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TGEP 15: How Soil Erosion Affects the Community and Our Infrastructure

January 14, 2021 By EMI

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soil erosionIn this episode of The Geotechnical Engineering Podcast, we talk to Stacey Kulesza, B.S., M.E., Ph.D., an Associate Professor at Kansas State University, about her research on soil erosion and how it affects the community and our infrastructure.

Engineering Quotes:

soil erosion

Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Stacey:

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Filed Under: TGEP - The Geotechnical Engineering Podcast Tagged With: anthropogenic factors, backfills of the MSC walls, carbon dioxide, causes of bridge collapses, geophysics, human activities destroy the soil, infrastructure, Kansas State University, long-term impact of soil erosion, Mechanically stabilized earth walls, Soil Erosion, soil productivity, Stacey Kulesza, susceptible to corrosion, top surface soil, topsoil erosion

TWiCE 14: This Week in Civil Engineering – Robotic Driven Inspections of Critical Infrastructure

December 10, 2020 By EMI

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Critical Infrastructure

Welcome to This Week in Civil Engineering (TWiCE), the first weekly audio and video podcast covering weekly news stories and events related to civil engineering and its sub-disciplines. In this week’s episode, we provide you with the latest news in the Civil Engineering industry including covering how the inspection Robot market has the potential to grow to 3.72 billion dollars between 2020 and 2024, bolstered by industries spanning energy, oil and gas, and mining. Also featured is how Percepto pivots from drone-based products to general robotics-driven inspections incorporating third-party platforms like Boston Dynamics’ Spot for the critical infrastructure .

Breaking News in Civil Engineering:

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Filed Under: TWiCE Tagged With: Boston, carbon dioxide, civil engineer, Critical Infrastructure, Europe, FHWA, Georgetown, highway, infrastructure, Mexico, Minnesota, oil pipeline, Percepto, robotics, Smart Road, TWiCE, water infrastructure

TWiCE 13: This Week in Civil Engineering – Alternative Materials Could Reduce Carbon Footprint

December 3, 2020 By EMI

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Carbon Footprint

Welcome to This Week in Civil Engineering (TWiCE), the first weekly audio and video podcast covering weekly news stories and events related to civil engineering and its sub-disciplines. In this week’s episode, we provide you with the latest news in the Civil Engineering industry including covering how manufacturers are tackling concrete’s carbon footprint problems by reformulating cement with similar-behaving materials that inherently generate less carbon dioxide than the ones used in traditional manufacturing methods.

Breaking News in Civil Engineering:

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Filed Under: TWiCE Tagged With: Amtrak, carbon dioxide, Carbon footprint, Charleston, Civil Engineers, Climate Pledge Arena Redevelopment, Cog, concrete, Deck scraper, engineers, England, infrastructure, Key Arena, Little Cottonwood Canyon Traffic, repairs, resiliency, storms, TWiCE, Utah Department Of Transportation

TWiCE 08: This Week in Civil Engineering – Traffic Control and Smart Tech

October 29, 2020 By EMI

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Traffic Control

Welcome to This Week in Civil Engineering (TWiCE), the first weekly audio and video podcast covering weekly news stories and events related to civil engineering and its sub-disciplines. In this week’s episode we provide you with the latest news in Civil Engineering including how traffic control in Las Vegas could soon be changing drastically.

Breaking News in Civil Engineering:
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Filed Under: TWiCE Tagged With: bridge, Bronx bridge, Civil Engineering, Dish Soap, energy cpst, Fehmarnbelt, Flagstaff, highway, infrastructure, Las Vegas, Link Slab, Minnesota, Mountain, North Carolina, powered rail, technology, Tim Walz, Traffic Control, Tunnel, TWiCE

TCEP 155: Learning and Development: Understanding People Starts With Understanding Yourself

October 21, 2020 By EMI

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Learning and DevelopmentIn this episode, I talk to Gil Hantzsch, P.E., FACEC, the CEO at MSA Professional Services, Inc., about his career journey of becoming a CEO. He provides some great learning and development advice throughout the episode, which makes it one of my favorites.

Engineering Quotes:

Learning and Development

Learning and Development

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Gil:

  • How big is your firm and what markets do you serve?
  • What advice can you give engineers who want to be in a leadership role but are struggling to work with people?
  • How do you see the civil engineering industry going for the next three to five years and beyond?
  • With all that has happened with the pandemic, does this change the way you think about the future for the company?
  • You are a big proponent of learning and development. Why is it important to you?

Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode:

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Filed Under: Leadership/Management, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: basic skills, becoming a CEO, business skills, Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Industry, Gil Hantzsch, infrastructure, Leadership, leadership role, Learning and Development, MSA, people leadership, project management, Technical Skills, Understanding People, Understanding Yourself

Find Win-Win Scenarios

July 21, 2020 By EMI

This is a guest blog by Mike Burns, PE, PgMP, DBIA

Win-Win ScenariosLast month we discussed How AEC Professionals Can Approach Their Roles as Integrators. This role is critical as communities across the globe cautiously move from healthcare pandemic responses to economic recovery. In the United States, our rapidly evolving monetary and fiscal response has a significant infrastructure investment component, including the Federal Reserves’ Municipal Liquidity Facility, the CARES Act, and pending action in Congress as recent headlines note (e.g., House approves $1.5T plan to fix crumbling infrastructure). In our inherently complex industry, we must build on our integrator role to expose and promote local wins aligned to broader policy objectives.

The Legislative Outline for Infrastructure in America , developed with inputs from across the political spectrum, frames our policy emphasis:

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: aspirational outcomes, CG/LA, conflict resolution, economic recovery, healthcare pandemic responses, Inc., infrastructure, Infrastructure in America, infrastructure policy, investment thought leadership, investments, Mike Burns, policy emphasis, Vanir Construction Management, win-win, Win-Win Scenarios

TCEP 140: A Near Death Experience, the COVID-19 Coronavirus, and How Civil Engineers Can Help Reduce the Spread of Pandemics

March 25, 2020 By EMI

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Coronavirus

In this episode, we focus on a topic that is on everyone’s minds — the coronavirus and how it should be a wake-up call to civil engineers. And we’re discussing this with Michael Paddock, PE, PS, a licensed civil engineer and surveyor. Twenty years ago, Mike was told he had three to six months to live and since then, through Engineers Without Borders (EWB), he’s helped to grow communities around the world. He also talks about his work managing mega civil engineering projects, and the one thing you must be able to handle to do so.

Engineering Quotes:

Coronavirus

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Michael:

  • Can you tell us about how you went from civil engineering to dedicating your time to Engineers Without Borders?
  • How old were you when you got the news about your stage 4 cancer?
  • When you get this news from the doctor, how did you proceed over the coming months?
  • You recently wrote an article for ASCE entitled, “Coronavirus a Wake-Up Call for Civil Engineers.” Can you tell us about the article?
  • How did you find out about EWB and what moved you towards them?
  • EWB is a membership organization. Could you please explain to us how it works?
  • Did finding out that you had cancer change your life philosophy?
  • What is it like to manage mega-projects?
  • What are some of the skills needed to be able to work on mega-projects?
  • In terms of getting good at managing mega-projects, is on the job experience the main way to get good?

Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode About the Coronavirus and How We as Civil Engineers Can Make an Impact

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: ASCE, Civil Engineering, Civil Engineers, Coronavirus, COVID 19, Engineers Without Borders, EWB, global health, grow communities, infrastructure, mega civil engineering projects, membership organization, Michael Paddock, surviving cancer, Wake-Up Call

TCEP 139: What Goes Into Developing the ASCE Report Card for America’s Infrastructure?

March 11, 2020 By EMI

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ASCE Report Card

In this episode, which is part of our Women in Civil Engineering series, I talk to Peyton Gibson, EIT, ENV SP, a civil engineer who works for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the Board of Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment. She also serves as the ASCE Colorado’s Infrastructure Report Card Chair, and that’s what we focus on in this episode: what goes into developing the ASCE Infrastructure report card, both at the national and state levels.

Engineering Quotes:

ASCE Report Card

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Peyton:

  • What led you to make your recent career change?
  • What is the report card and what is its intent?
  • Can you take us through the process of how ASCE came up with the final grading in the report card?
  • With the amount of work, staff, and volunteers that are involved in compiling the report, how did you work through the process of managing all the different chapters?
  • What do you think motivated the volunteers?
  • What happens once you receive that grade and how can it be utilized to improve infrastructure?
  • How do you have the funding and the resources for the marketing that needs to be done once the problem areas have been identified?

Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode About Developing the ASCE Report Card:

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Filed Under: Infrastructure, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: ASCE, ASCE Report Card, Civil Engineering, grading process, infrastructure, infrastructure investment, Infrastructure Report Card, Monthly calls, Peyton Gibson, population growth, sustainable funding

The Key Roles of AI Engineers 

October 28, 2019 By EMI

This is a guest blog by Jim Hughes

AI Engineers AI engineering is a relatively new field that is becoming more and more important in various industries, especially in the industrial and manufacturing contexts. It has even found its way into the stock market. Some of the most interesting and meaningful applications of AI are in the field of engineering and that is why more and more people are becoming AI Engineers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Engineering 

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Filed Under: Blog, Career Goals and Challenges Tagged With: AI Algorithms, AI engineering, AI Engineers, Analyzing Data, artificial intelligence, Designing Software, engineers, Image Processing, infrastructure, Jim Hughes, Key Roles of AI Engineers

TCEP 108: The Value IT Professionals Bring to the Engineering World

January 7, 2019 By EMI

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IT ProfessionalsIn episode 108 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I will be speaking with Lisa Roger, PMP who is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Dewberry. We talk about her work in the Information Technology (IT) Department and also discuss the importance of IT Professionals in the engineering world.

Engineering Quotes:

IT Professionals

IT Professionals

Here are some of the questions I ask Lisa Roger, CIO:

  • What does being a CIO mean in terms of your responsibilities at Dewberry?
  • Talk to us about your philosophy in terms of IT?
  • Do you encourage interaction between IT professionals and engineering professionals?
  • How do you decide which software will be implemented at your company?
  • How much do you rely on out of the box software vs. software you have customized in-house?
  • Many small firms don’t have the advantage of an in-house IT department. At what point in an engineering firm’s growth do you think an IT department is needed and what are some of the pitfalls if they don’t have one?
  • How do you think the future of artificial intelligence will influence IT jobs and the engineering world?

Here are some key points discussed in this episode about IT Professionals:

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: Add Value, CIO, Engineering, engineering professionals, execute business, Information Technology, infrastructure, IT department, IT professionals, management, security, sell business, software

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