Accelerated Road Research Facilities – The Key to Improving Our Highways
This is a guest blog by Emil G. Bautista Highways as well as road research are an important part of the infrastructure of every country in the world. They provide the framework to move people and goods from one point to another, and this makes them an important piece to our economy and quality of […]
Instalaciones de Investigacion Acelerada de Carreteras – La Clave Para Mejorar Nuestras Carreteras
Las carreteras son una parte importante de la infraestructura de cualquier país del mundo. Estas proporcionan el marco para mover personas y bienes de un punto a otro, y esto las convierte en una pieza valiosa para nuestra economía y calidad de vida. Basado en datos de la Oficina de Estadística de Transporte de los […]
Four Ways to Increase Efficiency in Your Engineering Business – Ep 253
In this episode, we talk to Andrea Dallan, an engineer, an entrepreneur, and CEO of Dallan Spa, an Italian family business about efficiency and sustainability in manufacturing. Andrea will list four specific aspects that you can implement in your firm to improve efficiency in your engineering business. The strategies can be applied in one’s career […]
How to Write Emails That Get the Job Done
What if you could write really good emails? Would it boost your career? I’m sure it would because being able to write really good emails would make you stand out from the crowd. Most people write emails that are average or below average. How do you know if your emails are above average, or even […]
Healthy Conflict: How Disagreements Spur Innovation
For most engineers, conflict at work is something to be avoided. It’s about as desirable as spilling coffee on your pants before a big presentation or dealing with (yet another) paper jam. There’s an important difference, however, between conflict and most other office challenges: conflict is incredibly important. In fact, almost all innovative products and […]
Working on Mega Infrastructure Projects and the Eurasia Tunnel Project – Ep 030
In this episode of The Geotechnical Engineering Podcast, we talk to Alp Gökalp, the deputy general manager of Kasktas Co. Inc., Istanbul, a leading specialized geotechnical contractor in Turkey about geotechnical applications and mega infrastructure projects in Turkey, and his involvement in the Eurasia Tunnel Project, an underwater tunnel between Asia and Europe. Engineering Quotes: […]
Building Your Networking Skills as a Civil Engineer- Ep 181
In the episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk about a topic that is of the utmost importance to civil engineering professionals which is relationship building. I will look at it from the perspective of someone that is not comfortable networking, whether they are shy, an “introvert”, or they’re just uncomfortable in social settings, […]
Understanding and Optimizing the Long Game That Is Your Engineering Career
This is a guest post by Jacob Valentien, PE As I reflect and think about the various blog topics that I could write about for the Civil Engineering Collective, I wanted to start off by summarizing one of the biggest concepts that I see young engineers struggle with in their first few years after graduating […]
5 Reasons to Say YES to Volunteering
Volunteering allows you to bring positive, measurable changes to your community and professional family. You’ve probably thought about saying YES to a volunteer opportunity. But how? When? Does it work with your schedule? You are busy, and what will you get out of it? My advice is simple: Say YES and say it NOW. And […]
Structural Engineering and the Surfside Building Collapse – Ep 057
In this episode, we talk to Emily Guglielmo, P.E., SE, the past president of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) and the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC), about building safety in response to the recent Surfside building collapse in Miami a few weeks ago. She will also talk about a structural engineer’s role post-collapse […]
