ASCE NAMES TOP ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CENTURY

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) named the 10 civil engineering achievements that have had the most positive impact on society in the 20th century: airport design and development, dams, the interstate highway system, long-span bridges, rail transportation, sanitary landfills/solid waste disposal, skyscrapers, waste water disposal, water supply and distribution, and water transportation (canals and ports).

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• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2000-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 53
• Serial:
  • Public Roads
  • Volume: 63
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
  • ISSN: 0033-3735
  • Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Civil engineering; Dams; Interstate highways; Landfills; Long span bridges; Railroad transportation; Solid waste disposal; Water supply and distribution structures; Water transportation
• Identifier Terms: American Society of Civil Engineers
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; History; Marine Transportation; Pavements; Pipelines; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00783754
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 22 2000 12:00AM