology has altered the functioning ...
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Vastu Shastra For Building Construction – Beliefs, Benefits,Tips and Limitations used in India

By Prashant Kumar Chandel posted 07-27-2017
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Vastu Shastra is an ancient Indian science which capitalizes on the concept of prosperity. It links person’s health and happiness directly with layouts and construction of a building. Promoters of Vastu Shastra propagate that it is most authentic and proven advice science. They say that nature consists of 5 basic elements such as the energy of planets, air, water, fire, and earth. Each carries its own set of dynamics and with Vastu one’s home and business can be synchronized. As per promoters of Shastra, it creates a tremendous impact over all facts of life, i.e., health, life, education, thinking, prosperity, marriage and peace of mind. In fact “Vastu ...
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Unconventional Careers in the field of Civil Engineering

By Vardhan Dongre posted 07-04-2017
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PRECONCEPTIONS One stereotype often attached with Civil Engineers is that in private industries they often end up in Blue collar jobs involving intense manual work. A perception is quite prevalent in the society even among many young undergraduates that Civil Engineering is all about Construction Industry where they have to deal with semi-skilled/un-skilled labors, masons, working under the sun/ harsh climate amidst bricks, cement and other construction materials. Well its true!! FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY BUT NOT FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING. Having such presumptions results in poor even wrong career choices and also act as deterrent for students while deciding ...
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By Qusi Ibrahim Ahmad Alqawasmeh posted 01-05-2017
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Resources for E Learning Webinar on UN Sustainable Development Goals Dec 13, 2016

By William E. Kelly posted 12-13-2016
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AAAS Diplomacy for Science and Science for Sustainable Development http://www.sciencediplomacy.org/editorial/2016/diplomacy-for-science-and-science-for-sustainable-development AAES WFEO Task Group http://www.aaes.org/wfeo-task-group ASCE Code of Ethics http://www.asce.org/code-of-ethics/ ASCE Collaborate http://collaborate.asce.org/home ASCE International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2017 http://www.icsiconference.org/ ASCE Policy 418 The Role of the Civil Engineer in Sustainable Development http://www.asce.org/issues-and-advocacy/public-policy/policy-statement-418---the-role-of-the-civil-engineer-in-sustainable-development/ ...
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ASCE - HOW ENGINEERS CAN ADVANCE THE United Nations SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

By Michael R. Sanio posted 12-08-2016
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HOW ENGINEERS CAN ADVANCE THE United Nations SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Date: Tuesday December, 13, 2016 @ 2:00 p.m. EST Register for Webinar This webinar hosted by the ASCE Committee on Sustainability will begin with an overview of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals followed by how the engineering community can contribute to achievement of the goals. The focus will be on the goals relevant to civil engineering practice and civil engineering education. Presented by: Dr. William E. Kelly, P.E., F.ASCE Please feel free to check out recordings of our past webinars , available 24/
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By Suresh Sharma posted 04-07-2016
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Civil Engineering Education and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

By William E. Kelly posted 12-15-2015
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The United Nations (UN) 2015-20130 Sustainable Development Goals were approved in September 2015 and are effective beginning January 1, 2016. There are 17 goals and 169 targets and they replace 8 Millennium Development goals with 18 targets. The new goals will guide UN sustainable development activities over the next 15 years. The UN has been a major driver of sustainable development beginning with the 1987 Brundtland Report (pdf document), followed by numerous summits, agreements, and the Millennium Development Goals. The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) provided input to the UN goal setting process through ...
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MPCES general information copied by Keyes - Update of MPCES Standards Committee activities & subcommittees (Update June 2017)

By Conrad G Keyes posted 06-05-2015
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Keyes' Summary of the active MPCES Standards Committee (SC): Mike Clar was Chair for the MPCES 2nd ballot, and 3rd ballot ended in May 2010, and the 4th ballot in summer 2011.  The Develop Design Guidebook Subcommittee worked on the Resolution Report (RR) to the 3rd ballot and the 4th Draft of the Guidelines.  Eidson (new Chair) completed the 5th ballot on section 5 and the appendices of the Guidelines and the vote on RR of the 6th ballot was 22 May 2014.  Keyes (again chair) updated such and got the 7th Ballot completed as of 20 April 2015.  MPCES Guidelines went to ASCE Publisher for Copy Editing before acceptance for EWRI SDC and ASCE CSC approval to ...
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It's A New Year!

By Paul Anthony Bizier posted 10-27-2014
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It's a New Year, at least for ASCE and the Institute. Like many businesses, the new fiscal year for both the Society and the Institute started on October 1st. That means that several changes have occurred. One of the biggest changes for our Institute is the transformation of the Operations ExCom into the Member Services ExCom. Sheila Carpenter Van-Djik has taken over leadership of that ExCom, and there is a lot of energy in that ExCom. Dr. Jeanne VanBriesen, from Carnegie-Mellon, is leading our efforts to stand up a New Professionals Council, and she has several younger professionals who are helping in that effort. The Governing Board was pleased to be ...
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