Pavement Design and Accelerated Pavement Testing Research Facilities
This is a guest blog by Emil G. Bautista Traditionally, pavement engineers around the world, and mainly in the United States, design flexible and rigid pavements based on the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) method. This methodology was developed in the late 1950s in Ottawa, Illinois, under what was called then […]
Diversity in Engineering: Celebrating Black History Month With Ted Colbert – Ep 269
In this episode, we talk to Theodore (Ted) Colbert III, Executive Vice President of The Boeing Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Global Services about diversity in engineering, how diversity can benefit an engineering firm, and how engineers can help promote diversity through mentorship. Ted also received the 2022 Black Engineer of […]
Designing Our Ideal Day to Achieve Greater Success
The number one reason most often expressed to me in strategic planning and team development work for not taking advantage of new opportunities is a “lack of time.” A lack of time (and inability to effectively manage time) is not only holding many of us back from taking advantage of new opportunities, it’s hurting us […]
How Engineers Can Effectively Manage Remote Teams – Ep 044
In this episode, we talk to Sonia Sorabella Swift, P.E., civil engineer, and Director of Engineering at Menard USA, with over 15 years of experience in ground improvement design, excavation support design, subsurface investigations, construction observation, and engineering analysis about how engineers can effectively manage remote teams. Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some of the Questions […]
The American Dream: Building a Civil Engineering Firm – Ep 198
In this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk to Marc Sandhu, P.E., President of ARS Engineers, Inc. about the recent passing of his father, the founder of ARS Engineers Inc. (ARS), and how he is continuing his father’s legacy of the living the American dream. He also talks about some of the things […]
The Benefits and Downsides of Wage Transparency
This is a guest post by Dr. Rae Taylor I have little issue with telling people what I get paid unless they ask. I think this juxtaposition comes from the age-old question of nature vs. nurture as I was raised to never talk about money, not even to family members. That’s the nurture. But when […]
Strengthen Your Self-Confidence
In this post, I’d like to share three mental exercises that you can use to build a daily practice to strengthen your self-confidence! Exercise #1: Embrace Emotions, Both Positive and Negative While many definitions of your self-confidence exist, I will share my favorite: Self-confidence is the willingness to feel any emotion. As terrible as some […]
The Peachoid Water Tower: Professional Judgment Skills for Engineers – Ep 071
In this episode, we talk to J. G. (Greg) Soules, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., P.Eng, a Senior Principal Structural Engineer and the Technical Authority for Seismic and Wind Engineering for CB&I, about his involvement in the Peachoid Water Tower project, how he received his Ph.D. at 63, and why professional judgment is important as an engineer. […]
The Latest Surveying Trends That Civil Engineers Should Be Aware Of – Ep 197
In this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Joey C Wilson II, PE, RLS, President and CEO at Wilson & Associates about the relationship between civil engineering and surveying and discuss some of the latest surveying trends out there, like enhanced drones, LIDAR, and Visual Design Construction (VDC). Engineering Quotes: Here Are […]
How Engineers Can Manage Complexity in Their Organizations – Ep 268
In this episode, we talk to Jeff Doolittle, a software architect and transformational leader with more than 20 years of experience designing and architecting software systems about the importance of complexity in engineering, and how engineers and engineering leaders can manage complexity in their organizations. Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed […]
