The Work Is Here
The funding and the work are here, but not the folks to do it Few periods in recent history have so clearly required the talents and skills of engineers…
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How Small Companies Punch Above Their Weight
If only it wasn’t so obvious. But it is. I’m talking about the companies out there that have the cash flow, the willing investors, the big budgets and the…
The AI High Speed Train
Climbing aboard the AI high-speed train: Will hydrologists be next? Articles don’t typically have “shelf lives,” but this one certainly does. There’s a definite possibility that twelve months from…
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The Work Is Here
The funding and the work are here, but not the folks to do it Few periods in recent history have so clearly required the talents and skills of engineers and related professionals. Aging infrastructure is in every city and county across the U.S. Lately the call to act and repair this infrastructure is accelerating and many organizations including the American…
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How Small Companies Punch Above Their Weight
If only it wasn’t so obvious. But it is. I’m talking about the companies out there that have the cash flow, the willing investors, the big budgets and the equally big client listings. These companies know how to beat the drums and blow the whistles. They know how to make you sit up and take action. You want to ignore…
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The AI High Speed Train
Climbing aboard the AI high-speed train: Will hydrologists be next? Articles don’t typically have “shelf lives,” but this one certainly does. There’s a definite possibility that twelve months from now, the points made in this post could be completely out of date. Changes are happening fast; ever since AI went mainstream in 2023, newer, more “skilled” versions are being released…
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The Evolution of Civil Engineering
How BIM is Reshaping the Future Civil engineering, the backbone of infrastructure development and architectural innovation, is undergoing a monumental transformation. At the heart of this revolution is building information modeling (BIM). This innovation refers to a digital representation of a building’s characteristics, all contained within a single file, allowing for easy sharing and modification by multiple users. BIM transcends…
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Hanging on Every Word
Successful business people of the past and present attain almost mythological status. Note the outpouring of emotion when the anniversary of Steve Jobs’s death rolls around every year. The thoughts and ruminations of today’s high-achieving business superstars are followed via online media and other news sources; we hang on every word hoping for some insight into how we can run…
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A Coffee Bar and Other Perks
The workplace is changing, and signs of this change are everywhere. From companies with in-house bistros to Google’s dog-friendly spaces and Microsoft’s family benefits, the workplace is slowly evolving. Companies state that the underlying goal of these programs is to support employees, attract the best job candidates and foster work environments that encourage productivity and a greater sense of well-being.…
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The Lesser Known Engineer: Nikola Tesla
Over a century ago, a gifted man by the name of Nikola Tesla toiled away on his inventions in an upper flat of a derelict New York City apartment house until the early hours of the morning. In the afternoon when he took his daily walk, he would make a point of looking for wounded pigeons—and there were plenty to…
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How Do We Plan for the Next Flood?
We are at a crossroads. For several years now, we have been aware of the fast-declining state of our country’s roads, bridges and other elements of our country’s infrastructure. The ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) issues a report every four years on the state of our nation’s infrastructure. According to ASCE, the GPA for our nation’s infrastructure in 2017…
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Keep the Beast out of the Bay
The massive volume of water that makes up the Great Lake ecosystem boggles the mind. Consider that the Lake Superior basin alone contains the largest quantity of freshwater found anywhere in the world. According to Dan Egan, author of the recently (2017) published and much acclaimed book, The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, the water contained in Lake…
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The Military Missions, Discoveries and “What If” Moments that Led to the Development of GPS
In 1954, the Soviets launched the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth. Sputnik I was a man-made marvel that made it possible for radio signals to be detected from anywhere on earth with simple radio equipment. George Weiffenbach and William Guier from Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) picked up radio signals transmitted from the Soviet’s orbiting satellite and…
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