Tag: USACE
Another ENGEO Soil and Material-Testing Laboratory Earns Certification
https://youtu.be/nS6n-2zk7-0
VALENCIA, CA – ENGEO, the most comprehensive geoscience engineering firm in the world, has expanded its laboratory capabilities...
Global Stability Analysis Methods, Common Pitfalls, and Strategies for Successful Performance
By J.E. Hughes, Ph.D., P.E.1, Z.K. Boswell, P.E.2, B.P. Strohman, P.E., G.E.3
Introduction
Many construction projects...
Taking to the wind for climate change
By JoAnne Castagna, Ed.D.
Dec. 17, 1903, was a windy day at Kitty Hawk, a coastal area of North Carolina, but suitable for the Wright...
Restoring bird habitats while sustaining ours
By JoAnne Castagna, Ed.D.
This past spring, Dr. Lenore Tedesco was looking out her window at The Wetlands Institute that sits in the middle of...
USACE Engineering With Nature program recognized with international award
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering With Nature (EWN) program was recently recognized by the U.K. Environment Agency.
The EWN program’s...
Performance of Short-Term Beach Erosion Mitigation at Capostrano Bay Community
Capistrano Bay Community Service District Dana Point, California
By Craig Wright
Introduction
Due to the effects of extreme weather events and climate change, many beachfront developments in...
New USACE tools improve wetland delineation accuracy and efficiency
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Scientists with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory (ERDC-EL) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District’s Regulatory staff are...
Designing Resilient Port & Intermodal Yards with Geosynthetics
According to a recent report, United States ports handled a record 50.5 million shipping containers in 2021—an increase in total container volume of 16...
Large Upcoming USACE Projects Require Private Sector Expertise
By Mary Scott Nabers
For hundreds of years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has overseen some of the country’s most monumental civil works...