The 'American Society of Civil Engineers' ('ASCE') is a
professional body, founded in
1852, to represent members of the
civil engineering profession worldwide. It is the oldest national
engineering society in the
United States.
Its world headquarters is in
Reston,
Virginia.
Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
The ASCE designates national and international
Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks.
Monuments of the Millennium
The society canvassed its members in
1999 to identify the ten civil engineering achievements that had the greatest positive impact on life in the
20th century. They chose to recognize broad categories of achievements rather than individual projects
[1]:
★
Airport design and development, as exemplified by the
Kansai International Airport
★
Dams, as exemplified by
Hoover Dam
★ The
Interstate highway system
★ Long-span
bridges, as exemplified by the
Golden Gate Bridge
★
Rail transportation, as exemplified by the
Eurotunnel rail system
★ Sanitary
landfills and
solid waste disposal
★
Skyscrapers, as exemplified by the
Empire State Building
★
Wastewater treatment, as exemplified by the
Chicago wastewater system
★
Water supply and distribution, as exemplified by the
California State Water Project, the subject of
California Water Wars
★
Water transportation
World Wonders
Similarly, in an effort to recognize a contemporary equivalent to the heralded ancient
Seven Wonders of the World, the ASCE has designated the following Seven Wonders of the Modern World
[2]:
★ The
Empire State Building (
New York,
NY,
USA)
★ The
Itaipu Dam (
Brazil and
Paraguay)
★ The
CN Tower (
Toronto,
Canada)
★ The
Panama Canal (
Panama)
★ The
Channel Tunnel (
United Kingdom and
France)
★ The
Delta Works,
North Sea protection works (The
Netherlands)
★ The
Golden Gate Bridge (
San Francisco,
USA)
Other prominent candidates include:
★ The
Statue of Liberty (
New York,
NY,
USA)
★ The
Eiffel Tower (
Paris,
France)
★ The
Forth Bridge (
Scotland,
UK)
★
The Kremlin and
Red Square (
Moscow, Russia)
★
Mamayev Kurgan (
Volgograd,
Russia)
★ Life Insurance Corporation Building (
Chennai,
India)
★ The
Sydney Opera House (
Sydney, Australia)
★ The
Petronas Twin Towers (
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia)
Publications
ASCE sponsors a large number of
civil engineering related professional publications in the United States.
A list of journals published by ASCE include:
★
Journal of Environmental Engineering
★
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
★
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Awards
ASCE sponsors numerous awards for outstanding work in various areas of civil engineering, some of which are based on papers submitted to its many journals.
Wesley W. Horner Award
Initially created in 1968 by ASCE's Sanitary Engineering Division, the award is named after former ASCE President
Wesley W. Horner. The award is given to a recently peer reviewed published paper in the fields of
hydrology, urban drainage, or sewerage. Special consideration is given to private practice engineering work that is recognized as a valuable contribution to the field of environmental engineering.
[3]
Competitions
ASCE also sponsors competitions for student chapters. Each regional conference determines the events. Two major national competitions include:
★
Concrete Canoe Official Site
★ Steel Bridge (Co-sponsored with AISC)
Official Site
External links
★
ASCE official website
★
Video about the Seven Wonders of the Modern World according to the ASCE. A virtual satellite tour made with Google Earth (02:38)
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