Joining Forces to Engineer with Nature

Joining Forces to Engineer with Nature U.S. Army, Douglass Pile, and ICE® Secure the Earth  Editor: Allison Braswell There is a vital group of U.S. Army employees whose engineering services strengthen security and restore the environment of the United States and more than 130 other countries. They are first on the scene at natural disaster areas, save 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually as the Nation's largest hydro-power generator, maintain the sa ... Read more

Repairing the Path to Lady Liberty

Repairing the Path to Lady Liberty Editor: Allison Braswell Every day of the year except for Thanksgiving and Christmas, around 10,000 tourists catch a ferry at either the Battery Park Terminal in New York or the Liberty State Park Terminal in New Jersey to view the awe-inspiring Statue of Liberty--a universal symbol of the United States' journey to freedom and a life free from injustice. Since 1886 when France gifted "Liberty Enlightening the World" to the U.S., it has stood on Libe ... Read more

It’s Smooth Sailing with Refreshed Boat Launch

It's Smooth Sailing with Refreshed Boat Launch Merritt Point Park Boat Ramp Editor: Allison Braswell    Merritt Point Park in Dundalk, Maryland, is a local favorite for outdoor recreation. In addition to its charming horseshoe pits and illuminated ball diamonds, this 36.3-acre waterfront park features a dual-lane boat launch that invites boaters and paddlers out onto Bullneck Creek, which flows into Chesapeake Bay. The Old Line State is known for offering some of th ... Read more

New Fenders to Fuel the World

New Fenders to Fuel the World Chevron Oil Refinery Marine Fenders Editor: Allison Braswell    Cargo ships can take up to ten hours to dock because of their vast size. With all the tedious maneuvering it takes to position the vessel in the berth, what keeps these marine giants from crashing into the dock? Collisions between ships and platforms or other installations in offshore oil and gas fields can have catastrophic effects, and as such is a cause of growing concer ... Read more

Environmental Effects of Ancient Timber Pile

Environmental Effects of Ancient Timber Pile Editor: Allison Braswell  J.B. Coxwell Contracting, Inc is constructing a Four Seasons hotel across from Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, FL. The project involves drilling concrete pile for its foundation, but something beneath the surface is causing an obstruction -- 100-year-old timber pile originally installed for a shipyard in the 1920s.  At one point in history, timber pile was the preferred construction material b ... Read more

Reinforcing Lake Road

Reinforcing Lake Road Lake Erie Slide Repair Editor: Allison Braswell    Bordering Lake Erie is State Route 531 (SR 531) in Ashtabula, OH--both a scenic circuit with stunning views of this Great Lake and a regional transportation link that is vital to the region's community and robust tourism industry that brings in $295 million annually. The rivalry between this route and Lake Erie, however, has raised safety concerns. Over the past decade, the lake has slowly crep ... Read more

Cofferdam in Casco Bay

Casco Bay (Lobsters) EXPANDED  Debbie Reaney & Rick Sadler  In the Fall of 2016 Maine was in the grips of a drought when a 4-inch storm delivered some temporary but much-needed relief to Portland's streams, wells, and reservoirs.  Sadly, the storm effects delivered an unhealthy mixture of raw sewage, debris, and polluted runoff to Casco Bay in the form of nearly 69 million gallons (about 261,193,290 L) of stormwater. This nasty mixture flowed into Back C ... Read more

ICE® Green Machines for Green Energy

ICE® Green Machines for Green Energy Editor: Allison Braswell One of the fastest ways to distribute renewable energy is to expand electricity transmission, also known as power lines. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law calls for thousands of miles of new transmission lines to move electricity created by renewable energy sources. Global demand for electricity surged by 6% in 2021, propelled by economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. With this, U.S. residents have seen a rise ... Read more

The Port Project of the Century

The Port Project of the Century Editor: Allison Braswell The expansion of the Port of Veracruz in Mexico is the most significant port project to take place in the region within the past 100 years. The Port of Veracruz is the country's oldest, largest, and most vital port, which moves materials like automobiles, agricultural bulk, mineral bulk, and petroleum. Proposed in the late 1990s, the MXN $70 billion (USD $3.69 billion, about $11 per person in the US) project prompts for new bre ... Read more

Meet the All-New ICE® 16VM!

Meet the All-New ICE® 16VM! (Updated 18ZV) Editor: Allison Braswell The outdated pump stations at Marsh Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Geneva, NY are at capacity and cannot accommodate significant new flows unless changes to the WWTP are made. To improve its reliability, the City of Geneva is expanding the WWTP by adding a new pump station. Today's pump stations are designed with more efficient pump/motor/drive combinations, which can be used to match pump speeds to flow rates ... Read more