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Embudo, New Mexico
Completed 1888
A tiny village on the Rio Grande River in northern New Mexico became the training center for the first American hydrographers and provided the first stream-gauging operations of the U.S. Geological Survey. To plan any water system, it is necessary to know the amount of water flowing in the stream or river at all times - including low, normal, and flood conditions.
To create streamflow measurement techniques, engineers designed gauging equipment and brought hydrographers to Embudo to learn to use these tools. The activities performed at Embudo led to the gauging of many of the nation's waterways, providing nationally consistent, prescribed standards for the scientific evaluation of surface-water resources and crucial data for land use and urban planning decisions.
Facts
- To measure their first section of the Rio Grande, engineers built a raft, using four empty barrels for floats, and stretched a rope across the river to secure the raft for soundings and velocity measurements.
- Since no current meters were available, the engineers initially designed various float measurement tools. Later, levels were run along the river to determine its slope and formulas were used to compute the discharge.
- Each day a student would gather meteorological data. He would take barometer readings each hour, take the temperature of the river twice and day, and determine the amount of water evaporation by checking the level in the cook's bread pan.
For more information on civil engineering history, go to www.asce.org/history.
Roadway Improvements plan for the CVS located at 4001 W. William Cannon Dr., Austin, TX. (COA Case #SP-06-0694C). Circa 2007.
Démolition des anciens locaux de la banque BLG BNP Paribas à Luxembourg-Ville en vue de la construction d'un ensemble comprenant des bureaux ainsi que de 6 penthouses. Le nouvel ensemble de 16 930 m² en R+6 est dessiné par l'Atelier d'architecture et de design Jim Clemes. Livraison prévue pour fin 2019.
Pays : Luxembourg🇱🇺
Ville : Luxembourg Ville
Quartier : Centre Ville
Adresse : boulevard Royal / rue Notre-Dame
Fonction : Bureaux
Construction : ≈1980
Déconstruction : 2016 → 2017
Niveaux max : R+6
Hauteur max : ≈28.00 m
Associate Professor Karan Venayagamoorthy celebrates the opening of the Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Colorado State University. September 22, 2016
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.
Pelham Ridge Elementary School was designed by Goodwyn Mills Cawood. Pelham Ridge Elementary is the first new construction school designed for the newly-formed Pelham City School Board. The new elementary school is a two-story brick and stone building with wood elements, which reflects the desired character and materiality of the existing schools in the district. Pelham Ridge incorporates a variety of learning environments in addition to the typical classroom. These supplemental learning spaces include two “break-out” learning spaces, a flexible classroom, and two courtyards. Two of the classroom wings adjacent to the courtyards are designed to function as storm shelters and meet the Alabama Building Commission’s state standard for storm shelters, ICC 500.
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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.
New York to New Jersey
Constructed 1920-1927
The 1.6-mile Holland Tunnel was the first underwater vehicular crossing of the Hudson River and the first tunnel specifically designed for automobiles and trucks. It dramatically reduced the time required to traverse the Hudson River, a trip previously possible only by ferry.
A major difficulty when tunneling beneath a river is to keep water and mud from inundating the workers and equipment in the tunnel. Builders of the Holland Tunnel used a shield that enveloped the work site as the excavation progressed; this also avoided obstruction of shipping traffic during construction.
The tunnel is named for the project's first chief engineer, Clifford M. Holland, who died just days before the tunnel was holed through.
For more information on civil engineering history, go to www.asce.org/history.
Vehicle and pedestrian bridges connecting stadia for a large sporting event in Stratford, London, UK
Réalisation d'un centre thermal et aquatique comprenant des espaces de stationnement et une résidence hôtelière dans le cadre du projet Grand Nancy Thermal.
• Réhabilitation et extension de la piscine intérieure.
• Réhabilitation et extension du bâtiment de la piscine ronde.
• Création de nouveaux bassins extérieurs.
• Création d'espaces verts et de stationnements (découverts et souterrains).
Pays : France 🇫🇷
Région : Grand Est (Lorraine)
Département : Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
Ville : Nancy (54000)
Quartier : Nancy Sud
Adresse : rue du Maréchal Juin
Fonction : Piscine
Construction : 2020 → 2023
• Architecte : Architectures Anne Démians / Chabanne & Partenaires
• Gros œuvre : Bouygues Construction
PC n° 54 395 19 R0043 délivré le 20 septembre 2019
Niveaux : R+3
Hauteur maximale : 26.66 m
Surface de plancher totale : 16 547 m²
Superficie du terrain : 37 248 m²
Engineers put the replacement bridge for the Bailey Bridge in Irvine in place. The Bailey Bridge was based on a World War II design and crossed the River Irvine from the early 70s until it was demolished in the spring of 2009.
The blue structures are the start of the arches which will bear the weight of the bridge. The towers are temporary structures to support them.
Pelham Ridge Elementary School was designed by Goodwyn Mills Cawood. Pelham Ridge Elementary is the first new construction school designed for the newly-formed Pelham City School Board. The new elementary school is a two-story brick and stone building with wood elements, which reflects the desired character and materiality of the existing schools in the district. Pelham Ridge incorporates a variety of learning environments in addition to the typical classroom. These supplemental learning spaces include two “break-out” learning spaces, a flexible classroom, and two courtyards. Two of the classroom wings adjacent to the courtyards are designed to function as storm shelters and meet the Alabama Building Commission’s state standard for storm shelters, ICC 500.
For more information on GMC's education experience see www.gmcnetwork.com or follow us on social media.