Celebrating 150 Volumes

These 15 journals are ASCE’s flagship journals, the first and most respected titles in the civil engineering field. They continue to be very highly regarded and ASCE is thrilled to have reached this 150th volume milestone. The papers below were selected by the journal editors to provide civil engineering leaders a platform for reflecting on the past, understanding the present, and imagining the future.

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Journal of Civil Engineering Education cover with an image of calipers on a brown background. The journal title and ASCE logo are also on the cover.
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management cover with an image of a construction site on a red background. The journal title, ASCE logo and Construction Institute logo are displayed as well.
Journal of Energy Engineering cover with an image of solar panels on a green background. The journal title and ASCE logo are displayed as well.
Journal of Engineering Mechanics cover with an image of a triangular drawing on a blue background. The journal title, Engineering Mechanics Institute logo, and ASCE logo are also on the cover.
Journal of Environmental Engineering cover with an image of a reservoir on a blue background. The journal title, Environmental Water Resources Institute logo, and ASCE logo are also on the cover.
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering cover with an image of compressed rock/soil on a purple background. The journal title, ASCE logo, and Geo-Institute logo are also on the cover.
Journal of Hydraulic Engineering cover with an image of a metal fan on a blue background. The journal title, ASCE logo, and Environmental and Water Resources Institute logo are displayed as well.
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering cover with an image of waves on a blue background. The journal title, ASCE logo, and Environmental and Water Resources Institute logo are displayed as well.
Journal of Structural Engineering cover with an image of a truss structure on a teal background. The journal title, ASCE logo, and Structural Engineering Institute logo are displayed as well.
Journal of Surveying Engineering cover with an image of a satellite orbiting the earth on a green background. The journal title, ASCE logo, and Structural Engineering Institute logo are displayed as well.
Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems cover with an image of a covered roadway on an orange background. The journal title, ASCE logo, and Transportation and Development Institute logo are displayed as well.
Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements cover with an image of a speeding tractor trailer on an orange background. The journal title, ASCE logo, and Transportation and Development Institute logo are displayed as well.
Journal of Urban Planning and Development cover with an image of a ladder on an orange background. The journal title, ASCE logo, and Transportation and Development Institute logo are displayed as well.
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management cover with an image of a dam on a blue background. The journal title, ASCE logo, and Environmental and Water Resources Institute logo are displayed as well.
Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering cover with an image of a harbor on a blue background. The journal title, ASCE logo, and Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute logo are displayed as well.

Journal of Civil Engineering Education

The ExCEEd Teaching Model
Allen C. Estes, M.ASCE; Ronald W. Welch, M.ASCE; and Stephen J. Ressler, M.ASCE
Volume 131, Issue 4

Sociology of Professions: Application to the Civil Engineering “Raise the Bar” Initiative
Stephen J. Ressler, Dist.M.ASCE
Volume 137, Issue 3

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Engineering Education and the Construction Industry: What the Industry Should Have From the Colleges
C. H. Oglesby, M.ASCE; and John W. Fondahl, AM.ASCE
Volume 85, Issue 1

Automation and Robotics for Construction
Boyd C. Paulson, Jr., M.ASCE
Volume 111, Issue 3

Perfection of the Buggy Whip
Richard L. Tucker, Fellow, ASCE
Volume 114, Issue 2

Engineering and Construction Management: Leadership and Opportunity
Robert I. Carr, Fellow, ASCE
Volume 123, Issue 3

Journal of Energy Engineering

Microgrids and Distributed Generation
R. H. Lasseter
Volume 133, Issue 3

A Review of Thermal Management System and Control Strategy for Automotive Engines
Haifeng Liu; Mingsheng Wen; Hongbin Yang; Zongyu Yue; and Mingfa Yao
Volume 147, Issue 2

Numerical and Experimental Study by Quasi-Dimensional Modeling of Combustion and Emissions in Variable Compression Ratio High-Speed Spark-Ignition Engine
Dimitrios C. Rakopoulos; Constantine D. Rakopoulos; Evangelos G. Giakoumis; and George M. Kosmadakis
Volume 147, Issue 5

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

New Design Procedure for Stability of Soft Clays
Charles C. Ladd, M.ASCE; and Roger Foott, AM.ASCE
Volume 100, Issue 7

Ko - OCR Relationships in Soil
Paul W. Mayne, AM.ASCE; and Fred H. Kulhawy, M.ASCE
Volume 108, Issue 6

Influence of SPT Procedures in Soil Liquefaction Resistance Evaluations
H. Bolton Seed, F. ASCE; K. Tokimatsu; L. F. Harder, M. ASCE; and Riley M. Chung, M. ASCE
Volume 111, Issue 12

The Twentieth Terzaghi Lecture
James K. Mitchell, F. ASCE
Volume 112, Issue 3

Regression Models For Evaluating Liquefaction Probability
Samson S. C. Liao, Member, ASCE; Daniele Veneziano, Member, ASCE; and Robert V. Whitman, Fellow, ASCE
Volume 114, Issue 4

Effect of Soil Plasticity on Cyclic Response
Mladen Vucetic, Associate Member, ASCE; and Ricardo Dobry, Member, ASCE
Volume 117, Issue 1

Limitations of Conventional Analysis of Consolidation Settlement
J. Michael Duncan, Fellow, ASCE
Volume 119, Issue 9

Particle Shape Effects on Packing Density, Stiffness, and Strength: Natural and Crushed Sands
Gye-Chun Cho; Jake Dodds; and J. Carlos Santamarina
Volume 132, Issue 5

Microbially Induced Cementation to Control Sand Response to Undrained Shear
Jason T. DeJong; Michael B. Fritzges; and Klaus Nüsslein
Volume 132, Issue 11

Protecting the Environment with Geosynthetics: 53rd Karl Terzaghi Lecture
R. Kerry Rowe, Dist.M.ASCE
Volume 146, Issue 9

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Sediment Transport, Part III: Bed forms and Alluvial Roughness
Leo C. van Rijn
Volume 110, Issue 12

Open‐channel Flow Measurements with a Laser Doppler Anemometer
Iehisa Nezu; and Wolfgang Rodi, M.ASCE
Volume 112, Issue 5

New Acoustic Meter for Measuring 3D Laboratory Flows
Nicholas C. Kraus, Member, ASCE; Atle Lohrmann; and Ramon Cabrera
Volume 120, Issue 3

3D Numerical Modeling of Flow and Sediment Transport in Open Channels
Weiming Wu; Wolfgang Rodi, M.ASCE; and Thomas Wenka
Volume 126, Issue 1

Probabilistic Exner Sediment Continuity Equation for Mixtures with No Active Layer
Gary Parker; Chris Paola; and Suzanne Leclair
Volume 126, Issue 11

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Properties of Porous Media Affecting Fluid Flow
R. H. Brooks; and A. T. Corey, M.ASCE
Volume 92, Issue 2

Crop Salt Tolerance—Current Assessment
E.V. Maas; and G.J. Hoffman, M.ASCE
Volume 103, Issue 2

Estimating Potential Evapotranspiration
George H. Hargreaves, F.ASCE; and Zohrab A. Samani
Volume 108, Issue 3

History and Evaluation of Hargreaves Evapotranspiration Equation
George H. Hargreaves, F.ASCE; and Richard G. Allen
Volume 129, Issue 1

Satellite-Based Energy Balance for Mapping Evapotranspiration with Internalized Calibration (METRIC)—Model
Richard G. Allen; Masahiro Tasumi; and Ricardo Trezza
Volume 133, Issue 4

Journal of Structural Engineering

Probability Based Load Criteria: Assessment of Current Design Practice
Theodore V. Galambos, F.ASCE; Bruce Ellingwood, M.ASCE; James G. MacGregor, F.ASCE; and C. Allin Cornell
Volume 108, Issue 5

Scaling Methods for Earthquake Response Spectra
James M. Nau, A. M. ASCE; and William J. Hall, F. ASCE
Volume 110, Issue 7

The Safety of Structures
Alfred M. Freudenthal, AM.ASCE
Volume 112, Issue 1

Theoretical Stress‐Strain Model for Confined Concrete
J. B. Mander; M. J. N. Priestley; and R. Park, Fellow, ASCE
Volume 114, Issue 8

State-of-the-Art Review on Seismic Design of Steel Structures
Chia-Ming Uang, M.ASCE; and Michel Bruneau, F.ASCE
Volume 144, Issue 4

Journal of Surveying Engineering

Electronic Surveying: Electronic Distance Measurements
A.E. Harrison
Volume 89, Issue 3

Automation in Surveying and Mapping: Present and Future
Morris M. Thompson, F.ASCE
Volume 103, Issue 1

Centimeter‐Level Relative Positioning with GPS
Charles C. Counselman, III; Richard I. Abbot; Sergai A. Gourevitch; Robert W. King; and Albert R. Paradis
Volume 109, Issue 2

Future of Surveying Engineering—a Perspective from Greece
Marinos Kavouras
Volume 121, Issue 3

Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS): History, Applications, and Future Enhancements
Richard A. Snay; and Tomás Soler, M.ASCE
Volume 134, Issue 4

Accuracy of Digital Surface Models and Orthophotos Derived from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Photogrammetry
Francisco Agüera-Vega; Fernando Carvajal-Ramírez; and Patricio Martínez-Carricondo
Volume 143, Issue 2

First Assessment Results of Surveying Engineering Labs in Immersive and Interactive Virtual Reality
Dimitrios Bolkas; Jeffrey D. Chiampi; Joseph Fioti; and Donovan Gaffney
Volume 148, Issue 1

Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems

The Economic Depth for Canals of Large Traffic
Joseph Mayer, M.ASCE
Volume 39, Issue 1

Control of Highway Access: User Benefits in California
Ralph A. Moyer, AM.ASCE
Volume 82, Issue 1

Role of Advanced Technologies in Transportation Engineering
Kumares C. Sinha, Fellow, ASCE; Louis F. Cohn, Member, ASCE; Chris T. Hendrickson; and Yorgos Stephanedes, Associate Members, ASCE
Volume 114, Issue 4

Transit Route Network Design Problem: Review
Konstantinos Kepaptsoglou, M.ASCE; and Matthew Karlaftis, Ph.D., M.ASCE
Volume 135, Issue 8

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Extended Streamflow Forecasting Using NWSRFS
Gerald N. Day, A. M. ASCE
Volume 111, Issue 2

Battle of the Network Models: Epilogue
Thomas M. Walski, E; Downey Brill, Jr.; Johannes Gessler, Members, ASCE; Ian C. Goulter, A. M. ASCE; Roland M. Jeppson, M. ASCE; Kevin Lansey; Han‐Lin Lee, Student Members, ASCE; Jon C. Liebman; Larry Mays, Members, ASCE; David R. Morgan; and Lindell Ormsbee, A. M. ASCE
Volume 113, Issue 2

Water Distribution Reliability: Analytical Methods
Janet M. Wagner; Uri Shamir, Member, ASCE; and David H. Marks, Member, ASCE
Volume 114, Issue 3

Water Resource Systems Models: Their Role in Planning
Daniel P. Loucks, Fellow, ASCE
Volume 118, Issue 3

Genetic Algorithms for Least-Cost Design of Water Distribution Networks
Dragan A. Savic; and Godfrey A. Walters
Volume 123, Issue 2

Indicators of Impacts of Global Climate Change on U.S. Water Resources
Melissa E. Lane; Paul H. Kirshen; and Richard M. Vogel
Volume 125, Issue 4

Group Decision Making in Water Resources Planning Using Multiple Objective Analysis
Ximing Cai; Leon Lasdon; and Ari M. Michelsen
Volume 130, Issue 1

Optimal Operation of Multireservoir Systems: State-of-the-Art Review
John W. Labadie, M.ASCE
Volume 130, Issue 2

The New Blue and Green Water Paradigm: Breaking New Ground for Water Resources Planning and Management
M. Falkenmark; and J. Rockström
Volume 132, Issue 3

State of the Art for Genetic Algorithms and Beyond in Water Resources Planning and Management
John Nicklow, F.ASCE; Patrick Reed, M.ASCE; Dragan Savic; Tibebe Dessalegne, M.ASCE; Laura Harrell, M.ASCE; Amy Chan-Hilton, M.ASCE; Mohammad Karamouz, F.ASCE; Barbara Minsker, M.ASCE; Avi Ostfeld, M.ASCE; Abhishek Singh, M.ASCE; and Emily Zechman, M.ASCE ASCE Task Committee on Evolutionary Computation in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Volume 136, Issue 4

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering

The littoral Drift Problem at Shoreline Harbors
J. W. Johnson
Volume 83, Issue 1

Laboratory Investigation of Rubble-Mound Breakwaters
Robert Y. Hudson, F.ASCE
Volume 85, Issue 3

Sea-Level Rise as a Cause of Shore Erosion
Per Bruun, F.ASCE
Volume 88, Issue 1

Maximum Breaker Height
Richard J. Weggel, AM.ASCE
Volume 98, Issue 4

Friction Factor under Oscillatory Waves
J. William Kamphuis
Volume 101, Issue 2

A Fifth‐Order Stokes Theory for Steady Waves
John D. Fenton
Volume 111, Issue 2

Scour Around Vertical Pile in Waves
; B. Mutlu Sumer, Jørgen Fredsøe; and Niels Christiansen
Volume 118, Issue 1

Alternative Form of Boussinesq Equations for Nearshore Wave Propagation
Okey Nwogu
Volume 119, Issue 6

Boussinesq Modeling of Wave Transformation, Breaking, and Runup. I: 1D
Andrew B. Kennedy; Qin Chen; James T. Kirby; and Robert A. Dalrymple
Volume 126, Issue 1

Spread Parameter of Extreme Wave Height Distribution for Performance-Based Design of Maritime Structures
Yoshimi Goda, M.ASCE
Volume 130, Issue 1

Lessons from Hurricane Katrina Storm Surge on Bridges and Buildings
Ian N. Robertson; H. Ronald Riggs; Solomon C. Yim; and Yin Lu Young
Volume 133, Issue 6