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Hello everyone, Just a friendly reminder that our levelling methods class is scheduled for tomorrow. We'll be diving into essential techniques like the Rise and Fall Method and the Height of Collimation Method, exploring their practical applications in civil engineering. 📅 Date: [23rd of March, 2024] 🕒 Time: [8Pm] 📍 Location: [Lecture Room] Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your journey in civil engineering, this session will provide valuable insights and skills to enhance your expertise. Looking forward to seeing you all there and engaging in insightful discussions!

Today, the 45th Conference of Civil Engineers in Slovenia has started. This year brings a special opportunity for me, as I am presenting a paper titled, 'The Importance of Accounting for Rotational Stiffness of Joints in Steel Structures in Finite Element Analysis.

📢 The June Editor’s Choice papers from the American Society of Civil Engineers are now available! These papers represent the latest advancements in civil engineering research and practice. 🔓 Access to this collection is free for registered ASCE Library users. Highlights from the 17 papers selected this month include: 🌪️ “Application of Multidisciplinary Community Resilience Modeling to Reduce Disaster Risk: Building Back Better” 📜 “Digital Technologies for Preventing, Mitigating, and Resolving Contractual Disagreements in the AEC Industry: A Systematic Literature Review” 🌉 “Effects of Antisymmetric Load Component on Collapse of Concrete Box-Girder Bridges” 🔥 “Risk Tolerance, Aversion, and Economics of Energy Utilities in Community Resilience to Wildfires” 🌊 “Storm Surge Projection and Objective-Based Risk Management for Climate Change Adaptation along the US Atlantic Coast" 🚗 "The 150th Anniversary of the Journal of Transportation Engineering: Our Distinguished History and the Future of Transportation Engineering" Dive into these insightful papers and more in the Editor’s Choice collection now: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gtzjZHns #CivilEngineering #BridgeEngineering #ConstructedFacilities #ConstructionEngineering #EditorsChoice #WaterResources #RiskAndResilience

Good to see other (female) Civil Engineering alumni motivate this generation of students! Mathematics is everywhere, I was told my whole life ;) , even in the more practical sides of engineering. Vital to show students the importance of more theoretical courses and how these are used in practice.

🌐 Exploring the Nexus of Theory and Practice in Civil Engineering 🏗️ Ever wondered how the theories we learn in classrooms translate into real-world projects? 🤔 In my latest YouTube video, I dive deep into the fascinating intersection of theory and practical application load distribution in civil engineering. Video link: https://lnkd.in/giMqTdHy

Learn about the American Society of Civil Engineers Infrastructure Report Card grades and what they mean! Learn more about this project: bit.ly/wet-asce-24

Assessment of Performance of Vital Long-Span Bridges in the United States. American Society of Civil Engineers. Richard J. Kratky | Jan 7, 2004. #structuralengineering #suspensionbridges https://lnkd.in/eB6xbjU4

In this episode, Dr. Christine Wiittich of UNL's Civil Engineering department joins to talk about why she got into engineering, why she traded preparing buildings for earthquakes in California for working with farmers in Nebraska and Iowa, what was learned about grain bin structures in the 2020 derecho, and why grain bin destruction is more than just a damaged building. https://lnkd.in/gpgBvVNz

Lee's attitude towards developing a program targeted at the end user and not worrying about what the others are doing, is really the foundation of his success, plus the fact his a genius helps! it's why Australians have created so many internationally used things ie WiFi. We talk as though something has changed with the rise of BIM. Those of us who have been around long enough know we started leveraging 3D models 20 years ago, more so because of Lee's vision. However BIM is nothing new. I believe BIM is designed to be a communication tool, but it hasn't reached that goal yet. This is where my opinion differs to Lee's. You take away drawings and suddenly no one knows how to communicate. The gap between engineer and designer grows further apart and more mistakes occur, which we all know are happening more and more these days. There's an entire workforce from trades to engineer's that will need to use technology they don't fully understand. So from the shear size of that upskilling and the lack of R&D corporates provide, I can't see this happening in my lifetime. Australia is one of the lowest investors in R&D: https://lnkd.in/gMTEd6Pc If we look at what's happening now in the naval architecture space it's a perfect example of the danger's we face with AI & BIM. Boat designers have sprung up everywhere because of access to powerful software which can geometrically design a boat in hours, perform many calculations and can export to CNC. So if it looks like a boat, it is a boat! Technical people know this isn't the case. Consultants need to perform appropriate checks and balances. Their obligation comes from their accreditations to standards, which sometimes dictate process and describe who is qualified persons performing these roles. A problem with many designer's is they don't understand engineering processes, because they don't perform first principles and lack foresight on critical QA elements to present. That's why historically we produce detail drawings, to level our understanding of what are critical elements. It's so we can communicate to one another in detail. How many times have you asked where's this detail? "it's all in the model". If you think like that you may as well go back to drawing with crayons. A model only serves as a truth if drawings are produced directly from it. This is not BIM. I was doing this 20 years ago. BIM for me is more around asset management and digital twins and operational advancements, it's not really about advancing construction and engineering. I see thing's like Apple Vision Pro as the biggest leap forward in construction & eng, being able to have your drawings onsite next to your work and not have them blow away or details missed cause there in the site office. This is the biggest advance, not BIM.

"If we, as civil engineers, want to retain any semblance of our position as a profession, we must individually and collectively assume leadership to respond actively to the message from the disadvantaged and underprivileged as well as from the advantaged and privileged." ASCE past president Leland J. Walker, F.ASCE, January 1973 issue of the Journal of Professional Activities