Civil Engineering Magazine

Rising within a protected area of West Virginia, the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope towers over its surroundings so scientists can study the stars. For the engineers who regularly inspect this behemoth, the work often involves climbing and rappelling on ropes, and the experience can be both familiar and surprising.

The $2 billion Mid-Coast Trolley light rail extension of the UC San Diego Blue Line is the culmination of meticulous design and planning, collaborative stakeholder participation, and extensive community outreach. The extension improves commuter options, reduces vehicular traffic, and gives commuters and residents alike better access to an area of San Diego that has a plethora of educational, employment, and housing opportunities.

A warming world is producing more intense wildfires and more extreme heat waves. Here's what engineering experts are doing to protect and preserve our threatened infrastructure.

Tasked with completing the Las Vegas Convention Center's 1.4 million sq ft expansion in record time, the project team developed and implemented tailored structural solutions within a hyper-fast-track schedule to complete the design and construction in only 36 months, setting a new bar for construction achievement within the market.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has recently finished work on a scour protection project on an existing BNSF Railway bridge, a key piece of infrastructure that crosses the Santa Ana River in Southern California. The new protective features will allow the Corps to increase — when needed — outflows from the upstream Prado Dam without running the risk of washing out the bridge. The project team used creative ways to install these elements, all while protecting adjacent communities, staying on schedule, and keeping rail traffic open at all times.