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Site plan for the CVS located at 4001 W. William Cannon Dr., Austin, TX. (COA Case #SP-06-0694C). Circa 2007.
In a special summer UrbanPlan Scholars program, four teams presented their proposals for a six-acre parcel next to UH West Oahu. They had to address zoning requirements, affordable housing/workforce housing, rail/transit issues, agriculture, and energy.
UrbanPlan is a global competition run by the international Urban Land Institute. Hawaii schools have taken top honors in the global competition two years in a row, including Iolani School last month, and Iolani and Kalani two years ago.
Teams were made up of local high school students from Iolani, Kalani, LeJardin, MidPac, Punahou, and St. Andrews.
They conducted outreach to stakeholders and residents in West Oahu and found affordable housing to be the number one community need.
Ideas ranged from rooftop greenhouses and beekeeping to fully solar-powered facilities to integrating UHWO student and campus life.
Judges included Bob Harrison (FHB), Duff Janus (ASB), Brennon Morioka (UH), Mike Gabbard (Senate), Jim Houchens (Mitre), and Alana Kobayashi.
Bernice Glenn Bowers helped them plan for future high-tech industry in the area, doubled the size of the cash prize to $1,500.
A mini-series following my 44mm-high Homies character Pelon, where he poses for photo ops at potholes on the streets of Mount Tabor Park.
Leadership fixes potholes, not patching.
Chronic neglect of Portland’s streets is manifesting in the burgeoning number and size of dangerously large potholes across the city. Here, pothole road damage is seen in Mount Tabor Park, Portland, Oregon.
Engineering: From a technical perspective, a great deal of information can be gleaned from a deep pothole, as it provides a cross-section-view of the pavement structural section…or lack thereof, as in this case. Here, the asphalt wearing surface is heavily pitted, highly oxidized and brittle, confirming many years of neglect. The asphalt layer is minimal, confirming this road never received the maintenance originally planned. The river-rounded pebbles of the base course layer tell the story of a roadway constructed originally from deficient materials. Roadway base course should be well-graded, faceted aggregate so as to provide optimum particle interlock – a crushed and sieved mix from those same pebbles would suffice. Finally, from the moisture visible in the pothole, and the shape of terrain at the road shoulders, it is clear that poor drainage has contributed to the failure of this road. The conclusion is unequivocal; this road has failed and no amount of patching will restore a level of service – or service life – that should be reasonably expected of it.
#portlandpotholes #PortlandOregon #MtTaborPark #potholes #neglect #deferredmaintenance #fail #safety #politics #civilengineering
Trenholm State Community College is currently in the process of architecturally re-branding their Patterson Campus. Trenholm State Community College’s Automotive Collision Repair Program was moved from the Trenholm Campus to the Patterson Campus, and in doing so, will utilize an existing 18,727sf metal building/warehouse which was conducive for the collision repair area. Additional square footage was added to the building to encompass two classrooms, a resource room, offices, tool storage, and a paint shop. The paint shop consists of two new pre-fabricated paint booths, mixing station, and prep area A new façade was developed to enhance the overall appearance of the building. This building is the first of many to feature the new architectural style.
Trenholm State Community College’s Administration and Financial Aid Building project included a new metal retrofit roof and the renovation of an existing building that houses administration offices, financial aid and other student amenities as part of there “Student Success” center to allow for additional classrooms. The existing spaces were updated with new finishes and associated energy efficient mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work. A new entrance and sitework were designed to give a good first impression to students and administrators entering campus.
Trenholm State Community College purchased state of the art prefabricated welding booths for their welding program. However, the buildings electrical system could not accommodate the loads for the booths. Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood was hired to prepare the architecture and engineering drawings to allow the program to use their new welding stations.
Building B & Building D were renovations that include interior and exterior work, re-roofing, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, site work, exterior lighting, new streets, repairs and alterations to existing streets and parking lots, landscaping, and sidewalks.
Norris, Tennessee
Completed 1936
Norris Dam impounds the Clinch River, a mountain tributary of the Tennessee River. The facility stands as a tribute and symbol of the birth of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Given broad jurisdiction over resource development in the watershed (a 40,000-square-mile basin comprising parts of Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee), the TVA was formed to plan for flood control, improve navigation, and produce hydroelectric power.
As the first completed project of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Norris Dam launched one of America's great political experiments. It provided the model for many of the TVA's policies and procedures, which would aid in the success of the agency's many future projects.
For more information on civil engineering history, go to www.asce.org/history.
Démolition partielle du pont des Fusillés à Nancy en vue de la construction d'un parc de stationnement de 377 places dans la ZAC Nancy Grand Coeur.
Pays : France 🇫🇷
Région : Grand Est (Lorraine)
Département : Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
Ville : Nancy (54000)
Quartier : Nancy Centre
Adresse : boulevard Joffre
Fonction : Parking
Construction : 2016 → 2019
▻ Architecte : Cabinet Beal et Blanckaert
Permis d'aménager n° 54 395 15 00001
▻ Délivré le 21 décembre 2015
Superficie du terrain : 6 092 m²
Superficie de l'ouvrage à démolir : 1 666 m²
Vehicle and pedestrian bridges connecting stadia for a large sporting event in Stratford, London, UK
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I went for a visit to Derby for their comedy festival and to spend the weekend with Gemma.
Saturday morning we went to Belper to the river gardens and the horseshoe weir, which is an incredible piece of civil engineering!
The gardens are lovely and tranquil. It was a great little alternative to our usual trip to Dovedale - which we called off because the weather wasn't great.
Had a lovely morning though!
Travaux sur le réseau d'eau potable rue de Saurupt à Nancy.
Pays : France 🇫🇷
Région : Grand Est (Lorraine)
Département : Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
Ville : Nancy (54000)
Quartier : Nancy Sud
Adresse : rue de Saurupt
Durée des travaux : février 2025 → mai 2025
U.S. Air Force Civil Engineers from the 165th Airlift Wing, ride in the back of a pick-up truck while conducting route clearance in Seminole County, Ga., Oct. 14, 2018. The Georgia Air National Guard is working with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and local authorities to conduct route clearance and debris removal. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Amber Williams)
Half of the covered walkway that connected the car park to the station has now gone. I think the crushed remains of the section that has been removed are visible in the lower left hand corner of the photo.
This is what the bridge looked like before the demolition started www.flickr.com/photos/rbainfo/8520826965/
West Baden, Indiana
Completed 1901
The steel dome stretches 200 feet in diameter and rises 100 feet at its top. To accommodate thermal expansion, the inverted bowl-shaped structure originally rested on rollers that sat on the flat tops of six-story columns
There was a time when Americans from the Eastern seaboard braved long rail trips to southern Indiana in hopes that the water at the French Lick natural mineral springs could bring relief from alcoholism, pimples, gallstones and a host of other ailments and illnesses.
To accommodate these guests in style, Harrison Albright constructed a luxurious hotel and spa in just 277 days, whose site covered 684 acres. The building's primary feature was its central dome, considered the largest clear-span dome in the world when built. Many of the hotel's 510 rooms surround the dome and the murals, mosaic and marble of its magnificent atrium.
In the 1930s, when natural spring spas lost their appeal as potential cure-alls, the hotel's business began to wane. Once the Great Depression hit, it closed.
For more information on civil engineering history, go to www.asce.org/history.
The Laura M is a marine engineering vessel and I spotted it in Irvine Harbour laying pipes for a new sewerage outflow.
Overall Water & Wastewater Plan for the Walmart at I-35 & Parmer in Austin, TX
(COA Case #SP-02-0235C) Circa 2002
Vehicle and pedestrian bridges connecting stadia for a large sporting event in Stratford, London, UK
Butte and Mead Counties, South Dakota
Completed 1911
Belle Fourche, meaning Beautiful Forks in French, refers to the confluence of the Redwater and Belle Fourche Rivers. The gold rush to the Black Hills in 1876 brought many people to the area, but agriculture and livestock soon became the principal industries. Farmers and civic leaders recognized the need for a reliable source of irrigation water in this semi-arid region and petitioned the Federal government for funds to build an irrigation and flood control system.
When completed, the Belle Fourche Dam was the largest homogeneous, rolled-earth fill dam in the world. Belle Fourche has also been known as the Orman Dam and the Owl Creek Dam.
Facts
- The dam is constructed of compacted clay. The U.S. Geological Survey tested potential clay fill material for soluble salts to minimize percolation through the dam. Borrow areas containing more than two percent soluble salts were rejected for use in the dam.
- The soil was spread by road scrapers in 6-inch-thick layers, wetted, and compacted using 21-ton traction engines with 3-foot-wide wheels. After the soil was compacted, soil samples were obtained with a post auger and visually inspected to evaluate the clays consistency and moisture. Because the fields of soil mechanics and earthen dam construction were in their infancy, many of the soil testing and construction methods used were at the forefront of the technology of the day.
- Construction began in March 1906 for the big dam. In January 1908, with the dam only 25% complete contractors Orman & Crook declared bankruptcy. The bonding company hired another firm that finished the project.
- Water from the Belle Fourche River is diverted into the main canal by a diversion dam 2600 feet long and 36 feet in height. The main canal the conveys water to the reservoir behind the Belle Fourche Dam, an off-stream reservoir.
For more information on civil engineering history, go to www.asce.org/history.
Site plan "A" for the Toyota dealership at 4900 Weidemar Lane in Austin, TX
(COA Case #SP-2009-0323C) Circa 2009
Columbia to Wrightsville, Pennsylvania
Constructed 1929-1930
The total length of the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge is 7,374 feet. Its construction required 100,000 cubic yards of concrete and 8 million pounds of steel reinforcing rods.
Consisting of 28 arches, each 185 feet long, the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge carrying automobile traffic across the Susquehanna River in southeast Pennsylvania is believed to be the longest concrete-arch bridge in the world. The bridge's location is also historically significant. The longest covered wooden bridge in the world - 5,690 feet long - was built there in 1814, only to be destroyed by ice and floods almost 20 years later. Its replacement - 70 feet shorter but considerably wider - was burned 30 years later by Union troops as a tactical measure during the Civil War.
A third bridge - 5,390 feet long - remained in place nearly another 30 years until its destruction by a hurricane in 1896. The fourth Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, of steel-truss construction, was erected in only 21 days and carried rail and highway traffic on the same deck. The trains ultimately proved to be a significant bottleneck to traffic on the transcontinental Lincoln Highway, completed in 1925. The present Columbia-Wrightsville bridge, dedicated solely to highway traffic, was built alongside the fourth bridge.
Facts
- The total length of the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge is 7,374 feet. Its construction required 100,000 cubic yards of concrete and 8 million pounds of steel reinforcing rods.
Each span of the present Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge consists of three separate concrete ribs connected at five points by horizontal concrete struts.
- In nominating the present Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge as an engineering landmark, the Pennsylvania section of the American Society of Civil Engineers noted that it is "a splendid example of the graceful multiple-span, reinforced-concrete arched form popular in early 20th-century highway bridges in the United States."
- The Lincoln Highway, also known as U.S. Highway 30, was the nation's first transcontinental highway, connecting a series of local highways and stretching from New York City to San Francisco. The opening in 1940 of the cross-state Pennsylvania Turnpike, a part of Interstate 76, subsequently provided faster passage.
- The fourth Columbia-Wrightsville bridge carried passenger trains until 1954 and freight traffic until 1958. It was not dismantled until 1964. Remnants of the piers that supported it remain visible today.
Resources
- Glenn Banner, Flames Across the Susquehanna, Columbia Historical Preservation Society.
For more information on civil engineering history, go to www.asce.org/history.